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02-01-2011, 04:26 PM
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My attachments are for my 66-1 and they are hard to find. I was lucky and some great boardmembers found mine for me and I am grateful. Glenn
02-01-2011, 04:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Ann L
. . . I guess maybe I will have to sell the 301 and look for an ELNA. Are they as hard to find at the FW?
02-01-2011, 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by vintagemotif
Originally Posted by sewbizgirl
Originally Posted by Glenn
I like your lotus, I have a brown one made in Prussia in 1908. Picked up on the street in Germany in in 1978 on trash day. I use mine nearly everyday. Glenn
;)
02-01-2011, 04:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Glenn
Originally Posted by vintagemotif
Originally Posted by sewbizgirl
Originally Posted by Glenn
I like your lotus, I have a brown one made in Prussia in 1908. Picked up on the street in Germany in in 1978 on trash day. I use mine nearly everyday. Glenn
;)
02-01-2011, 04:43 PM
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I have been reading about all your cleaning of your old machines and I got to thinking that maybe mine could be cleaner that what they are. Hubby has some Phase 1 body shop Material non Silicone Machine Glaze. I tried it on my newest machine that looked very clean. I was amazed at the dirt that came off that I did not know it was there. I tried it on my good treadle and started to get scared because it started to become gummy I stopped. I wiped off the cleaner and boy did it shine. Kathie
02-01-2011, 04:54 PM
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Originally Posted by vintagemotif
Originally Posted by Glenn
Originally Posted by vintagemotif
Originally Posted by sewbizgirl
Originally Posted by Glenn
I like your lotus, I have a brown one made in Prussia in 1908. Picked up on the street in Germany in in 1978 on trash day. I use mine nearly everyday. Glenn
;)
02-01-2011, 04:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Kathie S.
I have been reading about all your cleaning of your old machines and I got to thinking that maybe mine could be cleaner that what they are. Hubby has some Phase 1 body shop Material non Silicone Machine Glaze. I tried it on my newest machine that looked very clean. I was amazed at the dirt that came off that I did not know it was there. I tried it on my good treadle and started to get scared because it started to become gummy I stopped. I wiped off the cleaner and boy did it shine. Kathie
02-01-2011, 04:56 PM
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Originally Posted by QuiltDraggon
A question for you guys. A friend bought a treadle machine at an auction because he liked the way it looked. We were talking about it and I went to look at it. He said he would sell it to me for $120 which is what he paid. I have a couple of questions that I hope someone can answer. It is in a very nice cabinet with a coffin top. There are no hinges(?) on one side and no key for the lock on the other side. Can these items be located? The cabinet is in great shape but the machine is a bit rough. The machine appears to run just fine. You push the treadle and it runs smooth. The decals on the other hand are basically gone. It appears that the middle decal on the base has been removed completely. You can see the outline of what it was but not one speck is remaining. There really isn't rust anywhere on the machine. I looked up the number on it and it appears to have been made in 1890. I'm attaching a couple of terrible pictures and the last one is NOT the machine but a picture I found that looks just like it. I'm not really looking at this to sew on but just wonder if it is worth the price.
I don't know anything about your area, but $120 doesn't sound like too much for a nice VS 2 cabinet. As for keys and hinges (the VS 2 hinges are different than more modern ones), they are available, but you might have to wait a while to find them. In the meantime, the machine will sit on the cabinet without them.
Like I said, just my 2 cents worth, but would do it all over again. Here is head I kept:
and put into this cabinet
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02-01-2011, 04:59 PM
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[quote=Glenn][quote=vintagemotif][quote=Glenn][quote=vintagemotif][quote=sewbizgirl]
Vintagemotif, I have heard good things about the 201. I will take your advice and look for one. If I do not get off this baord I want have time to use one or finish my quilts. :lol: Glenn
I'm working on basting, but now taking a break. I made a mistake on layering. I basted a section and then unrolled to work the next section only to realize that I had the top off from the bottom. Ripped that section out and now I'm starting over. I'm trying Sharon Schamber's method of basting, a first for me.
Originally Posted by Glenn
Vintagemotif, I have heard good things about the 201. I will take your advice and look for one. If I do not get off this baord I want have time to use one or finish my quilts. :lol: Glenn
02-01-2011, 04:59 PM
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That is a very nice parlor cabinet. I am trying to find one in my area. Glenn
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