Hit the jack pot with a goodie box
 

Recently we won a couple GW auctions. One that had at least one complete set of Singer flat cams in it and lots of other goodies and the other a bunch of heavy cotton material.

Here's a pic of the goodie box haul:
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Here is a list of things that were in there.

>Full Set of flat cams in the plastic box common to the 319
>Complete set of feet, attachments, needle plates, face plate, along with a motor, light, wiring block, and controller also for a 319.
>328 owners manual with a complete set of attachments and cams.
>One Brother motor, the blue one - it works
>One Singer button holler with owners manual. Dated 1948.
>4 Pack of Singer button holler templates.
>One Famous brand button holler with owners manual, feed dog cover, screw, and inspection card, in it's original box. Box is marked White Vibrator Model C. ( Don't have a machine for it, nor am I gonna look for one, but it's a neat button holler. )
>Box of Singer attachments with a black adjustable hemmer and cutting gauge and a darning plate for the 66 / 99 machines.
>One set of brushes in a Singer marked paper envelope, part # 195548.
>One partial set of Japanese machine accessories, possibly for a left homing machine.
>One lone Greist narrow hemmer for a ZZ machine.
~and
>A Singer Even Feed walking foot for low shank machines. (already tried and it works :D )

Here's a pic of the fabric haul:
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My wife figures there's at least 20 yards of 70s ish vintage heavy cotton fabric in that box. Lots of nice pretty material for quilts and other projects for far less than fabric story prices.

So, and I'm giving away my secret here, but if you watch GW don't ignore the big boxes of goodies. We hit the jackpot on these boxes. :D :D :D :D :D





Joe

Nice score!


Hmmm- would like to see some pictures of that famous buttonholer

Cathy,
I'll get some pics taken and post them tomorrow.

Joe

You scored! Grats. I tend to scroll past those grab bag listings. Not anymore! :)

I love those GW goodie boxes. I've learned the hard way to only go after those close to home(so I can go pick it up) though, the shipping can be brutal. The lesson hit home again last week, evidently I didn't learn the lesson well enough the first, second or third time. I won an auction for a small accessory box. Box-$5, shipping, $14.

Cari

That looks like quite a nice green 319 motor with singerlight too Joe. Nice one!

Nice haul Joe!
Rodney

Add to the above list; 6 Singer size long bobbins in really nice condition. I got three machines that use those :) .


I scrutinize the photos very closely on those kinds of auctions. Some I go for, some I don't. :D

Joe

Congrats on the great finds!

Great score, Joe! Congrats!

Jeanette

I do too. A while back there was a tote full of"sewing stuff" that they just showed pics of the top stuff inside it. I recognized the box of Madeira embroidery thread(they sell for 25-30), so for ten bucks I got it. One of my best scores. The box of thread was rayon so I sold it, but there was about 20 new spools of Madeira and other good brands of poly and cotton thread, 2 pairs of old Wiss pinkers still in the boxes(and they are SHARP), machine feet, old hooks and fiddly bits I have no idea what they're for made from wood, bone(I think) and steel, just all kinds of cool stuff.

Cari

Nice haul! I love the goodie boxes but with no local pick up points I have to pay close attention to the shipping.

I was outbid.

Congratulations Joe. That was a great buy

Congratulations, Joe. I guess I am going to try to figure out how to watch for goody boxes. My son is good to bring me his "hauls" from the local estate auctions and storage lots, but this looks great. You really scored on that one.

Shipping is unfortunately part of doing business any more. We got this box of goodies for less than $30.00, shipping included. It would have cost me around $80.00 to go pick it up. So using the prices from our LSMG we had near or over $150.00 worth of goodies had we purchased them locally.

Shipping included, we got a steal. Even if we threw the rest away and just kept the parts that will fit our machines, we're still ahead.

Joe

FAMOUS BUTTON HOLLER PICS for MacyBaby:

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Although I didn't take a pic of this one side by side with a Singer
button holler, this one is considerably bigger and heavier.


Joe

Joe, that is how I feel with shipping. Gas isn't cheap, plus the time it takes to get something. My main concern with getting items shipped is the potential for damage. For things unlikely to be damaged, I'd rather pay shipping and have it come to my door.

And for when we're not home - DH built a drop box. Our mail lady loves it!

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Cathy,

Love that drop box. Does each delivery service have their own key, or how do you work that out?

Joe

I have three Famous buttonholers.

This is an earlier one - it comes with plates that fit both the 27 and 15 machines. I believe the needle plate goes on top of the regular feed dog plate. I know that is how some of the others I have are suppose to work. Ok- I suppose I could go read the directions - but what fun is that?

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This one also came with the hole cutter with three knives. And that is part of the original set. I don't have original directions for this one, but I've seen them that show the knife on the parts sheet.

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This one is for White Rotary model C. I think the only difference is the feed dog cover plate . . . but since I don't have a VS one, I'm not sure.




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I also have one with a plate the fits National rotary machines. It's about the same but with a different cover plate.

The lock is open, the delivery person locks it after they put something inside (though often they don't). It's more for protection from the weather than security. Someone is here most of the time, but not always close to the house (like if DH is working in the shop). We don't have a sheltered spot for them to put packages.

Cathy,

The box mine is in is marked 50th Anniversary. Do you know what year that was? This is the first of this type of button holler I've gotten.

Joe

Great score....

Joe,

I was just reading some stuff on that buttonholer, and you may be able to use it on a 66-1.

At the time yours was made, Famous had a C for non side clamp machines and a CC for Singer type side clamp machines. there was also an F style for Free made Rotary machines of that vintage.

I read that the 50th Anniversary was from around 1940, but I don't know how accurate that is.

those famous buttonholers work fantastic. I have three different models of it and they all work great!

Now that is an idea to try. Well, next spring or summer maybe, my 66-1 is now in the garage and too darn cold to dig it out and bring it in. :(

I will give it a try though.

Joe