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#12
The Wards machine brought back many good memories. I remember when my Father bought Mother a Wards machine and cabinet in about 1954 or 55. That machine was worn to a nub by Mother, making all my clothes, Father's Western shirts, plus all the sewing she did for the public and friends. Oh...also upholstery work!
#13
The Wards machine brought back many good memories. I remember when my Father bought Mother a Wards machine and cabinet in about 1954 or 55. That machine was worn to a nub by Mother, making all my clothes, Father's Western shirts, plus all the sewing she did for the public and friends. Oh...also upholstery work!
Sheri, I was thrilled to find the fabrics, especially all the "neutrals". I spent far less on those today than I did at the fabric store yesterday and got more material!
#14
The good news is what I took for a grease stain on the chair seat vacuumed right out so it's looking great!
#18
Thank you. I do haunt the ads and patrol my local places often. The 403 may or may not work out. It's looks like it may have been dropped on the handwheel. When I buy a machine on the super cheap without cords for testing it's a risk and I think of it more as a 10.00 puzzle than a machine unless I can get it working.
Step one is to see IF I can get the needle unstuck. I had no luck last night but I am enjoying the tinkering. I could end up with a brick and strip it for parts. I know my dad say, you got to puzzle out that thing for hours-you sure got your moneys worth out that.
Step one is to see IF I can get the needle unstuck. I had no luck last night but I am enjoying the tinkering. I could end up with a brick and strip it for parts. I know my dad say, you got to puzzle out that thing for hours-you sure got your moneys worth out that.
#19
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Central Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA
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That brown singer is the one we had in our Home Ec class that the teacher called "the brown beasts", we also had a couple Vikings that were green, that she was very fond of. I made my first dress on that machine. Good memories. Great score!
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