Originally Posted by

Nice machine and a great deal!!!!

Congratulations!!!

Billy[/quote

Thanks, the serial number is not far from the one you mailed for Darcene. That one was EV950499, this one is EV952887. Don't seem to be able to find much about it.

Originally Posted by Lostn51

I know this guy he is in the service and when he was stationed over in Europe he would buy and fill containers full of these things and have them shipped back to the states on their tab! This is only a few of what he has and he has a lot of them and some really rare ones to boot. These are the okay condition machines and the vast majority of them are handcranks. Treadles were a novelty as such over in the UK and Europe because the flats were usually so small so the hand crank was the power source of choice.

He keeps coming down on them (they started around 8 or 9,000 dollars when he first listed them) but from what I hear he is a great guy to deal with when it comes to buying a machine.

But if you want to buy them for me to play with I am not arguing!!

Billy

Originally Posted by Crossstitcher

Billy, Here's the number I came up with on this Hilton. Model 566-44A, J-A-20, Ser# 3062. Here's a few pictures also. Got the book and attachments with this one and it uses cams so you can zig zag and make button holes. The machine is all metal even have the orginial price tag. It went at an auction yesterday for $5.00. Having a hard time making it sew the motor is really good but it won't pick up the bobbon thread and when it does it still doesn't sew it skips really bad. :cry: any suggestions? Thanks

Originally Posted by Darcene

So, does this make our machines sisters?
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Darcene

Originally Posted by Howard

Do you really have time to play ? LOL

Originally Posted by mannem

The number on this old Singer is too short to be listed anywhere, or at least where I could find it. Has anyone seen it somewhere? I am really curious.

Originally Posted by stefanib123

I love this color, its just too cute! Its a Sears Kenmore model 159.110, serial 5279. The motor has a model number also, and at first I thought that was the model of the machine itself. Its 5185. I think it's a child's machine? Its pretty small, but then again, its made very well, it seems too "advanced"(LOL) for a childs. What do you guys think? It's pretty dirty, I'm getting ready to clean it up.

Again, does anyone know a free place online to find older manuals? I have no idea where to oil this one. I probably wont use it, I mainly got it just to sit in my room since its sooooo cute!

Originally Posted by Lostn51

I believe so Darcene If you have the email or if you remember which page you machine is one then we will know for sure!!

Billy

Originally Posted by Darcene

See page 103-

Amazing isn't it? Here we are at page 220--why I remember back when this thread was just a few pages long......where has the time gone? Oh yeah, it was just a couple of months ago.....This has to be one of the all time most popular threads that I know of......Thanks Billy.....