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Old 08-13-2013, 06:42 PM
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Originally Posted by auntpiggylpn View Post
This poor thing looks like the machine and the table were both hosed down with black spray paint. . . http://fortwayne.craigslist.org/atq/3996943943.html
That price better be negotiable with a picture like that in the ad!!
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Old 08-13-2013, 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by ArchaicArcane View Post
http://edmonton.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-...AdIdZ513208416

Though the cabinet is neat conceptually...
I like the design of the cabinet, too. But the wood (if it is wood) is awful. I want one in oak, maple, or other light colored hard wood, please.

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The Bristol looks like a 15, but is it smaller? Like a 3/4 15 or something?
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Sheluma, this one's for you: The manual is a 431, but that's not a 431.... looks like a chain stitcher though: http://edmonton.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-...AdIdZ512544196
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The Singer 600s & 603s can be good machines. They are closely related to the 401 and 500 internally in all but the bobbin winder. They are pretty much all metal machines. I can't get wild about the bobbin winder...
They don't have any plastic inside?
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Old 08-13-2013, 07:03 PM
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http://kansascity.craigslist.org/fuo/3988982776.html ~ I bought this for $10. It is missing the power cord from the cabinet to the outlet altho the seller swears she has it somewhere. Cabinet needs works, including veneer work, and needs major reconstructive work to be out back together so it'll hold together. Has a lazy Susan spool holder in the 1st drawer which the seller didn't know about. She did say she'd look for the cord but it takes a regular female end so hoping I can find something if the power cord decides not to be found. Could have also gotten a free kitten but DH said no emphatically.
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Old 08-13-2013, 07:15 PM
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Wow! Just those needles are worth 10x what you paid! And there's an old Singer seam guide still in the package! I like the cabinet. I hope the kitten finds as good of a home.

In the 4th picture, what is the part in the upper left?
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Old 08-13-2013, 07:32 PM
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I think this is the saddest featherweight I've seen.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-the-...item3f28268318
whoever has had ownership of this poor machine sure hasn't treated her right
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Old 08-13-2013, 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Sheluma View Post
Wow! Just those needles are worth 10x what you paid! And there's an old Singer seam guide still in the package! I like the cabinet. I hope the kitten finds as good of a home.

In the 4th picture, what is the part in the upper left?
Sheila, it's the bobbin winder. The needles are older milliner needles so don't know if they're for a machine or hand sewing. Will investigate more tomorrow. I love those old seam guides. Very handy. I think it was used to make clothes because there's tape like for a seam allowance but nit a 1/4 inch allowance. Nice attachments too. I am pleased with the purchase and hope the cabinet is salvageable.
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http://fortwayne.craigslist.org/atq/3973426585.html

this poor thing needs some love. . .
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Old 08-14-2013, 01:46 AM
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Originally Posted by chris_quilts View Post
Sheila, it's the bobbin winder. The needles are older milliner needles so don't know if they're for a machine or hand sewing. Will investigate more tomorrow. I love those old seam guides. Very handy. I think it was used to make clothes because there's tape like for a seam allowance but nit a 1/4 inch allowance. Nice attachments too. I am pleased with the purchase and hope the cabinet is salvageable.
Oh -- I hope there are some machine needles -- is this the machine that takes unusual needles?
This is part of the bobbin winder?
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Old 08-14-2013, 01:47 AM
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Originally Posted by auntpiggylpn View Post
http://fortwayne.craigslist.org/atq/3973426585.html

this poor thing needs some love. . .
Yeah, it needs to go to the SteveH machine hospital.
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http://ontario.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-s...AdIdZ495529391

"May need some repairs"? Um, what was their first clue; the gaping hole near the stitch plate? Or the tuft of toilet paper trying to stuff the thread spool holder?

That said, it does look like a cool machine.
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