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Old 03-21-2011, 10:41 AM
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Originally Posted by tomilu
From Dumpster to Diva - well almost! After 6 hours of cleaning, this Singer 15-88 in a #22 cabinet looks sooo much better. There 2 small holes through the veneer on the inside lid and the outside of the lid has bad plant rash.
Tommie, what a beauty! What kind of goofball would throw that out??? :roll: :roll: :roll:

The cabinet is quite lovely. I hear that Howard's Restor-A-Finish will remove rings and water spots without having to strip and totally refinish the wood. You buy it in the wood color you need, such as oak, cherry, walnut... I have some to use on my old cabinets, but haven't gotten that far yet. ;o) I'm planning to use it on my dining room table, as well.
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Old 03-21-2011, 10:47 AM
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That is a beautiful machine and cabinet. Good job on the cleaning up. Very nice!!!

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Originally Posted by tomilu
From Dumpster to Diva - well almost! After 6 hours of cleaning, this Singer 15-88 in a #22 cabinet looks sooo much better. There 2 small holes through the veneer on the inside lid and the outside of the lid has bad plant rash.
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Old 03-21-2011, 10:58 AM
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Originally Posted by tomilu
From Dumpster to Diva - well almost! After 6 hours of cleaning, this Singer 15-88 in a #22 cabinet looks sooo much better. There 2 small holes through the veneer on the inside lid and the outside of the lid has bad plant rash.
Great Job!! I am glad you braved the dumpster and took the time to give her a good cleaning. Amazing what a little time and effort can produce :D
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Old 03-21-2011, 11:02 AM
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The cabinet is quite lovely. I hear that Howard's Restor-A-Finish will remove rings and water spots without having to strip and totally refinish the wood. You buy it in the wood color you need, such as oak, cherry, walnut... I have some to use on my old cabinets, but haven't gotten that far yet. ;o) I'm planning to use it on my dining room table, as well.[/quote]

I have Howard's, but not that product. Shall have to find some. Thanks for the tip.
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Old 03-21-2011, 11:18 AM
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Originally Posted by tomilu
From Dumpster to Diva - well almost! After 6 hours of cleaning, this Singer 15-88 in a #22 cabinet looks sooo much better. There 2 small holes through the veneer on the inside lid and the outside of the lid has bad plant rash.
Tommi, love your 15-88! Geeze, what a deal!

Nancy

And Sewbizgirl, thanks for the information on Howard's Restor-A-Finish! I will have to try that!
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Old 03-21-2011, 12:26 PM
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Someone in another thread just posted a red Brother machine from CL. It looks to be a 60s machine and still metal. I love red, so, of course, I'm drooling.
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Old 03-21-2011, 01:13 PM
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Thanks purplefiend for the pictrues.
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Old 03-21-2011, 01:27 PM
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Which thread? I love to look at the colored machines!!

Originally Posted by irishrose
Someone in another thread just posted a red Brother machine from CL. It looks to be a 60s machine and still metal. I love red, so, of course, I'm drooling.
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Old 03-21-2011, 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by tomilu
From Dumpster to Diva - well almost! After 6 hours of cleaning, this Singer 15-88 in a #22 cabinet looks sooo much better. There 2 small holes through the veneer on the inside lid and the outside of the lid has bad plant rash.
NICE save! Have fun with your new machine.
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Old 03-21-2011, 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by sewbizgirl
I have an opportunity to buy a vintage Kenmore exactly like this one:
http://www.ecrater.com/p/8732598/sea...achine-vintage
only in a nice cabinet...

It looks like an exact clone of a Singer 15. This is the only Kenmore I have seen that looks like this. Does anyone know anything about this model machine? I couldn't find numbers on the machine, at all.
I have one like this. Does yours have an oblong D with a S in the D on the underneath? Mine also says DSM Made in Japan on the column. Mine didn't come with a case though. I couldn't find any numbers on this machine either. But it is a pretty little machine.
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