How far will you drive?
11-19-2013, 04:41 AM
#41
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A middle-aged couple drove straight through from Salt Lake City Utah to southwestern Oklahoma in a minivan to get one of my machines. They were here long enough to load the treadle machine, visit and laugh for a second, and then they were on their way for the straight-through drive back home.
We loaded the machine so there was room enough to let one lie down and sleep while the other one drove.
The wife commented that while they had made those kinds of long road trips before, it was back when they were much younger. She said that it wasn’t quite as much fun now as it had seemed to be back then, but they were still having fun.
CD in Oklahoma
We loaded the machine so there was room enough to let one lie down and sleep while the other one drove.
The wife commented that while they had made those kinds of long road trips before, it was back when they were much younger. She said that it wasn’t quite as much fun now as it had seemed to be back then, but they were still having fun.
CD in Oklahoma
11-25-2013, 05:46 PM
#45
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Originally Posted by Shelbie
It depends on the machine and the price. I drove two hours to pick up two Featherweights that she sold me for $60 total. I thought they were $60 each which would still have been a bargain after a two hour drive. It was a good day as my sister lived nearby and I got a visit and lunch out of the day as well.
11-25-2013, 05:49 PM
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Originally Posted by SteveH
I just got back from an 1800+ mile round trip to pick up one machine....
SF Bay area to Walla Walla Washington to pick up a 1862 Grover & Baker double chainstitch machine.
SF Bay area to Walla Walla Washington to pick up a 1862 Grover & Baker double chainstitch machine.
11-25-2013, 09:29 PM
#47
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My record would be 3 hours one way, twice. I saw the 115 in the Drawing Room cab one week, walked away, and then turned around and went back the next week to get it. Does that count as 12 hours? LOL!
Steve H...if you're going to travel Hwy 97 through Central Oregon, you HAVE to stop by and say "hi"!! (You barely have to get off the hiway to do it too!)
Steve H...if you're going to travel Hwy 97 through Central Oregon, you HAVE to stop by and say "hi"!! (You barely have to get off the hiway to do it too!)
11-26-2013, 08:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Charlee
... Steve H...if you're going to travel Hwy 97 through Central Oregon, you HAVE to stop by and say "hi"!! (You barely have to get off the hiway to do it too!)
11-26-2013, 08:31 AM
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Originally Posted by vmaniqui
.. i see that you're the expert antique sewing machine guy
I've been repairing cars as a hobby since I was 10 (in 1971), started making Jewelry as a hobby in 1977, Armor in the mid 80's, and blacksmithing in the 90's. So I do have some practical knowledge to bring to the discussion. I research like a fiend and love the oracle Google for answering my endless questions.
But I am still a "newbie" in the collecting and restoring world.
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