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Originally Posted by ruby2shoes (Post 6161681)

You just wouldn't get one at that price over here in Australia...not in that condition.

Frudemoo (on this forum) bought one earlier this year (http://www.quiltingboard.com/vintage...a-t217276.html) and in Melbourne, number one city for over priced stuff. Hers is an older VS2 (1895), also with Sphinx decals in beautiful condition. She got (really, really) lucky on ebay, didn't you (I know you're reading this)? :). She paid about $100. You can get real bargains even in Australia if you look in the right places at the right times.
I know you love 99Ks: I picked one up two weeks ago at a collectables bazaar for $30, with original books and cover and in near mint condition! In fact there were so many beautiful sewing machines there that I had to stop looking (I bought the 99k and a 66). Dangerous place, I won't go there again (until I've made some space, that is :D).
Mike

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Originally Posted by ruby2shoes (Post 6161681)

Beautiful singer...can't believe how good the decals are and what a gift for the price you paid! You lucky, lucky duck. You just wouldn't get one at that price over here in Australia...not in that condition. You've done a lovely job of cleaning her up, I bet she feels so much better....so get her belt on and start treadling! Now, down to the real business, apart from my wanting your treadle (!!!), my husband wants your car! He also wants to know if it is the same model featured in some of the NCIS T.V series? I know, boys will be boys!

Thanks everyone for the kind coments.

Ruby2shoes: That's too funny! I didn't even think about the car when I was taking the pics. It's my husband's Dodge Daytona R/T. He bought it in Alaska and drove it home from there. The car was named by Dodge as "GoMango" and I guess that's where it gets the color. It's really a cool car and is numbered. Has a big Hemi engine and rides like a dream. Fun to drive also and will get up and go! Super fast. Lots of police cars are Dodges. He hardly lets me drive it. Sometimes I have to threaten him...LOL

You did a wonderful job cleaning her up. Now comes the fun part...learning how to treadle. I bought a treadle a year ago and I am having the best time learning. Enjoy the process!

Colleen

Update: I checked the serial number on my treadle and the date is: Sept. 23. 1924 and is a model 27. It says 35,000 were made. That makes this machine 89 years old! I'm loving it!! :D

Super nice, they sew great. :thumbup: