Antique Store Find - 99
09-15-2011, 08:43 PM
#21
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Texas
Posts: 6,395
Wish I still had my mom's. Only difference was the shape of the stitch length lever. Great machine. Will sew just about anything. I "helped" hem cuptowels sitting on mom's lap about 1950 or so. Made many of my own clothes in HS, including a prom dress. Then years later made my kids costumes, covered my couch, etc. You'll not be sorry you got that beauty.
09-16-2011, 12:53 AM
#24
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: FL
Posts: 7,084
That's a nice find. It's always good to have the electrical checked on the older machines. I was given a 201 that someone wanted out of their house. I cost me less than $100 to have it cleaned, rewired, new foot pedal. I thought it was well worth the money.
09-16-2011, 04:21 AM
#30
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Indianola (south of DSM), IA
Posts: 250
I probably have it's twin sister - made in NJ in 1956 - and I LOVE it!! It's the machine I use first, unless I'm garment sewing. Congrats, you'll not reqret it. Oh, I got mine this past summer on craigslist. It was listed for $100 and I got it for $90. Best $90 I ever spent!
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