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Old 06-19-2017, 11:38 AM
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AudreyCS
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Would you sell this to me?I've been looking for one for years. I learned to sew on my Mom's. I inherited it, but 40 years ago my kids tore up the tension. I threw it away,not knowing it could be fixed. The wiring was shot too. It would shock you if you tried to sew on it. The history Mama told me was that Singer made no machines during WWll so other places rebuilt machines from old Singer 66's and 128's. Later I found out they actually made a few 99's and some cheap pistols to arm the French resistance.during WWll. Great Eastern was a department store up north somewhere.Mom lived in Baltimore and New York during the war. They painted over the machines with crinkle finish and added electric motors to these treadle machines. The motor were NOT Singer made. Singer later sued more than one for using Singer name. They won. That's all the history I know.Mine had no reverse, and used some 66 bobbins.
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