Vintage Sewing Machine Shop.....Come on in and sit a spell
02-06-2012, 05:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Glenn
This was my lucky day. Pat and I went out to eat and then stop by our favorite antique shop. I came home with a complete set of attachments for the my 319 including the plates and three needles in the original singer packet for 206x13 needles. It was only 4 bucks. I was a happy camper today. Thanks to Miriam I now scan do anything the manual says I Can.
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02-06-2012, 05:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Miz Johnny
Well of course I DO, but it is buried under a mound of machines and other stuff. I don't remember it being signed that way, and I'm having back issues, so it will be a while before I can get to it.
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02-06-2012, 05:13 AM
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Originally Posted by BoJangles
Miriam, I hope the lady just gave you the machine! You will work wonders on it I am sure!
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02-06-2012, 05:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Bennett
Well, stood outside in the chilly wind today and was the proud owner of the mystery Singer in the blonde cabinet I posted about earlier this week. Here she is:
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Yep, a 319w in green. Drawers packed full, cams, attachments, lots of fun stuff. There were actually 2 Singers there. One was newer (maybe 70s?, not sure). Anyway, I had some disks for the newer one and went over to the bidder that had won it and let them know I put the disks with their machine since I had no use for them. About 5 minutes later, the gentleman approached me and asked if I would like to re-sell the machine. He said he was supposed to have bid on the green one for his niece, who was the daughter of the original owner, but he won the wrong one. Well...geez, what could I do? I don't need it, I have no room for it, and another one will come along some day. Since I didn't have anything else on my ticket, I just let them pay for it.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]308931[/ATTACH]
Yep, a 319w in green. Drawers packed full, cams, attachments, lots of fun stuff. There were actually 2 Singers there. One was newer (maybe 70s?, not sure). Anyway, I had some disks for the newer one and went over to the bidder that had won it and let them know I put the disks with their machine since I had no use for them. About 5 minutes later, the gentleman approached me and asked if I would like to re-sell the machine. He said he was supposed to have bid on the green one for his niece, who was the daughter of the original owner, but he won the wrong one. Well...geez, what could I do? I don't need it, I have no room for it, and another one will come along some day. Since I didn't have anything else on my ticket, I just let them pay for it.
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02-06-2012, 05:22 AM
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I'm wanting to HC my 319. When I was down at Glen's we figured out how it could be done. I was just curious to know if he actually did it with his yet. The 319 does not have enough room for both a spoke wheel and a HC. The balance wheel has to be modified to accept the HC. Neither of us wanted to cut away the balance wheel of the 319. But we figured out we could take a balance wheel off another machine and notch or put in a metal piece to hold the HC arm in place. Putting in a piece of metal does require tapping a screw hole in the balance wheel to hold the metal on. http://www.treadleon.net/sewingmachi...k/fwcrank.html here is something I found. You do not have to build up the machine boss on the 319. The HC simply bolts on. A balance wheel is what needs to be modified.
02-06-2012, 05:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Bennett
I knew that apple core top was going to go out of my price range, so I took lots of pictures! It was a little wonky on the piecing (by hand), but it had pristine fabrics that looked to be from the early 40s to the 50s or maybe 60s. I was talking to the daughter, and she said it was her grandmother who had been the quilter. Her mother was into different types of crafts, so that might explain the tops that were put away and not finished.
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02-06-2012, 05:34 AM
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Originally Posted by footlooseman
I am in Ukraine with my friend and she knows that I love collecting vintage sewing machines.
The Soviets sure had some interesting sewing machines such as the Tikka (looks like a Singer 15) that was made in Finland, which I wanted to take home except it's a treadle and I can't see taking that on the airplane. [ATTACH=CONFIG]309118[/ATTACH]
Looking at one of their local websites I found what I think is a Singer 48K. Is it a 48K and if it is are needles easy to find? One other question, do you think I am a little crazy thinking about carrying this sewing machine on the airplane with me? [ATTACH=CONFIG]309119[/ATTACH]
The Soviets sure had some interesting sewing machines such as the Tikka (looks like a Singer 15) that was made in Finland, which I wanted to take home except it's a treadle and I can't see taking that on the airplane. [ATTACH=CONFIG]309118[/ATTACH]
Looking at one of their local websites I found what I think is a Singer 48K. Is it a 48K and if it is are needles easy to find? One other question, do you think I am a little crazy thinking about carrying this sewing machine on the airplane with me? [ATTACH=CONFIG]309119[/ATTACH]
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02-06-2012, 05:43 AM
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Originally Posted by miriam
I'm wanting to HC my 319. When I was down at Glen's we figured out how it could be done. I was just curious to know if he actually did it with his yet. The 319 does not have enough room for both a spoke wheel and a HC. The balance wheel has to be modified to accept the HC. Neither of us wanted to cut away the balance wheel of the 319. But we figured out we could take a balance wheel off another machine and notch or put in a metal piece to hold the HC arm in place. Putting in a piece of metal does require tapping a screw hole in the balance wheel to hold the metal on. http://www.treadleon.net/sewingmachi...k/fwcrank.html here is something I found. You do not have to build up the machine boss on the 319. The HC simply bolts on. A balance wheel is what needs to be modified.
Nancy
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02-06-2012, 05:55 AM
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Originally Posted by footlooseman
I am in Ukraine with my friend and she knows that I love collecting vintage sewing machines.
The Soviets sure had some interesting sewing machines such as the Tikka (looks like a Singer 15) that was made in Finland, which I wanted to take home except it's a treadle and I can't see taking that on the airplane. [ATTACH=CONFIG]309118[/ATTACH]
Looking at one of their local websites I found what I think is a Singer 48K. Is it a 48K and if it is are needles easy to find? One other question, do you think I am a little crazy thinking about carrying this sewing machine on the airplane with me? [ATTACH=CONFIG]309119[/ATTACH]
The Soviets sure had some interesting sewing machines such as the Tikka (looks like a Singer 15) that was made in Finland, which I wanted to take home except it's a treadle and I can't see taking that on the airplane. [ATTACH=CONFIG]309118[/ATTACH]
Looking at one of their local websites I found what I think is a Singer 48K. Is it a 48K and if it is are needles easy to find? One other question, do you think I am a little crazy thinking about carrying this sewing machine on the airplane with me? [ATTACH=CONFIG]309119[/ATTACH]
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02-06-2012, 06:05 AM
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As far as HC a 319 - I surprise myself with the HC - it IS what I learned on as a little kid though. I can't treadle worth beans. I find that the electric goes way too fast for me on some of the decorative stitching. I think the HC would be slow enough to get some good details. But I won't know until I get the thing to HC.
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