For giggles, continued, I saw it on...
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I would completely believe that. Of course, the one I came across that was in my budget was an electric one. I have since seen the same machine as a treadle with the decals I wanted for not much more than I paid for this one. D'oh. Of course the good thing is, I don't have to remember to "start right" so I don't snap my thread.
I'm notorious for that on my VS machines which are treadled.
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The VS machines are pretty picky about that.. the blunt end of the shuttle is tough on thread, the hook machines let you get away with half a turn backwards, usually ;-)
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One of the stronger '70s Kenmores in a narrow cabinet. And one thing I have wondered all the weeks that the earlier ad ran. Why is there a metal rail along the top? Does that mean anything? Is it original?
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HelenAnn - that cabinet you posted is one of my very favorites. I have my FMQ Singer 15 in it. They show up in the Twin Cities occasionally, I've probably seen 4-5 of them since getting mine. Mine came from St. Louis though, it's really nice having a good friend down there that we go visit a couple of times a year - if I find something, she picks it up and stores it for me until the next visit.
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http://dothan.craigslist.org/for/4986347841.html This is a very interesting cabinet. Is it original? Or has it been altered? Very pretty either way.
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You know, I was thinking about that after I posted it. I should just pop the 201HC into the treadle and see how that goes. I really think this is where the "never turn the hand wheel backwards" part comes from. It doesn't hurt a machine, just messes the thread up on some machines but of course, like so many other things it's reached mythology status.
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