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    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    07-12-2011, 06:23 AM
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    Posted By omak

    http://www.a1sewingmachine.com/parts.html I...

    http://www.a1sewingmachine.com/parts.html

    I typed in Antique Sewing Machine Parts and found all sorts of sites. <wave>
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    07-11-2011, 08:23 PM
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    Posted By omak

    Thank you, Tommie. You are a doll. What is the...

    Thank you, Tommie. You are a doll. What is the name of the Iris in your Avatar, it is so beautiful. Kathie[/quote]

    I don't know. It was here when I came.
    Tommie[/quote]

    No wonder I was...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    07-10-2011, 07:47 PM
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    Posted By omak

    I have one named after Blaze Starr! My singer...

    I have one named after Blaze Starr! My singer 201k is called Starr. I grew up in the Baltimore area and remember adults talking about Blaze Starr and the 2o'clock club down in the city when I was a...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    07-10-2011, 06:45 AM
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    Posted By omak

    ******To clarify what 'allottment' means for Miss...

    ******To clarify what 'allottment' means for Miss Gigglewings and a few others, you realize when you look up a serial number for Singer machines and it say April 5, 1932, with 5,000 allotted that day...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    07-10-2011, 06:30 AM
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    Posted By omak

    Tommie, that is wonderful! Do you have a...

    Tommie, that is wonderful! Do you have a particular soldier you know to send the machine to directly - someone who sews?

    Nancy[/quote]

    I will be keeping an eye out for that information, too! ...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    07-09-2011, 03:44 PM
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    Posted By omak

    Isn't it rather interesting how those old pieces...

    Isn't it rather interesting how those old pieces of furniture were put together? We take so much for granted about assembly of just about everything! But, the workmanship and creativity of that old...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    07-09-2011, 10:49 AM
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    Posted By omak

    Oh, isn't that wonderful! She was born a couple...

    Oh, isn't that wonderful! She was born a couple of months after my mother ... if I hadn't have bought her in July, I probably would have named her June after mother, but, sorry, Mom - - I am...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    07-09-2011, 10:30 AM
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    Posted By omak

    Are you my twin??? I have that Kenmore machine,...

    Are you my twin??? I have that Kenmore machine, too! We get along really well. I have her at the Post (or, he as the case may be and depending on my mood.) Interesting story about how I...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    07-09-2011, 10:24 AM
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    Posted By omak

    LOL ... we just brought one home like it, and...

    LOL ... we just brought one home like it, and hubby (cabinetmaker-type) says the spindle legs aren't so great, so I ask "why not" ... and the legs screw off. and, looking at your pictures, I am...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    07-09-2011, 10:18 AM
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    Posted By omak

    So! We woke up bright and early this morning and...

    So! We woke up bright and early this morning and did 1 AI (or worked at it, anyway) and headed to town to a sale.
    $25 ... what do you think?
    The kicker was when I got it home and set it up for...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    06-30-2011, 08:00 PM
    Replies: 44,789
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    Posted By omak

    I like the cabinet, too - - but, I mean! It is...

    I like the cabinet, too - - but, I mean! It is an old one, what's not to love? (spoken like a total newbie, eh? LOL) <wave>
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    06-30-2011, 02:57 PM
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    Posted By omak

    I have one of these!!! I can't believe it! In the...

    I have one of these!!! I can't believe it! In the last two days two other people have posted pics of two of my machines!!! Does yours run quietly?? Mine does, but it needs new cords, so I didn't...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    06-30-2011, 09:30 AM
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    Posted By omak

    Thank you for the links. I appreciate the time...

    Thank you for the links. I appreciate the time you have saved me. I will use it wisely by continuing to clip coupons for overseas commissaries while listening to Rush.
    I have never seen a machine...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    06-30-2011, 07:26 AM
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    Posted By omak

    Okay! here are pictures. :D The picture for...

    Okay! here are pictures. :D

    The picture for the shuttle area was not good, so will be posted later.
    I have a quick question:
    If I read all of the pages in this particular thread, will I be able...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    06-29-2011, 09:33 PM
    Replies: 44,789
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    Posted By omak

    This is definitely beyond my ken! And, to make...

    This is definitely beyond my ken! And, to make things worse - - I do not do research very well - - has to do with my inability to figure out what questions to ask <g>.
    I have started looking at...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    06-29-2011, 09:08 PM
    Replies: 44,789
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    Posted By omak

    Hi Omak, Waving to you from Tri-Cities... ...

    Hi Omak,

    Waving to you from Tri-Cities... can you see me? I have at least 5 different brands of sewing machines. I think you are in good company... Welcome! :thumbup:[/quote]

    <wave> Right...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    06-29-2011, 08:26 PM
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    Posted By omak

    I hope you don't mind that I dropped in, since...

    I hope you don't mind that I dropped in, since the machine I got today isn't a Singer (as far as I know).
    I did get a patent number on it - - Montgomery Ward Model R (or it could be A) ... patent...
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