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Need info, what's a vertical feed?

Lee231,
Very pretty 201! She looks to be the same age as my Randi does. I have a 1936, was an original hand cranked machine, now it a treadle. The grand kids like the hand crank better.
Sharon W. in Texas

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Originally Posted by lee231

Need info, what's a vertical feed?

It has no feed dogs....the fabric is moved by the presser foot. :)

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Originally Posted by sew wishful

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Originally Posted by BoJangles

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Originally Posted by lee231

DD picked this up at an auction, 2 of 2 Minnesota 'B'
$20 Today she inform me that she spotted a National Two Spool for $30, will have to go look at that one, she says it in rough shape.

That Minnesota will clean up great!! Can't wait to see it. Did you get the 2 spools? Talk to Bojangles...she has 1 or 2.

Yep, I have two of those great Two Spools and I love them both. Monica, Vintagemotif, also has two of the Two Spools. We both use our Two Spools for all our piecing. The Two Spool makes it so easy to piece first because you have two spools of thread so your time spent changing the bobbin is greatly reduced, and second that original foot on the Two Spools is exactly 1/4"! How can you beat that!

Nancy

Probably a dumb question, but why, oh why, did they quit making two spools??? Seems to me they should have been the wave of the future. Crazy! I get so tired of sewing and getting into it and finally notice three feet back I ran out of bobbin thread! Happens way too frequently!

I totally agree with that! It seems like the large(huge) bobbin would have been a very good idea indeed!
I was sewing flying geese units for a double sawtooth star yesterday and sewed 2 blocks without any bobbin thread.
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Originally Posted by purplefiend

The serial on mine is AF983860, turns out to be about 1941. Can't believe how smooth it sews.

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I hate it when that happens...:mrgreen:

I wonder what this machine is?

http://boston.craigslist.org/nos/hsh/2551039443.html

There should be a separate thread showing mystery Craigslist machines...lol

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Originally Posted by lee231

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The serial on mine is AF983860, turns out to be about 1941. Can't believe how smooth it sews.

The 201 is the quietest machine I own. When properly oiled, it hardly makes a sound. :-D

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Originally Posted by cabbagepatchkid

I wonder what this machine is?

http://boston.craigslist.org/nos/hsh/2551039443.html

There should be a separate thread showing mystery Craigslist machines...lol

I do think that is one of the worst pictures of a machine that I've ever seen. :roll:

A Featherweight 221 for sale for only $50.00 in Johnston, RI, for anyone in that area.

http://providence.craigslist.org/atq/2556466737.html

It does have some flaked paint on the front side but it doesn't look like it affects the sewing surface.