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02-03-2011, 06:44 PM
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vm. thank you for responding to my message. As I found out when I went back and checked my no. again, the machine is made 1/6/20. I look forward to working with it and gleaning more info. on it.Jan
02-03-2011, 06:52 PM
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Vintage, I cannot send a picture at this time but will try to later.
She,singer,has covers front and back on bed to the right of the needle. I am pretty sure she is a 127.Jan
She,singer,has covers front and back on bed to the right of the needle. I am pretty sure she is a 127.Jan
02-03-2011, 06:53 PM
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Thank you for the welcome. I have enjoyed reading how the machines find their owners. I have 26 or so that have just had to be mine. Some I have worked on, some waiting, some that are just junk from a school sale of machines, but for a quarter apiece, I couldn't pass them up.
02-03-2011, 06:55 PM
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Originally Posted by kwendt
Originally Posted by Glenn
Looks like mahogony from the grain. It can be patched but I would wait until stripped to see. Glenn
A question for you, Glenn... I'm a little concerned about the wood screws going back into the old holes. I'm planning on using this Singer in this cabinet as a 'daily driver'. I'm afraid the screws won't hold... but be loose enough to work themselves out over time/use. I've heard various solutions to this problem - everything from daubing the holes with wood putty to wood glue. What do you think holds best?
02-03-2011, 07:01 PM
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Originally Posted by melinda1962
Thank you for the welcome. I have enjoyed reading how the machines find their owners. I have 26 or so that have just had to be mine. Some I have worked on, some waiting, some that are just junk from a school sale of machines, but for a quarter apiece, I couldn't pass them up.
02-03-2011, 07:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Glenn
Originally Posted by BoJangles
Originally Posted by purplefiend
I ordered a new reproduction hand crank and it arrived today.
I have an original also, the craftmanship quality of the new one is rather crude when compared to the Singer
part that came with my Singer 201K-4. I like using a treadle machine much better, but my granddaughters liked
using the handcrank much better.
Sharon W.
I have an original also, the craftmanship quality of the new one is rather crude when compared to the Singer
part that came with my Singer 201K-4. I like using a treadle machine much better, but my granddaughters liked
using the handcrank much better.
Sharon W.
Nancy
I love the hand cranks that I have they are really smooth and the paint looks so nice on them. The only gripe is that they do not have the wooden handle but the supplier I get these from told me they are made in Canada.
Billy
02-03-2011, 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by melinda1962
Hello! I am new to this forum and would not register until I had read the entire thread. Yes, every page. I have always loved old sewing machines, so I am glad to see that I am not alone in the world. I got my great grandmother's treadle when I was 14 back in 1976, and made it work then, and have continued to find new prizes regularly. I have enjoyed learning about other machines, and am looking forward to learning more.
Welcome aboard and I am glad you are here with us!!
Billy
02-03-2011, 07:12 PM
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About 3 weeks. I got carried away after reading the cleaning tutorials and had to take care of a Davis Model D in the midst of the reading. I had asked for a sewing machine reference type book for Christmas and found this site instead.
Wow you are diligent I will say that!! So how long did it take to read the thread anyway?
Welcome aboard and I am glad you are here with us!!
Billy
Originally Posted by Lostn51
Originally Posted by melinda1962
Hello! I am new to this forum and would not register until I had read the entire thread. Yes, every page. I have always loved old sewing machines, so I am glad to see that I am not alone in the world. I got my great grandmother's treadle when I was 14 back in 1976, and made it work then, and have continued to find new prizes regularly. I have enjoyed learning about other machines, and am looking forward to learning more.
Welcome aboard and I am glad you are here with us!!
Billy
02-03-2011, 07:19 PM
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BoJangles, Thank you so much for the manuel website. This is the book to my machine. It will be a great help. I haven't figured what all the pcs. in the drawers are yet and this is a great help for me. Can't do much today for we just got a call that my husbands sister just past away this evening. Look forward to catching up with you all at another time. Jan
02-03-2011, 07:47 PM
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Originally Posted by kwendt
Originally Posted by kwendt
Originally Posted by Glenn
Looks like mahogony from the grain. It can be patched but I would wait until stripped to see. Glenn
A question for you, Glenn... I'm a little concerned about the wood screws going back into the old holes. I'm planning on using this Singer in this cabinet as a 'daily driver'. I'm afraid the screws won't hold... but be loose enough to work themselves out over time/use. I've heard various solutions to this problem - everything from daubing the holes with wood putty to wood glue. What do you think holds best?
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