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Caroline S 02-29-2012 08:29 PM
Meet Waldo the White Rotary
 
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It pays to be nosy at Goodwill. I spotted a sewing machine cabinet not priced on my last visit. I lifted the lid and lo and behold there was Waldo. The clerk priced him at $39.99. The machine lifts up as the lid is opened via a thin steel woven wire. You can see the groove for the steel wire on the top of the cabinet in the last picture.

FYI, all of the crinkle finish machines get male names. The color of the finish is actually a dark metallic green. The cabinet needs refinishing but that will have to wait until the weather warms up. He was born in 1954.

J Miller 02-29-2012 10:08 PM
Caroline,

That is a really nice machine. I be likin it. I've got two crinkle paint machines right now and I'm really getting fond of them.

Joe

Nanamoms 03-01-2012 12:51 AM
Waldo is looking good!!!

aronel 03-01-2012 08:58 AM
Waldo looks like he was never used, poor guy, but lucky, lucky you!

coloradosky 03-01-2012 01:22 PM
Very nice find!

mighty 03-01-2012 02:20 PM
Wow, Waldo is very handsome!

Sandra in Minnesota 03-01-2012 03:31 PM
Waldo looks great!

Caroline S 03-01-2012 03:44 PM
Originally Posted by aronel (Post 5021846)
Waldo looks like he was never used, poor guy, but lucky, lucky you!
Waldo must have been used somewhat as there was a bobbin of thread in the bobbin case. Sort of reeks of old machine oil though. Other than that he is really clean. I have not plugged him in yet to see how he works. Maybe tomorrow if the weather warms up. But I will give him a good dose of oil in preparation.

barri1 03-01-2012 03:55 PM
He looks really nice..
Barri

jaciqltznok 03-02-2012 07:44 AM
well, now that know where Waldo is, has anyone seen Carmen Santiago??....ehhehe..could not resist!
HE is a nice CLEAN looking gentleman, you did well!

Caroline S 03-02-2012 07:50 AM
Originally Posted by jaciqltznok (Post 5024547)
well, now that know where Waldo is, has anyone seen Carmen Santiago??....ehhehe..could not resist!
HE is a nice CLEAN looking gentleman, you did well!
Funny one Jacquie! I think I will name my next machine Carmen Santiago. Keeping my fingers crossed on a LaVincendora machine I have bid on. That would be a good name for her.

BarbaraSue 03-02-2012 09:56 AM
Originally Posted by jaciqltznok (Post 5024547)
well, now that know where Waldo is, has anyone seen Carmen Santiago??....ehhehe..could not resist!
HE is a nice CLEAN looking gentleman, you did well!
Oh that is too funny!! lol

Waldo can come and visit FessieMae anytime! Do you think they'd make more crinkled machines like themselves? Ha
FessieMae is a brown crinkle finish White Rotary machine.

quilt addict 03-02-2012 11:59 AM
Originally Posted by BarbaraSue (Post 5024949)
Oh that is too funny!! lol

Waldo can come and visit FessieMae anytime! Do you think they'd make more crinkled machines like themselves? Ha
FessieMae is a brown crinkle finish White Rotary machine.
What color would the babie be???????

miriam 03-03-2012 03:03 AM
Is Waldo a 3/4 size machine?
Is Waldo heavy or light weight?


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