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Nancy - Someone on a collector's board linked me to this: http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...62576881KNhqLm according to the description (rectangle slide plates, wooden access door to the left, and no "FR" in front of the serial number) it's a White Family Rotary dated between Sept 1903 and Feb 1906.
It has to be post 1900 because there are several patent dates on the slide plate, the most recent being 1900 ETA: the main site http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...78886693lsIAUe |
Nancy - I also found this on the site you linked me to
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...62576881wJOCMI which is 1904 and looks just like mine ETA I take that back - mine does not have the T shirt plate, and from the gallery - it said 1904, once you're on the picture, it said 1908. If not for the T shirt plate, that looks almost exactly like mine. |
Thanks guys for the warm welcome, its good to be back and when I get around to it I will start taking photos of the machines that I have gotten in the last few months. I might even start another PDA for you to keep up with the fun things going on in my household. My daughter destroyed a $3000 race transmission in her hot rod last week racing so now daddy has to build a new one for her.......... :D
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Originally Posted by BoJangles
(Post 5383446)
Welcome home Charlee!
Well I took 8 machines to a community yard sale today at our local quilt store and I sold 5 of them! I was really glad to be able to cut my herd down a little as it was getting out of hand! I also ended up bringing one home! A really cute little tan and brown Sewmor zig zag machine. The lady with the machine practically shoved it in my car - she just gave me the machine and cabinet so she wouldn't have to haul it home! Anyway, I sold 2 Japanese 15's - the blue Morse, and a black Electra. I also sold a 99 hand crank - it went to a really good home! I had a New Home Light Running machine, and a Pfaff that is not really a Pfaff - it was made after Pfaff sold their name - that also sold! So I took 8 machines, came back with 4 counting the Sewmor given to me! I was happy! Now I can get some more of the ones I really like! Oh and Candace it was great seeing you today! Nancy I'm so glad you popped out of class when you did, because I was not planning on going behind those closed doors and interrupting your class. Looks like you had a good time and were getting Christmas projects done early! I bought about 12 yds. of fabric for backings (from the store) and 3 spools of King Tut thread at the Barn sale. So, I found some things to bring home with me. |
I'll never complain when my hubby wants to go to a gun shop!! At one shop, the shop owner's mother brought in a Singer 401A for him to give to me. At some time my hubby had told them that I liked vintage sewing machines.
All I know about the 401's is the fact that they are a slant machine. I did download the manual for it, so I'll have to study that. Does anyone have any extra slant attachments they want to sell, also the cams for it? I just got the machine and the zigzag foot and one bobbin. I see that it is a 66 bobbin. Am I still better off using the 66 bobbins from sew classic than the ones that Singer has out? Any extra help on this machine will be appreciated. Thanks |
on cleaning irons:I use black shoe polish. The paste kind. I use rust converter first, the kind that turns the rust black. I have heard of using stove polish as well, but have never found any to try. I like the machine to not look too new, so i have never repainted irons. If I came across some that had been painted white or another color, I might just paint over them black rather than strip the pint, but so far i haven't had to face that. Laura
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Originally Posted by Janis
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I'll never complain when my hubby wants to go to a gun shop!! At one shop, the shop owner's mother brought in a Singer 401A for him to give to me. At some time my hubby had told them that I liked vintage sewing machines.
All I know about the 401's is the fact that they are a slant machine. I did download the manual for it, so I'll have to study that. Does anyone have any extra slant attachments they want to sell, also the cams for it? I just got the machine and the zigzag foot and one bobbin. I see that it is a 66 bobbin. Am I still better off using the 66 bobbins from sew classic than the ones that Singer has out? Any extra help on this machine will be appreciated. Thanks |
Originally Posted by BuffaloNickels
(Post 5383543)
Nancy - I also found this on the site you linked me to
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...62576881wJOCMI which is 1904 and looks just like mine ETA I take that back - mine does not have the T shirt plate, and from the gallery - it said 1904, once you're on the picture, it said 1908. If not for the T shirt plate, that looks almost exactly like mine. The correct name for your machine is a White Rotary (without the word Family) Texas Jan |
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Originally Posted by nurseknitsLaura
(Post 5383772)
on cleaning irons:I use black shoe polish. The paste kind. I use rust converter first, the kind that turns the rust black. I have heard of using stove polish as well, but have never found any to try. I like the machine to not look too new, so i have never repainted irons. If I came across some that had been painted white or another color, I might just paint over them black rather than strip the pint, but so far i haven't had to face that. Laura
Nancy |
Originally Posted by Janis
(Post 5383708)
I'll never complain when my hubby wants to go to a gun shop!! At one shop, the shop owner's mother brought in a Singer 401A for him to give to me. At some time my hubby had told them that I liked vintage sewing machines.
All I know about the 401's is the fact that they are a slant machine. I did download the manual for it, so I'll have to study that. Does anyone have any extra slant attachments they want to sell, also the cams for it? I just got the machine and the zigzag foot and one bobbin. I see that it is a 66 bobbin. Am I still better off using the 66 bobbins from sew classic than the ones that Singer has out? Any extra help on this machine will be appreciated. Thanks Nancy |
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