Introducing Sassy Sally!
12-07-2011, 06:45 AM
#33
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: near Niagara Falls, NY
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Oh my Gosh Donna! You got a true beauty even if she is a reproduction! Being stored for all those years at the church seems to have kept her in gorgeous condition! Church ladies and quilting seem to go hand in hand, so I am surprised Sally wasn't snapped up before she ever made her debut on Craigslist. Congratulations and Happy Birthday to you!
I'd like to know more about the reproductions. Were they made with the same quality as the originals? I see we have some real vintage sewing machine experts here, so thought to ask.
I'd like to know more about the reproductions. Were they made with the same quality as the originals? I see we have some real vintage sewing machine experts here, so thought to ask.
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12-07-2011, 08:24 AM
#34
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Lakeport Ca
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What a lovely way to "gift" yourself! Search for a serial number and then you can research online to see if its a reproduction. As for the cabinet, if its older it should have dove-tailed joints in the drawers. Anyway you look at it she is wonderful and I'm so green with envy! Enjoy! I hope to get one in the future, I did find one without a cabinet but the whole thing was froze up and would not work at all.
12-07-2011, 03:33 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Brownwood TX
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When was the reproduction made? Is it still an old machine? I would love to have one. Who manufactures them? I learned to sew on my Grandmothers but when she passed it disappeared. This would be the next best thing,
Robin in TX
Robin in TX
12-08-2011, 06:19 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Science Hill,Kentucky
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If she is the real thing, she is called a sphinx. They were made in the late 1800's. And even if she isn't, she is beautiful !!!!I am sure you will have many wonderful hours sewing with her !!!
12-08-2011, 06:47 AM
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Location: Kentucky
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OK, I've discovered a problem with Sally. When I first saw her, of course I pumped the treadle on her and saw her spinning the wheel. I know this is stupid, but I didn't even look at the needle. Now that she's home, I find that when I pump the treadle, her needle doesn't go up and down. It twitches like it really wants to, but seems to somehow be stuck? I have a manual that came with her, but it has no words in it at all....just pictures. I guess I'll have to start taking her apart to see if I can maybe find something jammed up that can be cleaned and oiled. Does anyone have any ideas what I need to be looking for? Help?
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