Been to the auctions and bought three machines
01-19-2016, 01:27 PM
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Been to the auctions and bought three machines
[ATTACH=CONFIG]540595[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]540596[/ATTACH] This is the VISTA
[ATTACH=CONFIG]540597[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]540598[/ATTACH] This is the Frister & Rossmann
[ATTACH=CONFIG]540599[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]540600[/ATTACH] I have no idea what this one is? Maybe a Willcox Gibbs clone or knockoff. Now how do I go about dating and identifying models? Appreciate any help you can give. I have found them on the internet, but no models or dates like with Singer.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]540597[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]540598[/ATTACH] This is the Frister & Rossmann
[ATTACH=CONFIG]540599[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]540600[/ATTACH] I have no idea what this one is? Maybe a Willcox Gibbs clone or knockoff. Now how do I go about dating and identifying models? Appreciate any help you can give. I have found them on the internet, but no models or dates like with Singer.
01-19-2016, 02:44 PM
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the "arched top" machine looks like a Gold Medal. If so, it dates to around 1880 or so. I am shopping for one of that as we speak! was that the "big auction site"?? if so, I must have missed it... Good find!!!
01-19-2016, 03:38 PM
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01-19-2016, 03:58 PM
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01-20-2016, 10:05 AM
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That little Vesta makes my heart sing - and long, and ache, and desire...
It's a beauty; the entire lot is beautiful, but that Vesta is the Besta! Does it want to move to North Dakota for a change of scenery?
It's a beauty; the entire lot is beautiful, but that Vesta is the Besta! Does it want to move to North Dakota for a change of scenery?
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