National Reversew badged as Coranado
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National Reversew badged as Coranado
Last week we stopped at a thrift store here in FW and found several machines. A new plastic wannabe piece of junque, a Japanese machine in a cabinet that was missing it's cams, I forget the brand, and a Coronado Reversew.
Actually it's a National Reversew badged as a Coronado. It was in a suit case type of case and came with a box of accessories. It was complete with it's cords and controller, shuttle and bobbins and both slide plates.
The poor thing was whimpering so bad that my wife didn't complain when I adopted it.
Here are some pics of my newest adoptee:
[ATTACH=CONFIG]534944[/ATTACH]
The accessories were a mess. The previous owner had wrapped left over thread around the adjustable hemmer, a pencil, and pieces of paper.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]534945[/ATTACH]
The stitch length / reverse lever
[ATTACH=CONFIG]534946[/ATTACH]
Motor and connectors. Motor is spring loaded
[ATTACH=CONFIG]534947[/ATTACH]
Motor plaque
[ATTACH=CONFIG]534948[/ATTACH]
Under the motor
[ATTACH=CONFIG]534949[/ATTACH]
Underside, needs a good cleaning
[ATTACH=CONFIG]534950[/ATTACH]
Top side after the first cleaning.
The machine uses 20x1 needles and the bobbins are shorter than the shuttle looks like they should be.
Luckily four bobbins came with the machine.
The only thing it really needs other than a thorough cleaning is a new foot controller cord. I'll get to that as soon as I get my soldering gun over here from IL.
According to the information here: { http://www.doubleveil.net/zssmp/reversew.htm } this machine is a 3/4 sized machine. But it's cast iron and weighs as much as most full sized machines. Sews pretty good but should sew better once I'm finished cleaning it.
The only thing that peeves me is the set screw from the drive pulley popped out of my fingers and disappeared somewhere in the living room. Searched for it for two days with no luck. Nuts!
Joe
Actually it's a National Reversew badged as a Coronado. It was in a suit case type of case and came with a box of accessories. It was complete with it's cords and controller, shuttle and bobbins and both slide plates.
The poor thing was whimpering so bad that my wife didn't complain when I adopted it.
Here are some pics of my newest adoptee:
[ATTACH=CONFIG]534944[/ATTACH]
The accessories were a mess. The previous owner had wrapped left over thread around the adjustable hemmer, a pencil, and pieces of paper.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]534945[/ATTACH]
The stitch length / reverse lever
[ATTACH=CONFIG]534946[/ATTACH]
Motor and connectors. Motor is spring loaded
[ATTACH=CONFIG]534947[/ATTACH]
Motor plaque
[ATTACH=CONFIG]534948[/ATTACH]
Under the motor
[ATTACH=CONFIG]534949[/ATTACH]
Underside, needs a good cleaning
[ATTACH=CONFIG]534950[/ATTACH]
Top side after the first cleaning.
The machine uses 20x1 needles and the bobbins are shorter than the shuttle looks like they should be.
Luckily four bobbins came with the machine.
The only thing it really needs other than a thorough cleaning is a new foot controller cord. I'll get to that as soon as I get my soldering gun over here from IL.
According to the information here: { http://www.doubleveil.net/zssmp/reversew.htm } this machine is a 3/4 sized machine. But it's cast iron and weighs as much as most full sized machines. Sews pretty good but should sew better once I'm finished cleaning it.
The only thing that peeves me is the set screw from the drive pulley popped out of my fingers and disappeared somewhere in the living room. Searched for it for two days with no luck. Nuts!
Joe
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What a cutie. Show us when you get it all cleaned up, I like all the attachments and goodies you got with it too. Get a magnet on a stick or something and run it all around the room, may find it that way if barefoot doesn't work!
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Steve, Sewbeadit,
Tried the barefoot thing and an old Mt Bell horseshoe magnet on the floor. No luck so far. Stupid little screw is probably in plain sight just laughing at us.
Mary,
No I haven't gotten to New Haven yet. I will though. I want to check out the rail road museum so now I have two things to look at. Thanks for the tip.
Rodney,
Thanks for reminding me, I'd forgotten to take a pic of the nose. It's very 1930ish I think, although this machine is probably from the 40s or 50s.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]534973[/ATTACH]
Joe
Tried the barefoot thing and an old Mt Bell horseshoe magnet on the floor. No luck so far. Stupid little screw is probably in plain sight just laughing at us.
Mary,
No I haven't gotten to New Haven yet. I will though. I want to check out the rail road museum so now I have two things to look at. Thanks for the tip.
Rodney,
Thanks for reminding me, I'd forgotten to take a pic of the nose. It's very 1930ish I think, although this machine is probably from the 40s or 50s.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]534973[/ATTACH]
Joe
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This is one of my favorites - I've ended up with two as I bought the one in the case for the collection - and then one day we found one in a cabinet at a thrift store for $20, and I just could not leave without it . . .
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