You've just gotta love the 'Little Old Ladies' (3/4 size or smaller vintage machine)
#71
What was the reasoning behind the crinkle finish? I remember during WWII they used black instead of chrome on parts, etc because of the shortage to metal during the war. Was the crinkle finish made during the war?
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and to the originator of this question, post #26 in this thread shows some 128's in Godzilla, or krinkle finish, and there are better pictures of them in my Album. I happen to find them "purposeful and understated" and you don't have to worry about restoring the decals or smoothing the finish on them.
Dan
here is a "hybrid" i made with "Khrome and Krinkle"
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]327405[/ATTACH]Wow, you guys I love all the 3/4 sized machines! Especially, the little 3/4 sized Japanese 15's!
Alright, I won't show all of mine since most have been shown here already, but I have a Spartan, Singer 99, several featherweights (which are really 1/2 sized) a 128 with Victorian Decals and two others (a little 99 made in Occupied Japan that I need to take a photo of) and my little New Home T No 3 - I think it is a 3/4 size! I will go measure it!
Nancy
What about the little Wilcox and Gibbs? They certainly aren't full sized![ATTACH=CONFIG]327403[/ATTACH]
Alright, I won't show all of mine since most have been shown here already, but I have a Spartan, Singer 99, several featherweights (which are really 1/2 sized) a 128 with Victorian Decals and two others (a little 99 made in Occupied Japan that I need to take a photo of) and my little New Home T No 3 - I think it is a 3/4 size! I will go measure it!
Nancy
What about the little Wilcox and Gibbs? They certainly aren't full sized![ATTACH=CONFIG]327403[/ATTACH]
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#76
Welcome Christine-! Hope you feel right at home here.
Nancy, I love your little New Home T, number 3. Have you made anything with it? Your Wilcox and Gibbs is darling too!
Nancy, I love your little New Home T, number 3. Have you made anything with it? Your Wilcox and Gibbs is darling too!
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#77
Wheeler Wilson 9 Handcrank
Here is "Half Pint", my half size Wheeler Wilson 9 hand crank machine. It is made where it could be placed in a treadle and used as a treadle machine as well. The base is 10-1/2" x 6-1/2". The throat is 5" long and 5-3/4" tall. The overall size of her carrying case is 15" long x-1/2" wide x 12" tall. The machine and base weighs 20 lbs. She was made before 1905 when Singer bought out Wheeler Wilson.
One picture shows her sitting by a Featherweight that I am restoring.
Texas Jan
One picture shows her sitting by a Featherweight that I am restoring.
Texas Jan
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Is that Wheeler & Wilson a needle feed? Can't be - I see feed dogs. walking foot? It is an odd foot on there. I enlarged the pic by holding down the control key and hitting the plus key a couple times - I would love to play with that one. (You can shrink the screen back down by holding down control and hitting minus as many times as you hit plus)
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I'm enjoying seeing the smaller machines, especially the 15 clones. I have only had a few 99s cross my path, one I gave to my sister. I have another in the process of being fixed up, cabinet and machine are in rough shape. I intend to make her into a hand crank, but it will be quite a while until she's presentable. The one that got away for me was a little 128 in a treadle. I should have listened and jumped on that one! (As if I don't have enough to keep me occupied).
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