Vintage Sewing Machine Shop.....Come on in and sit a spell
03-19-2012, 08:44 PM
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Hi Denise! Welcome to the Vintage thread! 
I might be mistaken, but thought that the white FW machines were made in the 60's...the oldest FWs were made in 1933, making them 79 years old. What is the serial number of your machine?
I might be mistaken, but thought that the white FW machines were made in the 60's...the oldest FWs were made in 1933, making them 79 years old. What is the serial number of your machine?
03-19-2012, 09:19 PM
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Denise,
The "white" Featherweight machines were only made from about 1964 to 1968. Sorry to say they are all under 50 years old. They are cute as a bug and will look great displayed in your vintage studio. Congratulations.
I bought mine new in May 1969 for $88.00 plus about $4.00 in taxes. I made payments of $5.00 a month. I still have the original sales receipt.
Cathy
The "white" Featherweight machines were only made from about 1964 to 1968. Sorry to say they are all under 50 years old. They are cute as a bug and will look great displayed in your vintage studio. Congratulations.
I bought mine new in May 1969 for $88.00 plus about $4.00 in taxes. I made payments of $5.00 a month. I still have the original sales receipt.
Cathy
Originally Posted by Denise_the_Quilt_Lady
This is my favorite machine. LOL. It is in wonderful condition in spite of it's age. Light, and easy to carry, sews perfect straight lines. and will look nice displayed in my soon to be studio which will have a vinage look to it. This machine once belonged to my 83 year old mother's aunt. She bought it when she was in her 20's. I'm guessing it is about 90 years old.
03-20-2012, 05:32 AM
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Originally Posted by vintagemotif
Thank you Charlee!!! I say it's a foot. I also once saw a young guy on youtube draw designs with thread on fabric without any foot or spring- very impressive.
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03-20-2012, 05:36 AM
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Originally Posted by nurseknitsLaura
Nancy- I only teach informally. I am mostly self taught, but did take a class from Gwen Marston and Freddy Moran. I figure that a machine is made to do work, and as long as I am not asking it to work above it's capacity in power, I should be able to get it to do what I want it to. I learned just about everything on my 201, if I had had a 15 first, I might be singing it's praises. I find that every machine I work on or use gets compared to the 201. it is my favorite in a herd of 20 or so. The phrase that helps me the most when FMQ is this: "hot foot, slow hands", meaning I run the machine quite fast and move my hands more slowly. Laura
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03-20-2012, 05:38 AM
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Originally Posted by J Miller
Nancy,
That one came through just fine. Thanks. Looks like you have a lot of cleaning to do on that one.
Joe
That one came through just fine. Thanks. Looks like you have a lot of cleaning to do on that one.
Joe
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03-20-2012, 05:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Denise_the_Quilt_Lady
[ATTACH=CONFIG]321187[/ATTACH]This is my favorite machine. LOL. It is in wonderful condition in spite of it's age. Light, and easy to carry, sews perfect straight lines. and will look nice displayed in my soon to be studio which will have a vinage look to it. This machine once belonged to my 83 year old mother's aunt. She bought it when she was in her 20's. I'm guessing it is about 90 years old.
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03-20-2012, 06:00 AM
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Originally Posted by vintagemotif
Finally found the video! The guy doesn't use any foot.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...v=WkZfXWSFWFk#!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...v=WkZfXWSFWFk#!
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03-20-2012, 06:12 AM
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This looks like a fun little machine to own. Cathy, how old do you think this machine is for real? http://sacramento.craigslist.org/atq/2909291637.html
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03-20-2012, 06:13 AM
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Aha, I found you all. I think the video has been speeded up, and the machine isn't running at top speed all the time, but it is still amazing!
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03-20-2012, 06:41 AM
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Originally Posted by BoJangles
Yes, Monica, I have seen that too; but it is just so dangerous! Candace has already sewn her finger twice! That spring thing looks like a fun thing to play with just for the heck of it; but to me - it just looks too dangerous - an accident waiting to happen just like sewing without a foot!
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