Originally Posted by susie-susie-susie
That machine is a beauty. She was taken care of and is in beautiful shape. I would also have the cords checked just because of the age. I have my Mom's machine--no where near like yours, but the cord cracked all alone the length. It was stored in her basement for maybe 10 years after it's last use, so those things just wear out. I used it all the time to make button-holes, didn't like the way my machine did them, and it was a good excuse to go over to visit.
Sue
Yes that definitely the case... My husband's grandmother was known for how well she kept house. And the same is true of his aunt. She is pretty amazing with how efficient and neat she is. So, even though the little old sewing machine saw a good deal of use, they both really took good care of her.
Sue, your "button hole" visit excuse is very sweet. Makes me miss my own Mom quite a bit.
And Crafty Pat, Vanuatu Jill, and Judy: my daughter truly does know how lucky she is. It is wonderful that she could have this sewing machine.
We decided to do the re-conditioning or anything it needs here in our area, because it is too heavy for my daughter to cart all over the NYC area using public transportation. Can you picture her lugging it along on the subway? :XD:
Janice, Sue and Lisa - We definitely are going to get the electrical aspects taken care of. Don't want to take any risks, since this machine will actually be used once again.