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Puffie40 06-10-2018 10:40 AM

Ever heard of an "Alice"?
 
Picked this up at a thrift store.
Parts have made in Italy markings, and seems to have the same mechanical apperance to a Necchi Lydia.

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...4701331_LL.jpg

quiltsRfun 06-10-2018 11:04 AM

Never heard of an Alice, but it’s a nice looking machine. How does she sew?

zozee 06-10-2018 11:08 AM

Alice is a new one to me, but I like her sleek design,

KalamaQuilts 06-10-2018 11:13 AM

wow sleek! is that a manual under the free arm?

donna13350 06-11-2018 07:15 AM

Here's a link to a necchi 'Lydia"....if you contact the seller they might have more info for you, they seem to know a lot about this machine.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Necchi-544-...item3b10a48306

nativetexan 06-11-2018 07:23 AM

Oh what a neat machine!! I wish I had that much throat space on mine.

leonf 06-11-2018 07:35 AM

Am I the only one who want to write White Rabbit lyrics? Go ask Alice. Pretty machine. Newer than my Necchis.

mac 06-11-2018 07:35 AM

I have never seen such a sleek looking machine. Hope it sews well for you. I grew up using a Necchi and I loved it. It was pedal to the metal fast.

Tartan 06-11-2018 07:37 AM

​Looks great and I hope she sews great too!

Puffie40 06-11-2018 08:20 AM

I did a little more image searching and think I nailed it: A Necchi 545

https://img01-olxro.akamaized.net/im...-bucuresti.jpg

It did come with a manual, but it has no company information and even calls it a "Alice Super Zig Zag 2" on the cover, reminiscent of manuals that are hastily put together for import items.

It runs pretty good. I had to take the camstack apart because it was gummed up and wouldn't move. but otherwise feels like a nice machine.


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