wesing

I have no pictures to post, but I thought I'd ask about what I passed on today. It was a New Home machine in a Queen Anne cabinet. The cabinet was pristine, as was the machine itself; there was a good deal of wear on the bed decal. It also had a decal on the post(? - left side of machine) facing the needle that had reference to "world exposition." The machine appeared to be very similar to my Singer 15 "clone," but was a strange olive-brown color. It was electric with a .7 amp motor.

Since it didn't look like my Compac would fit in the cabinet, and I have a good machine very similar to this one, I passed. The price was $50, but they marked it down to $35. Kimberly kept asking if I wanted it, but it would be a duplicate and we'd have to find a place to keep it, so we left it there. I wish I had thought to snap a couple of pics with my cell phone.

Anybody have any comments on this machine?

Thanks,

Darren

pocoellie

Personally, I probably would have gotten it, just for the cabinet. LOL

sewmary

If you already have one and have no room for it, you did good. It's only a "bargain" if it's something you need or want. Now you can spend the money you saved on fabric instead

frarose

So true.

wesing

I was crusing e-bay so did a search. This is the machine:

http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-COLLECTA...item27bcbf514e

Darren

ptquilts

if I could get a working machine in a cabinet for $35, I would do so, even if just to resell it.

I am amused by the minimalist approach taken by the ebay seller. They could not figure out how to do a bit of sewing with a scrap of cloth, so they could say, it makes a good stitch? I would not pay $60 for "the needle goes up and down".

irishrose

If it didn't say, "Take me home", then you did right to pass.