Sheluma

This is too far for me, and I don't have the space anyway. But I thought others might be interested. I'm posting the link plus some pictures for "posterity". I wish there were better pics of the machine. Does anyone know what it is? Unfortunately there's a break in the irons.
http://newyork.craigslist.org/fct/atq/3945531978.html

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SteveH

I cannot tell if it is a model #1 or a model #3 (the difference is a #1 is silver plated, a #3 is painted)

It is a great price for a machine that would probably clean up really really nice. Mine was an unpolished silver #1 that looked like old grey paint (tarnished silver) Before...
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Sheluma

Wow! That is amazing. I can't believe how good the decorations look after -- what -- 140 years? Are they hand painted or decals?

SteveH

I am 98% sure they are decals.

I was just trying to point out that under the accumulated decades of dust, sweat, and tears the decals are better than they look.

I bought a VERY early White Model A and there were whole sections that we thought were plain that turns out have hand painted designs under a camouflage of crud.