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Phyllis, I looked at your posting of you new vintage machine, the Davis NVF. A couple of the items in your attachment grouping do NOT go with the Davis. They are for another machine. Yes, you are missing the knob for the reverse button, but I doubt that will keep the machine from working for you. It should clean up nicely. These are rugged and sturdy machine that love to sew through layers of fabric. Enjoy!
On a side note...my sister was recently diagnosed with lung cancer and she has a collection too.....none cleaned up or useable. She told me since I was the only one with interest in the old timers, I was getting hers should she not outlive me. I wanted to tell her, if she passes first, I'll be right behind, cuz my husband will KILL me if I try to get hers in here too!!! LOL
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Jon Jon Jon, I will not debate the Franklin - you are probably right - I just quote what I read somewhere! I guess its what you read and when you read it! Yes, there was a Franklin VS sold by Sears that White made, but I will have to look in my archives and find the reference to the machine named Franklin that was supposedly made by Davis - a clone of Singer's 27/127! Was the Franklin you are talking about that Domestic made a clone of the 27/127 with elaborate decals? Maybe, we are talking about the same machine - just a debate on who actually made it!
I love it when this stuff comes up! We can all research and learn even more!
Nancy
I love it when this stuff comes up! We can all research and learn even more!
Nancy
Here's about the only information I could find on Sears Franklin, about 3/4 page down:
http://www.ismacs.net/sears/sears.html
Since Davis had about a gazillion badged names, there might very well be a Davis Franklin out there.
Jon
Here's about the only information I could find on Sears Franklin, about 3/4 page down:
http://www.ismacs.net/sears/sears.html
Since Davis had about a gazillion badged names, there might very well be a Davis Franklin out there.
Jon
http://www.ismacs.net/sears/sears.html
Since Davis had about a gazillion badged names, there might very well be a Davis Franklin out there.
Jon
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Evacuate......Hmmmm...I think my kids are hoping that a tornado takes my house and belongings so they won't have to deal with it. I think I'd grab my FWs....if DH wants to save the Domestic..HE can carry it out! LOL!
On a side note...my sister was recently diagnosed with lung cancer and she has a collection too.....none cleaned up or useable. She told me since I was the only one with interest in the old timers, I was getting hers should she not outlive me. I wanted to tell her, if she passes first, I'll be right behind, cuz my husband will KILL me if I try to get hers in here too!!! LOL
On a side note...my sister was recently diagnosed with lung cancer and she has a collection too.....none cleaned up or useable. She told me since I was the only one with interest in the old timers, I was getting hers should she not outlive me. I wanted to tell her, if she passes first, I'll be right behind, cuz my husband will KILL me if I try to get hers in here too!!! LOL
I have two machines that I could not leave - that is if we have time and all the animals are safely out! My Mother's beloved Pfaff 130 and my first machine my Pfaff 1222e! I would have a hard time leaving most of my machines, but I do have favorites, like my 1935 FW - one of 5 FW's, but the only really sentimental one because my DH bought that one for me and it was my 1st FW! I guess out of the 50 + machines, I'd next have to get out my 319w, my 503a Rocketeer, my Pfaff 260, my Pfaff treadle, my first treadle the 27 Sphinx, my 15-88, one of my 301's, the Wheeler and Wilson from Portugal, the Wilcox and Gibbs we had to completely restore, my Two Spools, my Davis Vertical Feel, my Hitachi treadle, my Hales Crescent treadle, oh geeze - I'd take them all but the last to go would be my 3 Japanese 15's - I think I am going to sell them anyway as I don't use nor need them now that I have two 301's!
Nancy
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Is there 'any' way to tell other than to say that Franklin - A looks like a Domestic and Franklin- B looks like a Davis and so forth?
I'd like to nail down manufacturer and date of manufacture on mine if at all possible.
Joe
I'd like to nail down manufacturer and date of manufacture on mine if at all possible.
Joe
Well, I have been bummed out for a couple days as I had a chance on Saturday to get a really nice Lotus that was featured at a yard sale! This Lotus was in the really small treadle cabinet - the only other time I have seen that cabinet was with a different Lotus in it! The cabinet is a coffin top with one drawer and a drop leaf side so for a treadle it didn't take up much space! DH was with me and we had just bought my second 301a - the long bed mocha one! I could tell he did not want me to get another cabinet, but the Lotus is the one 66 I do not have! Now I wish I had tried to get that machine - she only wanted $125 so I know I could of gotten it for $100! Oh well, one of these days I will get a Lotus to go with my other four 66's! Those are another machine that I really need to thin out and sell at least 2 of them!
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YAY!!! "Katherine" is coming to live with me in a couple of weeks!! I called the lady this morning...she told me that this was her grandmother's machine, that she bought new back in the 50's. Said grandma was so proud of it, and so proud to have a "fancy" machine! William's aunt is going to pick it up for me and bring it to me when we all meet up at the coast for a family reunion on the 17th. She's going to need some cleaning...but which of my old girls doesn't? ~happy dance~
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Well, I have been bummed out for a couple days as I had a chance on Saturday to get a really nice Lotus that was featured at a yard sale! This Lotus was in the really small treadle cabinet - the only other time I have seen that cabinet was with a different Lotus in it! The cabinet is a coffin top with one drawer and a drop leaf side so for a treadle it didn't take up much space! DH was with me and we had just bought my second 301a - the long bed mocha one! I could tell he did not want me to get another cabinet, but the Lotus is the one 66 I do not have! Now I wish I had tried to get that machine - she only wanted $125 so I know I could of gotten it for $100! Oh well, one of these days I will get a Lotus to go with my other four 66's! Those are another machine that I really need to thin out and sell at least 2 of them!
Nancy
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