What to do with these two machines
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What to do with these two machines
My husband and I have had a running argument for many years as to the worth of these machines.
He was going to fix them but I guess his interest has wained. I'm not sure they are worth their weight in metal.
The one gold one moves freely and appears to be rust free.
The red one is very rusty and moves about half a revolution.
Please let me know if you have trouble accessing these pictures. And I will post them one by one on the fourm.
I am getting ready to have a garage sale and would like some input on as to how much to charge.
Thanks much....love to sew but just can't take on refurbishing now, we are getting ready to move and I'm not taking them with me.
click on link for Photos.
He was going to fix them but I guess his interest has wained. I'm not sure they are worth their weight in metal.
The one gold one moves freely and appears to be rust free.
The red one is very rusty and moves about half a revolution.
Please let me know if you have trouble accessing these pictures. And I will post them one by one on the fourm.
I am getting ready to have a garage sale and would like some input on as to how much to charge.
Thanks much....love to sew but just can't take on refurbishing now, we are getting ready to move and I'm not taking them with me.
click on link for Photos.
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#5
It appears there is no treadle, no motor, no handcrack so they are heads only. In my area you might be able to get 10-15 dollars for the red eye as home decor, but no guarantee there. If you could find someone who has interest in fixing up the other, it has nice decals so you might get a little more. In a limited market though, you could get stuck with both of them no matter how low you priced them. It all depends on whether someone takes an interest. The ones that get better money have already been fixed up--parts are all moving and there is some way to actually use the machine as well as attachments, manuals, and whatnot.
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At your yard sale I'd put the 127 up for $20.00 and the 66 for $10.00. They might or might not sell but that's a good starting point.
The 127 is really nice, the decals are far nicer than those on my example. The 66 looks good too, but it would take a good cleaning to see for sure.
Neither machine is too far gone to be refurbished and used. Both machines are electric motor or hand crank compatible, and they are standard size machines so cases are available.
All that's needed is a treadle cabinet or a case and some ambition. Well ....... a bit of money too, I guess.
Joe
The 127 is really nice, the decals are far nicer than those on my example. The 66 looks good too, but it would take a good cleaning to see for sure.
Neither machine is too far gone to be refurbished and used. Both machines are electric motor or hand crank compatible, and they are standard size machines so cases are available.
All that's needed is a treadle cabinet or a case and some ambition. Well ....... a bit of money too, I guess.
Joe
#8
Joe is right:Heads are hard to sell, but put it in a nice treadle cabinet and it'll walk out (if you do it, you may want to take it with you). Treadle cabinets are also almost worthless without a machine so I'd be on the lookout for one.
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Originally Posted by Steady Stitching
Thanks for all the input...i should have mentioned that I do have the tredle cases, he never refinished those either LOLk
Those I have seen either sit cos the prices are too high, or sell before I see the adds.
I see treadles all over the place, just not here.
Joe
#10
If you already have the cabinets, put them back together. An original pairing will fetch you a little more money, although I've put a 1910 model 66 into a deco cabinet and it still sold really quickly.
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