There are four Bentwood cases. Three contain Singer 128's and one had a 201. OF the four Bentwood cases three of them look like this! :eek:

Gahhhhhh. Should sand off... right?

No idea yet Anastasia. Sometimes you don't know whether to laugh or cry!

Hahaha. Sorry that's a laugh. That can't be serious! Surely somebody did that on purpose thinking they were being cutesy! Not!!! Lol. You have some nice machines there. I would love to take that Redeye off your hands. :p

You must feel like you are in a wonderful dream you don't want to wake up from! Congrats!

I would say that by some beautiful time-warp, you got a chance to pre-view heaven, right here on earth.

It's exciting for me to page through and see the photos too. :) When I am out there with them it's still a lot to deal with. I haven't posted the really bad ones. In many cases even what appears to be bad might be a diamond in disguise. I have ones like this Singer 15, that is coated in grime--is that cigarette smoke? But I rubbed a bit with sewing machine oil and it started to come off. The decals look intact underneath as long as I can clean it without damaging them. The garage was not airtight, and critters certainly visited a few that were placed low to the ground too.

Price not mentioned, I'm betting the 301 and 201 have as much value as you paid. The rest is dream-land gravy. Wow, I'd be like you, not knowing to laugh or cry. You're work is cut out for you. Enjoy.

Wow, what a find! I have people tell me all the time, If I see one, I'll give you a call. Glad it worked out for you! Seems like you are having fun going thru them. Good Luck with your hunt!

Looks like it's the clear lacquer coating (sorry if that's not the right word) coming off.