301 Trapezoid case
#11
Ahh nice memories huh? That's another thing I love about vintage machines..how they still up such nice memories of mothers and grandmothers happily sewing away.
#13
Aww that's a bummer. Maybe that's what happened with mine? I was thinking perhaps someone passed on and a daughter might have taken the machine but the case was tossed because no one else knew what it was.
#17
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Spring Hill, Tennesee
Posts: 497
A FW repair man recommends Safeguard soap, 1/2cake, still in the box for deodorizing. I put mine outside on sunny days. Sun seems to help the most. When the machine is out of the case, charcoal briquettes, well protected. Otherwise, they mail soil. Some have said Lysol spray, but that causes wetting, so follow with sunning, quickly. I don't carry my 301 in the case because it is too heavy for me.
#18
Thank you Donna. I tried sunning my Featherweight case this summer but it didn't make a big difference. It did reduce the smell though. It's far to rainy and cold here lately so I will give the soap a try.
#20
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Posts: 10,357
Bars of soap really do work. I have found the handmade/essential oil type the best. I also distribute them through my stash. By storing the soap this way it dries out a little and when you use it it lasts longer.
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