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    Old 09-16-2013, 10:43 AM
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    Well thank you all for the replies. I'm 31 years old and I have no place to put this machine. What is the model of this? I have tried looking it up but I can't find an exact match. Thank you
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    Old 09-16-2013, 10:57 AM
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    Originally Posted by FreyGuy
    Well thank you all for the replies. I'm 31 years old and I have no place to put this machine. What is the model of this? I have tried looking it up but I can't find an exact match. Thank you
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    Old 09-17-2013, 03:18 AM
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    Brandon, you have a treasure here and I hope you decide to keep your grandmother's sewing machine. The smiles it will bring to you over the course of your lifetime are worth far more than the $25+ you could sell it for. A little story here - my dear grandma passed 17 years ago, one month shy of her 90th birthday. She was an amazing woman, well-travelled, well-educated. She collected typewriters! Yes, you know where this is going! I have a small home office in which my husband made several extra deep shelves just to showcase grandma's typewriters. I made clear vinyl covers for each one of them to keep them dust free but visible. Surrounded by her treasures, I am most happy in that room!
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    Old 09-17-2013, 08:03 AM
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    with all of this said (I agree)..... You can probably get $200-$300 if you did a full restore, $100-$150 for it if you clean it up a little. if not, $50-100
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    Old 09-17-2013, 09:26 AM
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    On a personal note- My Mother sold my Grandmas sewing machine about 15 to 20 years ago. I'm really disappointed to this day.
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    Old 09-17-2013, 09:55 AM
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    Originally Posted by FreyGuy
    Well thank you all for the replies. I'm 31 years old and I have no place to put this machine. What is the model of this? I have tried looking it up but I can't find an exact match. Thank you
    Is there anyone else in your family that would like to have it?
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