For giggles, continued, I saw it on...
10-09-2014, 06:54 AM
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http://www.kijiji.ca/v-view-details....dId=1024290568
Maybe it's my eyes or a bad pic....
The title says "Robin egg blue shabby chic singer sewing machine"
It's also dated wrong. 115 Wings didn't go that long....
Some less common attachments with this one though
Maybe it's my eyes or a bad pic....
The title says "Robin egg blue shabby chic singer sewing machine"
It's also dated wrong. 115 Wings didn't go that long....
Some less common attachments with this one though
10-09-2014, 07:24 AM
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Rodney - STOP THAT!!!! I guess it's good I don't live in an area that has a plethora of vintage machines.
BTW - A.G. Mason is a badged White. There is some interesting history between AG Mason, Domestic and White. It does appear that early on AG Mason may have mfg some VS machines for White - but at some point they ended up as a White subsidiary, and finally it appears they are just another Mfg name that White sold machines under, maybe to help keep the "White" line separate from the "badged" machines. It does seem that the White machines with other names on them are often stamped as AG Mason Mfg. Well, other than the Domestic line. That's mostly speculation on my part, just from bits and pieces I've read here and there . . .
BTW - A.G. Mason is a badged White. There is some interesting history between AG Mason, Domestic and White. It does appear that early on AG Mason may have mfg some VS machines for White - but at some point they ended up as a White subsidiary, and finally it appears they are just another Mfg name that White sold machines under, maybe to help keep the "White" line separate from the "badged" machines. It does seem that the White machines with other names on them are often stamped as AG Mason Mfg. Well, other than the Domestic line. That's mostly speculation on my part, just from bits and pieces I've read here and there . . .
From what I've seen I would think places like Indiana and Michigan or the East Coast would be the hot spots for old sewing machines. We're just a little too new here to have a lot of truly early ones around.ArchaicArcane I don't think your eyes are bad. That "robin's egg blue" looks more like "bird poop white" to me.
Rodney
EDIT: I just blew up the picture. There might be some blue in the paint. Did you see the other treadle hiding behind it?
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10-09-2014, 07:56 AM
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Here's a nice one for those down around Texas.
A nice pale pink Atlas. It looks like it will clean up quite nicely.
http://www.shopgoodwill.com/auctions...-18318910.html
I hope I'm not stepping on anyone's toes here by posting this auction. I'm never sure of the proper etiquette when it comes to auctions.
Rodney
A nice pale pink Atlas. It looks like it will clean up quite nicely.
http://www.shopgoodwill.com/auctions...-18318910.html
I hope I'm not stepping on anyone's toes here by posting this auction. I'm never sure of the proper etiquette when it comes to auctions.
Rodney
10-09-2014, 08:19 AM
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Here's a nice one for those down around Texas.
A nice pale pink Atlas. It looks like it will clean up quite nicely.
http://www.shopgoodwill.com/auctions...-18318910.html
I hope I'm not stepping on anyone's toes here by posting this auction. I'm never sure of the proper etiquette when it comes to auctions.
Rodney
A nice pale pink Atlas. It looks like it will clean up quite nicely.
http://www.shopgoodwill.com/auctions...-18318910.html
I hope I'm not stepping on anyone's toes here by posting this auction. I'm never sure of the proper etiquette when it comes to auctions.
Rodney
10-09-2014, 09:15 AM
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Look at the bidding war:
http://www.shopgoodwill.com/auctions...-18312414.html
I really hope that the winner realizes that the machine is not vintage. I hope all the bidders realize this. I mean, why would they not except that that's how it's being advertised...?
I thought about contacting them. Then again, the listing does state its origin is Taiwan.
http://www.shopgoodwill.com/auctions...-18312414.html
I really hope that the winner realizes that the machine is not vintage. I hope all the bidders realize this. I mean, why would they not except that that's how it's being advertised...?
I thought about contacting them. Then again, the listing does state its origin is Taiwan.
10-09-2014, 09:30 AM
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Look at the bidding war:
http://www.shopgoodwill.com/auctions...-18312414.html
I really hope that the winner realizes that the machine is not vintage. I hope all the bidders realize this. I mean, why would they not except that that's how it's being advertised...?
I thought about contacting them. Then again, the listing does state its origin is Taiwan.
http://www.shopgoodwill.com/auctions...-18312414.html
I really hope that the winner realizes that the machine is not vintage. I hope all the bidders realize this. I mean, why would they not except that that's how it's being advertised...?
I thought about contacting them. Then again, the listing does state its origin is Taiwan.
10-09-2014, 09:57 AM
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That's funny. I was just in shopgoodwill this morning and missed that one. I hope the bidders know it's not truly old. It does look like it's never been used. Maybe that's the attraction.
Rodney
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10-09-2014, 11:07 AM
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10-09-2014, 11:08 AM
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Aren't those reproduction machines about 40 years old? That's vintage in my book, though vintage is a vague descriptor anyway.
There are too many resources these days that people can use to research products, so if some bidder doesn't do their homework, that's on them. Not to mention that relying on Goodwill descriptions is a recipe for disappointment
There are too many resources these days that people can use to research products, so if some bidder doesn't do their homework, that's on them. Not to mention that relying on Goodwill descriptions is a recipe for disappointment
10-09-2014, 11:16 AM
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No -they are current production Singer machines made overseas. I was just reading about them yesterday, and too many people think they are reproductions or "clones" or something. Just current production and not anywhere near as good as the ones made 50 years ago.
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