Scratching initials on sewing machine?
I just picked up my 1st Singer 201-2, got it running. The bobbin case was miss-assembled, the timing and needle bar were off. Well and good, and fixed. It sews like everything I've ever read about a 201. Even my 90 yr old mom was impressed, which is not easy to do.
Anyway, long story longer, this machine has various initials scratched into the bed, marring an otherwise very decent machine. This one's a keeper, but I'm curious. What's up with this? Is this a "thing"? Or just random vandalism? |
Probably just a kid obsessed with marking things. There are lots of kids that can’t resist putting there initials in fresh cement too.
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My 201-2 the the name Pat scratched into it. I agree with Tartan, probably just a kids doing.
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I'd say kids as well. When my son first learned to write his name I'd find it everywhere. He knew better than write it on something of value so nothing on my sewing machine.
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In the 60’s or 70’s there was a lot of people with CB’s and special car radios. I remember they were often stolen out of cars in our area (NY/NJ). Police recommended putting your name and even social security number on them. A friend of mine had a big and expensive entertainment tv, stereo, radio thing. Her 5 year old proudly carved his name on it do no one would steal it. Years later it is a funny story but it wasn’t when it happened.
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Crayons and chalk have often shown up on the bottom sides of cabinets.
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Originally Posted by leonf
(Post 8294893)
Crayons and chalk have often shown up on the bottom sides of cabinets.
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Originally Posted by leonf
(Post 8294893)
Crayons and chalk have often shown up on the bottom sides of cabinets.
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LOL Reminds me the time when I gave my old dining room table to a local group and when the guys turned it over to load, it looked like an art canvas on the bottom of the table. My two girls would write and draw on it under the table. I never knew.
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I think it was in the 70s that they recommended engraving SS numbers on anything of value in case of theft. Of course you would want to do it in a "hidden" area. I actually found a sewing machine with a serial number engraved on the front lip of a machine.
Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do. |
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