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07-10-2011, 05:54 AM
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Originally Posted by jljack
Originally Posted by jljack
Now I can't wait to get home to see how this one made it...it's been somewhere for 9 days, so I am kind of anxious about it! :shock:
She is very very filthy!! Dirt and dust in every oil hole, and the whole body is dusty and dirty. It's going to take me a while to clean her up. She was born in 1909, but someone electrified her and put her in a 1950s case. All her wires are great. I still intend to put her back in treadle. Her decals are Lotus, and in really good condition. I'm HAPPY!!!
Ohhh!! I almost forgot to add...she is a back clamp, and guess what came with....a big box full of all kinds of attachments for her!!! I am really happy about that!!
07-10-2011, 05:55 AM
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Originally Posted by BoJangles
To those of you who think they need to 'time' a FW or any of the old machines, Billy has always said that it is nearly impossible to mess up the timing on those vintage machines. He has commented several times about people who think the timing is off -- and it is not off -- something else is wrong.
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07-10-2011, 06:30 AM
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Originally Posted by BoJangles
Originally Posted by tomilu
Mornin' all. DH and I are headed out to pick up a Singer 66 in a bentwood case. Looks pretty good on CL, but he says needs new wire. But that's ok, because I'm going to take the head out of the case, convert to a HC and ship to Afghanistan to a soldier.
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07-10-2011, 06:45 AM
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******To clarify what 'allottment' means for Miss Gigglewings and a few others, you realize when you look up a serial number for Singer machines and it say April 5, 1932, with 5,000 allotted that day - that just means the SN for that machine was given to that allottment of machines. It doesn't mean only 5,000 "models" were made. The model 15 was made from 1895 until 1957 with a few variations as the years went by.*****
The man who sold me the machine (91-15) yesterday said it is a direct drive and Singer only made that feature one time in its production history. (I get the idea <g> salesmen say what salesmen say - - it may or may not be correct information). At any rate, DD found the approximate date (she presumed) in the owner's manual. Since she simply glanced at the front page, she told me it was made some time in the 30's. I am not sure that I understand what your comment means. It doesn't really matter if I understand, but I do get curious <g>.
In my way of thinking - - the machine is something that a basic person can keep running, and that is good enough for me. I believe that the most I have ever paid for any of the machines I have bought over the course of the last fifteen years has been $40, with the exception of a White. I paid more for it because the person selling it needed money and I needed a machine. Because it isn't black, I have never even checked to see where the machine came from or if there are any significant features to it. I have to admit that I am so basic that my appreciation for a machine has to do with: will it stitch when I turn it on? If it doesn't, then I will keep it until I learn enough to either part it out or repair it. (which is another "some day" plan <g>).
All this rambling to finally figure out the question I need to ask for clarification:
Was the machine created on that date? or Was the machine authorized for manufacture on that date? <wave>
The man who sold me the machine (91-15) yesterday said it is a direct drive and Singer only made that feature one time in its production history. (I get the idea <g> salesmen say what salesmen say - - it may or may not be correct information). At any rate, DD found the approximate date (she presumed) in the owner's manual. Since she simply glanced at the front page, she told me it was made some time in the 30's. I am not sure that I understand what your comment means. It doesn't really matter if I understand, but I do get curious <g>.
In my way of thinking - - the machine is something that a basic person can keep running, and that is good enough for me. I believe that the most I have ever paid for any of the machines I have bought over the course of the last fifteen years has been $40, with the exception of a White. I paid more for it because the person selling it needed money and I needed a machine. Because it isn't black, I have never even checked to see where the machine came from or if there are any significant features to it. I have to admit that I am so basic that my appreciation for a machine has to do with: will it stitch when I turn it on? If it doesn't, then I will keep it until I learn enough to either part it out or repair it. (which is another "some day" plan <g>).
All this rambling to finally figure out the question I need to ask for clarification:
Was the machine created on that date? or Was the machine authorized for manufacture on that date? <wave>
07-10-2011, 06:54 AM
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Nancy,
Thanks we think Ray is pretty cute ourselves and after losing him at the campground for 5 days...a real nightmare!
I have been on the hunt for the 15-91 at a price I could swing, but the oil can was the clincher :lol:
Our VW camper has a tiny, teeny little fridge with 2 shelves at the top and 2 minute ice cube trays with plastic inserts. They are so cunning, as a friend of mine used to say, that they help sell the van, at least to us they did :wink: They are barely enough to cool down a small glass of something, but boy are they darling.
Thanks we think Ray is pretty cute ourselves and after losing him at the campground for 5 days...a real nightmare!
