Go Back  Quiltingboard Forums >
  • Main
  • For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
  • Vintage Giggles aka What are they smoking???? >
  • Vintage Giggles aka What are they smoking????

  • Vintage Giggles aka What are they smoking????

    Thread Tools
     
    Old 08-13-2013, 06:42 PM
      #4001  
    Super Member
     
    chris_quilts's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Dec 2009
    Location: leavenworth, ks
    Posts: 3,093
    Default

    Originally Posted by auntpiggylpn
    This poor thing looks like the machine and the table were both hosed down with black spray paint. . . http://fortwayne.craigslist.org/atq/3996943943.html
    That price better be negotiable with a picture like that in the ad!!
    chris_quilts is offline  
    Old 08-13-2013, 06:44 PM
      #4002  
    Senior Member
     
    Join Date: Jul 2013
    Posts: 476
    Default

    Originally Posted by ArchaicArcane
    http://edmonton.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-...AdIdZ513208416

    Though the cabinet is neat conceptually...
    I like the design of the cabinet, too. But the wood (if it is wood) is awful. I want one in oak, maple, or other light colored hard wood, please.

    Originally Posted by ArchaicArcane
    The Bristol looks like a 15, but is it smaller? Like a 3/4 15 or something?
    Love that Raymond

    Originally Posted by ArchaicArcane
    Sheluma, this one's for you: The manual is a 431, but that's not a 431.... looks like a chain stitcher though: http://edmonton.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-...AdIdZ512544196
    Originally Posted by miriam
    The Singer 600s & 603s can be good machines. They are closely related to the 401 and 500 internally in all but the bobbin winder. They are pretty much all metal machines. I can't get wild about the bobbin winder...
    They don't have any plastic inside?
    Sheluma is offline  
    Old 08-13-2013, 07:03 PM
      #4003  
    Super Member
     
    chris_quilts's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Dec 2009
    Location: leavenworth, ks
    Posts: 3,093
    Default

    http://kansascity.craigslist.org/fuo/3988982776.html ~ I bought this for $10. It is missing the power cord from the cabinet to the outlet altho the seller swears she has it somewhere. Cabinet needs works, including veneer work, and needs major reconstructive work to be out back together so it'll hold together. Has a lazy Susan spool holder in the 1st drawer which the seller didn't know about. She did say she'd look for the cord but it takes a regular female end so hoping I can find something if the power cord decides not to be found. Could have also gotten a free kitten but DH said no emphatically.
    chris_quilts is offline  
    Old 08-13-2013, 07:15 PM
      #4004  
    Senior Member
     
    Join Date: Jul 2013
    Posts: 476
    Default

    Wow! Just those needles are worth 10x what you paid! And there's an old Singer seam guide still in the package! I like the cabinet. I hope the kitten finds as good of a home.

    In the 4th picture, what is the part in the upper left?
    Sheluma is offline  
    Old 08-13-2013, 07:32 PM
      #4005  
    Super Member
     
    Join Date: Jun 2011
    Location: Michigan. . .FINALLY!!!!
    Posts: 6,726
    Default

    Originally Posted by Sheluma
    I think this is the saddest featherweight I've seen.
    http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-the-...item3f28268318
    whoever has had ownership of this poor machine sure hasn't treated her right
    auntpiggylpn is offline  
    Old 08-13-2013, 07:54 PM
      #4006  
    Super Member
     
    chris_quilts's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Dec 2009
    Location: leavenworth, ks
    Posts: 3,093
    Default

    Originally Posted by Sheluma
    Wow! Just those needles are worth 10x what you paid! And there's an old Singer seam guide still in the package! I like the cabinet. I hope the kitten finds as good of a home.

    In the 4th picture, what is the part in the upper left?
    Sheila, it's the bobbin winder. The needles are older milliner needles so don't know if they're for a machine or hand sewing. Will investigate more tomorrow. I love those old seam guides. Very handy. I think it was used to make clothes because there's tape like for a seam allowance but nit a 1/4 inch allowance. Nice attachments too. I am pleased with the purchase and hope the cabinet is salvageable.
    chris_quilts is offline  
    Old 08-13-2013, 08:38 PM
      #4007  
    Super Member
     
    Join Date: Jun 2011
    Location: Michigan. . .FINALLY!!!!
    Posts: 6,726
    Default

    http://fortwayne.craigslist.org/atq/3973426585.html

    this poor thing needs some love. . .
    auntpiggylpn is offline  
    Old 08-14-2013, 01:46 AM
      #4008  
    Senior Member
     
    Join Date: Jul 2013
    Posts: 476
    Default

    Originally Posted by chris_quilts
    Sheila, it's the bobbin winder. The needles are older milliner needles so don't know if they're for a machine or hand sewing. Will investigate more tomorrow. I love those old seam guides. Very handy. I think it was used to make clothes because there's tape like for a seam allowance but nit a 1/4 inch allowance. Nice attachments too. I am pleased with the purchase and hope the cabinet is salvageable.
    Oh -- I hope there are some machine needles -- is this the machine that takes unusual needles?
    This is part of the bobbin winder?
    [ATTACH=CONFIG]430195[/ATTACH]
    Attached Thumbnails new-home-part.jpg  
    Sheluma is offline  
    Old 08-14-2013, 01:47 AM
      #4009  
    Senior Member
     
    Join Date: Jul 2013
    Posts: 476
    Default

    Originally Posted by auntpiggylpn
    http://fortwayne.craigslist.org/atq/3973426585.html

    this poor thing needs some love. . .
    Yeah, it needs to go to the SteveH machine hospital.
    Sheluma is offline  
    Old 08-14-2013, 04:32 AM
      #4010  
    Senior Member
     
    Join Date: May 2013
    Posts: 670
    Default

    http://ontario.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-s...AdIdZ495529391

    "May need some repairs"? Um, what was their first clue; the gaping hole near the stitch plate? Or the tuft of toilet paper trying to stuff the thread spool holder?

    That said, it does look like a cool machine.
    Cecilia S. is offline  
    Related Topics
    Thread
    Thread Starter
    Forum
    Replies
    Last Post
    psychonurse
    For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    5
    02-11-2015 02:48 PM
    Yvonne
    Pictures
    25
    09-28-2012 02:56 PM
    Jabear617
    Pictures
    63
    08-06-2011 05:49 PM
    Charlee
    General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
    21
    01-27-2010 10:32 AM
    kinkajou
    Pictures
    20
    05-22-2008 04:47 AM

    Posting Rules
    You may not post new threads
    You may not post replies
    You may not post attachments
    You may not edit your posts

    BB code is On
    Smilies are On
    [IMG] code is On
    HTML code is Off
    Trackbacks are Off
    Pingbacks are Off
    Refbacks are Off



    FREE Quilting Newsletter