Is it real, or is it a clone?
#1
Is it real, or is it a clone?
This machine looks like a 25 clone to me, but the seller says it has been in his family for generations, bought about 1920.
The selling price is $2580.00. It is in Athens, Greece. A serial number, JA91 4118 is stamped on the under carriage.
Any one able to find info on this? I'm getting blanks.
Here is the link.http://www.etsy.com/listing/12688693...sewing+machine
The selling price is $2580.00. It is in Athens, Greece. A serial number, JA91 4118 is stamped on the under carriage.
Any one able to find info on this? I'm getting blanks.
Here is the link.http://www.etsy.com/listing/12688693...sewing+machine
#2
It looks to me like the modern reproductions being made in India. They make treadles and handcranks also, for the market without reliable electricity. I sincerely doubt they cost that much, more likely a few hundred.
#5
It's not even worth $258.00 let alone $2580.00. And then risk getting a machine from Greece to the US ...
Perhaps the Greeks are exploring new ways to build their economy. Lord knows they need it.
Perhaps the Greeks are exploring new ways to build their economy. Lord knows they need it.
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In my opinion,
It's NOT rare.
It's not a collectible.
It's not valuable.
It's most certainly not antique. Antique is 100 years or more. This might have been 1950s, and I'm giving it a lot of leeway. It could have been made last week, in India.
I think the seller subscribes to the theory that there is a sucker born every minute. Don't buy it.
It's NOT rare.
It's not a collectible.
It's not valuable.
It's most certainly not antique. Antique is 100 years or more. This might have been 1950s, and I'm giving it a lot of leeway. It could have been made last week, in India.
I think the seller subscribes to the theory that there is a sucker born every minute. Don't buy it.
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