I have been on the hunt for the 15-91 at a price I could swing, but the oil can was the clincher :lol:
Our VW camper has a tiny, teeny little fridge with 2 shelves at the top and 2 minute ice cube trays with plastic inserts. They are so cunning, as a friend of mine used to say, that they help sell the van, at least to us they did :wink: They are barely enough to cool down a small glass of something, but boy are they darling.
07-10-2011, 07:04 AM
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If anyone is near Rollinsford, NH the antique for $10 might be worth a quick look!
http://nh.craigslist.org/atq/2448712132.html
This isn't as cheap, but that stool contents look like it's a possibility:
http://nh.craigslist.org/atq/2483394651.html
Cheap, but abused treadle in Pepperel (sp), Ma
http://nh.craigslist.org/fuo/2427267190.html
Looks pretty good
http://nh.craigslist.org/atq/2436466975.html
http://nh.craigslist.org/atq/2448712132.html
This isn't as cheap, but that stool contents look like it's a possibility:
http://nh.craigslist.org/atq/2483394651.html
Cheap, but abused treadle in Pepperel (sp), Ma
http://nh.craigslist.org/fuo/2427267190.html
Looks pretty good
http://nh.craigslist.org/atq/2436466975.html
07-10-2011, 07:33 AM
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Great video, but does it bother anyone else that she left the needle down and switched stitches? It's always the little things that get us.
It looks awesome! You mentioned that it might be able to be converted to treadle. I watched a YouTube video, the other day, with a Singer 319w converted to treadle. When I think of a treadle sewing machine I usually think of a black one but this SM is green and sort of "modern" looking. Check it out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7PVLI-LHDc
She also has a second video showing the treadle part of the machine as she sews.
:wink: :P :twisted: :shock: :-o
Originally Posted by cabbagepatchkid
Originally Posted by Weedwoman
Took pics of newly acquired Brother. I'm hoping they upload.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7PVLI-LHDc
She also has a second video showing the treadle part of the machine as she sews.
07-10-2011, 07:35 AM
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Two things I hear over and over re: FWs--one is to always make sure the "finger" of the bobbin race is in the right position in the needle plate, and that the TINIEST bit of thread or fluff caught in the bobbin area will cause the machine to bind up.
Originally Posted by BoJangles
Janice really glad to hear you finally got that Lotus!
To those of you who think they need to 'time' a FW or any of the old machines, Billy has always said that it is nearly impossible to mess up the timing on those vintage machines. He has commented several times about people who think the timing is off -- and it is not off -- something else is wrong.
With the FW, I'd start with a really deep cleaning. If the needle won't go down, it is usually something wrapped in or around the hook/race, bobbin case or even the handwheel having a thread behind the clutch!
I remember Billy talking about all the machines he gets that people think have timing issues and they don't!
Billy?
Nancy
To those of you who think they need to 'time' a FW or any of the old machines, Billy has always said that it is nearly impossible to mess up the timing on those vintage machines. He has commented several times about people who think the timing is off -- and it is not off -- something else is wrong.
With the FW, I'd start with a really deep cleaning. If the needle won't go down, it is usually something wrapped in or around the hook/race, bobbin case or even the handwheel having a thread behind the clutch!
I remember Billy talking about all the machines he gets that people think have timing issues and they don't!
Billy?
Nancy
07-10-2011, 07:39 AM
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I had a Franklin like the one in the first ad. It was a badged White Rotary, and had WONDERFUL Art Deco decals. The decals on the case were beautiful as well.
Originally Posted by greenini
If anyone is near Rollinsford, NH the antique for $10 might be worth a quick look!
http://nh.craigslist.org/atq/2448712132.html
This isn't as cheap, but that stool contents look like it's a possibility:
http://nh.craigslist.org/atq/2483394651.html
Cheap, but abused treadle in Pepperel (sp), Ma
http://nh.craigslist.org/fuo/2427267190.html
Looks pretty good
http://nh.craigslist.org/atq/2436466975.html
http://nh.craigslist.org/atq/2448712132.html
This isn't as cheap, but that stool contents look like it's a possibility:
http://nh.craigslist.org/atq/2483394651.html
Cheap, but abused treadle in Pepperel (sp), Ma
http://nh.craigslist.org/fuo/2427267190.html
Looks pretty good
http://nh.craigslist.org/atq/2436466975.html
07-10-2011, 08:58 AM
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Seen a 99k centennial model in thrift store this morning. Is in nice shape in a small blond cabinet, missing bobbin cover plate, has a few bobbins in the drawer, no attachments. Has a price tag of $32 on it. I'm thinking of putting in an offer of $25 on it. What do you guys think?
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