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08-23-2011, 06:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Lostn51
Originally Posted by jljack
Here's a Davis VF in a treadle cabinet in Grandville MI Goodwill
http://www.shopgoodwill.com/viewItem.asp?ItemID=8449619
http://www.shopgoodwill.com/viewItem.asp?ItemID=8449619
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I need to clean my Leader before I buy any more treadles. What do I use to loosen up the irons? They will move, but are very stiff.
08-23-2011, 06:30 PM
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Originally Posted by sew wishful
Originally Posted by Miz Johnny
Here it is on ebay:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vtg-Singer-S...item23134a2e92
Hope springs eternal. . . .
you and me both. I'd be in hog heaven if I got that for any of mine :lol:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vtg-Singer-S...item23134a2e92
Hope springs eternal. . . .
Originally Posted by miriam
Originally Posted by Miz Johnny
Shoot, I'd be listing everything I owned if I could get those prices!!
Originally Posted by miriam
[I wasn't trying to track you down or anything. I simply google searched on CL and it came up...
08-23-2011, 06:36 PM
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Originally Posted by irishrose
Originally Posted by Lostn51
Originally Posted by jljack
Here's a Davis VF in a treadle cabinet in Grandville MI Goodwill
http://www.shopgoodwill.com/viewItem.asp?ItemID=8449619
http://www.shopgoodwill.com/viewItem.asp?ItemID=8449619
Billy
I need to clean my Leader before I buy any more treadles. What do I use to loosen up the irons? They will move, but are very stiff.
08-23-2011, 07:19 PM
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Did anyone notice that this thread has as many pages as the MAIN page? 1526
08-23-2011, 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by tomilu
Originally Posted by grannysewer
This is my latest pretty. A friend gave her to me since she needed the space.
08-23-2011, 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted by jljack
Originally Posted by Miz Johnny
Half case Wheeler and Wilson; probably a 4 or 5. I have one in my basement. . . .
Originally Posted by jljack
So here's a really interesting looking machine on CL at the California coast. Can't tell what it is from the pictures, but looks VERY InTeresting!! The top folds back to make a shelf? Can't really tell. But I can tell from the treadle that it's OLD!!
http://slo.craigslist.org/atq/2552187797.html
What do you think?
http://slo.craigslist.org/atq/2552187797.html
What do you think?
08-23-2011, 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by lee231
Did anyone notice that this thread has as many pages as the MAIN page? 1526
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08-23-2011, 08:19 PM
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Originally Posted by wesing
Don't ask me why, but I have been admiring the little Singer 185 for a while now. I found one on CL and after a long drive today I now own one in very good condition. The case is a bit scruffy, but I can live with that. I'm too tired to mess with her tonight, so I'll have to download a manual and check her stitches tomorrow. Is there anything I need to know about her? BTW her name is Julie, after the owner's mom, and also my GGM.
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08-23-2011, 09:43 PM
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I went over to a friends house and she showed me her pre 1900 White Treadle. The hand wheel turned freely and the irons moved easily. Her needle bar did not move. Any idea on what the problem could be or how to fix it. Kathie
08-23-2011, 11:03 PM
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Hum, Just one sewing machine?!
My Singer 201 in treadle - parts are easy to find, it sews a beautiful stitch top and bottom, the quietest machine I have ever sewn with, treadles quiet too, can quilt with it, piece with it, sew clothes, and I love the classic look of it.
Now if you ask because you are looking for just one machine, I say go for a Singer 401(e-machine) if you don't wish to treadle a machine. It's a nice machine with a pretty stitch ( almost equal to the 201's stitch) that also does some cute decorative stitching. I prefer treadles, but I do like my Singer 401.
But I plan on keeping all my machines, like forever. :)
My Singer 201 in treadle - parts are easy to find, it sews a beautiful stitch top and bottom, the quietest machine I have ever sewn with, treadles quiet too, can quilt with it, piece with it, sew clothes, and I love the classic look of it.
Now if you ask because you are looking for just one machine, I say go for a Singer 401(e-machine) if you don't wish to treadle a machine. It's a nice machine with a pretty stitch ( almost equal to the 201's stitch) that also does some cute decorative stitching. I prefer treadles, but I do like my Singer 401.
But I plan on keeping all my machines, like forever. :)
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