how to hide elephants - er... umm... well, I mean 40 sewing machine tables...
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Sellers get confused some times - the cabinet will sell for around $1000, but the card table is usually under $250, and sometimes quite a bit less.
I was very happy to get my cabinet with machine (no case) for $1000, and it was one of the first with the lift. I picked up the FW card table for $25 but it is missing the insert.
I was very happy to get my cabinet with machine (no case) for $1000, and it was one of the first with the lift. I picked up the FW card table for $25 but it is missing the insert.
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I also only have kept a few tables. Some I put at the end of the driveway with a "free" sign. Others I posted on Craigslist as "free". People paint them and sell them.
I have kept a few of the nicer ones, meaning interesting or really vintage. One of them is a Kenmore that even when closed up is the size of most when they are open. It opens up further and is supported by a "gate leg". It's about 48" X 48" open. Craziest thing I ever saw. I use it behind the sofa!
Wanted to redo a treadle but , man oh man., they are big!
Kathie
I have kept a few of the nicer ones, meaning interesting or really vintage. One of them is a Kenmore that even when closed up is the size of most when they are open. It opens up further and is supported by a "gate leg". It's about 48" X 48" open. Craziest thing I ever saw. I use it behind the sofa!
Wanted to redo a treadle but , man oh man., they are big!
Kathie
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My FW cabinet is near perfect. I don't know if I've seen one in better condition. I figured $200 for the machine (also in very nice condition) and $800 for the cabinet. $900 for one in not nice condition is on the high side. But still, absolutely NOT worth the price from a usability standpoint - it's only for collectability, and collectors are going to want the best, and not pay much for the others.
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Sounds like my house! Sewing machines and sewing machine cabinets everywhere! I recently moved into a new home and decided I was going to confine most of them to one room...didn't work...they're slowly finding their way back out again.
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http://roseburg.craigslist.org/clt/4663947224.html This one looks like someone made their own Featherweight table so it can be done.
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