Well, I guess that put an end to the fabric wrapped around the top of the machine then, hey?

JC... :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

I love your machines. Thank you for sharing. I save all photos of machines and your beautiful machines have added real beauty to my collection. WoW!

Well, thanks for looking and appreciating my little darlings. I hope to get them all working eventually.. with Billy's help I hope..I hope he sticks around long enough for me to get them all going..

You really need to join the NeedleBar and get this machine out there for them to look at!!! Miller is the guy in the know about the W&W's and would love to see this machine!! I am thinking its going to be a significant machine and the condition is just wonderful!!

In fact all of your machines are beautiful and I have always loved the colors that Free used on their machines decals!!

But please go here and register and wait for the confirmation and post about the machine in the Early machines section.

http://needlebar.org/main/index.html

Billy

I am not going anywhere thats for sure, business is really booming here!!!

Billy

Billy, there is already a restored one on needlebar. I posted to the guy who did it to see if he would help me with the threading and such, but never received an answer so I gave up. I still have my logon over there I think.

I would go on again and PM Miller and ask him about the machine and how to thread it and so forth. He is super passionate about the W&W's and has several of them, even an Antebellum machine!!! I dont know if he was the one you tried to get a hold of but for a while there he and his wife were swapping places in the hospital quite regular. He is a wonderful guy and I love him like my own family and it doesnt sound like him to ignore anything about a W&W or someone showing an interest in one.

Billy

OK Billy, sorry to be a bother, but I havent had anyone to share and talk old sewing machines with in such a long time..

I really want to know about the little black one I bought at the auction today with the weird serial number...

and

I also have an old Singer that was used in a factory. So it is in a Singer factory table with a huge moter mounted on the frame, not the machine. I would really like to convert this to a domestic sized motor so I can use it. The big industrial motor is also a Singer. I went to an auction where they were closing a childrens clothing factory and could only buy one of the machines. So this one was my choice. The reason was that the table, machine and motor were all made by Singer AND it had a binding foot attached. I had never seen one of those.. I have the small binding foot for the domestic machines, but this one is much meatier. So, what do you think? Can I convert it? And if so, what should I do with that BIG motor? Is there any market for it?

Poke, poke, poke, bother, bother, bother, I know I used to do that to my brother all the time when we were kids.. Thanks in advance.

OK, Ill heed your advice and try again...thanks

This is a great subject and I love the answers and the help you are giving everyone. I have several old Singers. (Handcrank 127; (2) 301s; a treadle 15-; electric 66; (2) featherweights; 401; 403; 404 plus I'm looking for a 99 (or Spartan) to make into a handcrank. I'm sure I will learn a lot from reading your Vintage Sewing Machine Shop thread.


You wrote: "Personally I never give over $50 for a machine (with the exception of my Singer 12 MOP) but thats just me."

..thank you for saying that. I think that Singer sewing machines are beautiful and sturdy but it seems that uninformed people have inflated the prices to unreal prices. I can understand paying more when you have a machine that is in outstanding cosmetic shape and is in great mechanical shape, but I see people trying to sell machines that are all scratched up and in so-so mechanical condition for over $200. Unfortunately some people are being taken because they think since this is an antique, it must be worth the price. One person claimed on craigslist that "all" singer sewing machines are going for high prices so they expected to get high prices.
A high price depends on many variable including what machine it is and the condition it is in.

I have to admit that I have paid more than $50 for some of my machines, but I always had a good reason for it and I knew what it was worth. I believe I paid $120 for my 401. Everything else was under $100 and several of them under $50. I got one 301 at a garage sale for $5.

It is important for buyers to realize that not all of the Singer sewing machines are worth the same price of a featherweight in great condition or a treadle that looks brand new.