Vintage Sewing Machine Shop Machine Photos
03-25-2014, 06:41 AM
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Well...it sure is a clean machine! I think that Mark is onto something. Maybe it was used to make, or reinforce the toes of socks, und das is zer gut. (That's all I can remember from my high school German class...LOL)
~ Cindy
~ Cindy
03-25-2014, 08:30 AM
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My New Bernina...A Long Awaited Addition
I've been wanting an old Bernina forever and finally picked one up. I love the stitch regulator and the oversized light. I paid a little more than I usually do for a machine, but it came with the case and the accessories...and it's green. I had to have it.
~ Cindy
~ Cindy
03-29-2014, 02:53 PM
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Ron,
I don't know all of the model numbers for the old Bernina's. I think that this one is a 130. I know that the 117s are highly sought after and there are earlier models. I don't think they did that fancy stitch regulator after the 1960s and most were from around the 30s.
Update: OK, I wasn't going to vent. Really, I wasn't. I even took a full day and lost myself in trying to play my violin to distract myself. The long awaited Bernina arrived last night. The small, taped together box was soaking wet and falling apart. When I picked up the machine, water literally poured out of it. The base and case are completely smashed, the junction box is in pieces and I only found part of the bobbin case floating in the box. There was no protective padding around the machine, (however, they did pad up the accessories...thanks,) no box within a box, no foam, peanuts or otherwise, no plastic bag to prevent moisture from coming in. All this after I contacted the Ebay seller and kindly directed her to the Ebay guide for packing sewing machines and told her how common it was for machines to arrive damaged. In one ear, out the other. :::sigh::: It's salvageable, but it will take some doing. I'm hoping the motor still runs after all the moisture. The case and plug will have to be rebuilt. I know...I'm preaching to the choir. Thanks for listening. Now, back to sawing on the fiddle.
~ Cindy
I don't know all of the model numbers for the old Bernina's. I think that this one is a 130. I know that the 117s are highly sought after and there are earlier models. I don't think they did that fancy stitch regulator after the 1960s and most were from around the 30s.
Update: OK, I wasn't going to vent. Really, I wasn't. I even took a full day and lost myself in trying to play my violin to distract myself. The long awaited Bernina arrived last night. The small, taped together box was soaking wet and falling apart. When I picked up the machine, water literally poured out of it. The base and case are completely smashed, the junction box is in pieces and I only found part of the bobbin case floating in the box. There was no protective padding around the machine, (however, they did pad up the accessories...thanks,) no box within a box, no foam, peanuts or otherwise, no plastic bag to prevent moisture from coming in. All this after I contacted the Ebay seller and kindly directed her to the Ebay guide for packing sewing machines and told her how common it was for machines to arrive damaged. In one ear, out the other. :::sigh::: It's salvageable, but it will take some doing. I'm hoping the motor still runs after all the moisture. The case and plug will have to be rebuilt. I know...I'm preaching to the choir. Thanks for listening. Now, back to sawing on the fiddle.
~ Cindy
03-29-2014, 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by tropit
Ron,
I don't know all of the model numbers for the old Bernina's. I think that this one is a 130. I know that the 117s are highly sought after and there are earlier models. I don't think they did that fancy stitch regulator after the 1960s and most were from around the 30s.
Update: OK, I wasn't going to vent. Really, I wasn't. I even took a full day and lost myself in trying to play my violin to distract myself. The long awaited Bernina arrived last night. The small, taped together box was soaking wet and falling apart. When I picked up the machine, water literally poured out of it. The base and case are completely smashed, the junction box is in pieces and I only found part of the bobbin case floating in the box. There was no protective padding around the machine, (however, they did pad up the accessories...thanks,) no box within a box, no foam, peanuts or otherwise, no plastic bag to prevent moisture from coming in. All this after I contacted the Ebay seller and kindly directed her to the Ebay guide for packing sewing machines and told her how common it was for machines to arrive damaged. In one ear, out the other. :::sigh::: It's salvageable, but it will take some doing. I'm hoping the motor still runs after all the moisture. The case and plug will have to be rebuilt. I know...I'm preaching to the choir. Thanks for listening. Now, back to sawing on the fiddle.
~ Cindy
I don't know all of the model numbers for the old Bernina's. I think that this one is a 130. I know that the 117s are highly sought after and there are earlier models. I don't think they did that fancy stitch regulator after the 1960s and most were from around the 30s.
Update: OK, I wasn't going to vent. Really, I wasn't. I even took a full day and lost myself in trying to play my violin to distract myself. The long awaited Bernina arrived last night. The small, taped together box was soaking wet and falling apart. When I picked up the machine, water literally poured out of it. The base and case are completely smashed, the junction box is in pieces and I only found part of the bobbin case floating in the box. There was no protective padding around the machine, (however, they did pad up the accessories...thanks,) no box within a box, no foam, peanuts or otherwise, no plastic bag to prevent moisture from coming in. All this after I contacted the Ebay seller and kindly directed her to the Ebay guide for packing sewing machines and told her how common it was for machines to arrive damaged. In one ear, out the other. :::sigh::: It's salvageable, but it will take some doing. I'm hoping the motor still runs after all the moisture. The case and plug will have to be rebuilt. I know...I'm preaching to the choir. Thanks for listening. Now, back to sawing on the fiddle.
~ Cindy
03-30-2014, 04:27 AM
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Yes Mark, sad but true. How could someone so blatantly ship such a beautiful item off like that? It's sitting by the stove drying out and every time I walk by it I want to cry. I'm thinking of bathing it in Evaporust as a preventative.
I emailed the seller, but no response. I will definitely file a claim.
~ Cindy
I emailed the seller, but no response. I will definitely file a claim.
~ Cindy
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