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01-29-2014, 02:38 PM

#131

oldsewnsew

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might need to drown both the Singer and the seller in a bucket of diet Cola.

01-29-2014, 05:13 PM

#132

vmaniqui

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and here's a $1,000 MACHINE .

01-29-2014, 05:24 PM

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miriam

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Originally Posted by Rach L.

Oh man....

Apparently these sell for thousands in Washington and Portland, but he's only asking $210!

HHHMMMM I wonder what they could do with a crush and sow - hey it is already boxed up ready to ship...

01-29-2014, 05:27 PM

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miriam

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Originally Posted by vmaniqui

and here's a $1,000 MACHINE .

They aren't that far out of touch - well maybe by 10 years - back then you paid a lot more for one.

01-29-2014, 08:14 PM

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Good deal for someone local....

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/atq/4307303182.html

i was curious so i emailed the seller and he lowered the price to $75. said that's the lowest they can go. would have been better but...

01-29-2014, 08:53 PM

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Miriam! I see Miriam! Missed you! Where have you been?

01-29-2014, 11:23 PM

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Miriam! I see Miriam! Missed you! Where have you been?

She's been in Florida. Welcome back Miriam, we've noticed your absence.
That Singer 73 is a serious machine indeed. Used to sew leather suitcases, apparently.

01-30-2014, 03:06 AM

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miriam

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I was vacationing in the arctic Florida sunshine weather - in other words - we went camping.

01-30-2014, 04:21 AM

#139

great white

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Rach L.

Oh man....

Apparently these sell for thousands in Washington and Portland, but he's only asking $210!

I actually like that stuff.

Pretty neat.

especially if the machine was too far gone to save.

hard to argue these aren't neat:

It's not like there isn't enough old machines that are past being usable out there. I think it's a neat use of something that would have ended up in a landfill...