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    Old 06-26-2013, 05:27 PM
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    Hey Miriam, I finally got some pics of my 3/4 size machines for your thread.

    First a group pic:
    [ATTACH=CONFIG]421330[/ATTACH]
    Front: Rusty, 99K with HC and no home
    L Row:
    Front; Sewmor 303, A Singer 99K10 clone. Made from aluminum. She weighs less than a Singer Featherweight.
    Rear; Sewmor 505. Not sure what this one is a clone of. Made from aluminum as well and a very nice running machine.

    R Row:
    Front; Singer 99K, Lady Godiva
    Rear; Singer 185K, Green Hornet



    My favorites are the two Sewmors. Not so much because they are lighter, but they sew so nicely.

    Joe
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    Old 06-27-2013, 03:37 AM
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    Almost forgot to breathe the whole page. Awesome! Everyone of them just look so sweet....and functional.

    I'm thinking of taking out an ad in the paper. The antique places say they don't sell so noone even lets them into the shop. This was a depressed area since the War Between the States so most people here couldn't afford to buy them. Well, that's my theory and I'm sticking to it.
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    Old 06-27-2013, 04:30 AM
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    What a nice collection...... I only have FWs and one 99 that would fit as a 3/4 or smaller machine. I think your Cinderella is my favorite..... just love those decals.
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    Old 06-27-2013, 07:14 AM
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    very nice! I love the 505...
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    Old 06-27-2013, 08:19 AM
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    here is my 3/4 sized machine.
    [ATTACH=CONFIG]421373[/ATTACH]

    sews like a dream
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    Old 06-27-2013, 08:41 AM
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    Steve,
    That little 505 has many features that endear it to me. I really don't know what it's a copy of, if anything. I need to get some wood and make a top for the case. Then cover it. That's why the bottom is bare.

    What is your machine? I've seen the pic before, but don't recognize the machine.

    Joe
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    Old 06-27-2013, 09:23 AM
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    Steve, I too am wondering what kind of SM is this little beauty? I think the last time I saw it I was too distracted by the MOP inlay to notice the name!
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    Old 06-27-2013, 09:24 AM
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    [h=2]"Gimbels Special" Debutante 3/4 size Model 15 clone[/h]This one also appears in the 15 Clone thread. It's part of my mother's collection; originally belonged to my great aunt. Cast iron 3/4 size clone of a Singer 15. Badged "Gimbels Special" (Pittsburgh dept. store) and the instruction manual says Debutante. The motor has a Morse nameplate. Heavy little thing, but it sews nicely and doesn't take up much space.

    It's probably a postwar '40s or early '50s machine. The hardware is chrome plated.

    I put more pictures here in this public album:
    http://s889.photobucket.com/user/sad...bels_Debutante
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    Old 06-27-2013, 09:25 AM
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    [h=2]"Gimbels Special" Debutante 3/4 size Model 15 clone[/h]This one also appears in the 15 Clone thread. It's part of my mother's collection; originally belonged to my great aunt. Cast iron 3/4 size clone of a Singer 15. Badged "Gimbels Special" (Pittsburgh dept. store) and the instruction manual says Debutante. The motor has a Morse nameplate. Heavy little thing, but it sews nicely and doesn't take up much space.

    It's probably a postwar '40s or early '50s machine. The hardware is chrome plated.

    I put more pictures here in this public album:
    http://s889.photobucket.com/user/sad...bels_Debutante
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    Old 06-27-2013, 09:33 AM
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    Originally Posted by J Miller
    Steve,
    That little 505 has many features that endear it to me. I really don't know what it's a copy of, if anything. I need to get some wood and make a top for the case. Then cover it. That's why the bottom is bare.

    What is your machine? I've seen the pic before, but don't recognize the machine. Joe
    It is a Anker/Hengsenberg Westfalia. It is a Hengstenberg B high arm machine from the late 1890's with the Heinrich Wittler shuttle system

    Basically it is a VS machine setup like a TS with a CRAZY short throw.

    [ATTACH=CONFIG]421390[/ATTACH]

    It was advertised on CL for $75 as a "Old Singer Handcrank" with a fuzzy picture.
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