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07-01-2012, 06:23 AM
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Miriam,
You gave me the best laugh I've had all week. That really neat old machine with that UGLY RUSTED hand wheel and shiny hand crank is a HOOT!
I've been threatening to put my Alden in the treadle base, but "I" have a nice shiny hand wheel for it. LOL.
Joe
You gave me the best laugh I've had all week. That really neat old machine with that UGLY RUSTED hand wheel and shiny hand crank is a HOOT!
I've been threatening to put my Alden in the treadle base, but "I" have a nice shiny hand wheel for it. LOL.
Joe
07-01-2012, 06:30 AM
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Joe I have a nice shiny hand wheel and a nice shiny motor - there is no plastic on the wires. I wanted to see if that machine will sew but not celebrate the Fourth of July inside my shop. By gum that HC will make that puppy sew! I'm saving the motor for when you AND Elaine come over to rewire....
07-01-2012, 06:39 AM
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Originally Posted by miriam
Joe I have a nice shiny hand wheel and a nice shiny motor - there is no plastic on the wires. I wanted to see if that machine will sew but not celebrate the Fourth of July inside my shop. By gum that HC will make that puppy sew! I'm saving the motor for when you AND Elaine come over to rewire....
Joe
07-01-2012, 06:41 AM
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Originally Posted by J Miller
I guess I better bring all my stuff then. LOL I don't have a hand crank unit, but they sound like fun. Is yours a Singer made unit or a repro?
Joe
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07-01-2012, 07:18 PM
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I'm drooling over those machines, especially the pink one; would love to adopt one of them. All the chrome and the dials remind me of my Dad's 1954 Chrysler New Yorker's dashboard. Back then cars had style and didn't all look the same.
I'd drop it into a treadle cabinet and run it that way. Who needs a motor? lol I prefer treadling to using a hand crank.
I have an original Singer hand crank, it came with my Singer 201K. The hand crank belongs to my 99K now, she had a 220 volt motor and no cords or foot pedal when I bought her.
I'd drop it into a treadle cabinet and run it that way. Who needs a motor? lol I prefer treadling to using a hand crank.
I have an original Singer hand crank, it came with my Singer 201K. The hand crank belongs to my 99K now, she had a 220 volt motor and no cords or foot pedal when I bought her.
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07-06-2012, 05:38 PM
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Hi Joe,
Thanks for all the great information. I didn't see any "L-M-R" lever on the machine. Also, there are a ton more pics on my blog if you click on the link. Maybe they will be helpful. I would love to find a manual but I think I need to figure out the model number first. I also posted about it in the Yahoo group but I'm not sure that anyone responded. Or maybe I am just not getting responses to my email.
Thanks for all the great information. I didn't see any "L-M-R" lever on the machine. Also, there are a ton more pics on my blog if you click on the link. Maybe they will be helpful. I would love to find a manual but I think I need to figure out the model number first. I also posted about it in the Yahoo group but I'm not sure that anyone responded. Or maybe I am just not getting responses to my email.
07-06-2012, 05:43 PM
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Hey Caroline,
Thanks for the info. I couldn't find a plate with a model number. I saw that was where the model number is on a lot of the machines I looked at online but no dice on this one. I took pictures of all the plates and numbers I could find on the machine and captioned them on my blog - except the two stickers from the Missouri Sewing Machine Company, who apparently serviced the machine some time after 1997 (the date on one of the stickers).
Thanks for the info. I couldn't find a plate with a model number. I saw that was where the model number is on a lot of the machines I looked at online but no dice on this one. I took pictures of all the plates and numbers I could find on the machine and captioned them on my blog - except the two stickers from the Missouri Sewing Machine Company, who apparently serviced the machine some time after 1997 (the date on one of the stickers).
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