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Old 12-01-2013, 07:06 PM
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We are magic!!! No just good friends who visit each other on occasion and we both have a love for these old machines. Plus my wife loves to shop in Indy
I like to shop in Indy too - it is one of my favorite things to do...
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Old 12-02-2013, 10:12 AM
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Hi crocee, as they say, ugly is as ugly does -- good for you Letty
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Old 12-02-2013, 11:32 AM
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder....................
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Old 12-02-2013, 11:38 AM
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder....................
This machine will be a real beauty one day soon.
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Old 12-02-2013, 08:31 PM
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I went out looking for a universal foot controller I could use on the Singer 15-91 I found a few weeks ago and came back with several, all on working vintage machines. I stopped at one last flea market before home just looking for one that was being sold as for parts that I could rob the controller off of. Back in the of the place I spied a couple antique machines and ask about them since they didn't have a price. The guy said to make an offer so I did. The other machine will get its own thread. I offered the man $20 for BOTH machines and he accepted it, even carried them out to the truck for me.

This is an antique Singer # G5751388. From looking at the Singer date site it appears this machine was made in 1910. Its missing the shuttle and the bobbin but I can find those a bit later. This machine I gave
how's the project coming along ? would love to see what you've done with the machine so far.
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Old 12-03-2013, 01:43 AM
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I've been working on the Mason Rotary. I spoke to Whites yesterday and found that it was made in 1913, this was the ONLY year this machine was made. The Singer has been oiled to try to break up some of rust and gunk in it. From what I found under some of the dirt it has the Sphinx decal set and I'll be ordering a replacement since what is there is in bad shape.
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Old 12-03-2013, 02:21 AM
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Good for you!!!
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