Meet 'Charlee', a 1920 Singer 66-1 (Pic heavy)
02-01-2012, 05:29 PM
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JMCDA,
Well, this girl is a bit self-concious about her appearance and is working hard to make herself presentable. :-)
Funny how fast you learn armed with knowledge and machinary in front of you, isn't it? I just ordered the belts and bobbin winder rings today so hopefully by next weekend I will be able to report I have actually used the machines. Wiping the drool off is getting old ;-)
I hope to post her picture this weekend so be watching.
best,
d
Well, this girl is a bit self-concious about her appearance and is working hard to make herself presentable. :-)
Funny how fast you learn armed with knowledge and machinary in front of you, isn't it? I just ordered the belts and bobbin winder rings today so hopefully by next weekend I will be able to report I have actually used the machines. Wiping the drool off is getting old ;-)
I hope to post her picture this weekend so be watching.
best,
d
02-01-2012, 05:32 PM
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Wowza!!!!! It came out beautiful 
. You mentioned polish. Which polish did you use to make her so pretty? Can't wait to see what your other machine is going to be 
Sure, they can be portable. Pictured below is one that I bought off of Craigslist and the woman's husband had made a box for it to sit in. This one is a handcrank but you could do the same thing with a red eye that has a motor.
. You mentioned polish. Which polish did you use to make her so pretty? Can't wait to see what your other machine is going to be Sure, they can be portable. Pictured below is one that I bought off of Craigslist and the woman's husband had made a box for it to sit in. This one is a handcrank but you could do the same thing with a red eye that has a motor.
As to cleaning her up, I went with Muv's recommendations all the way -mostly sewing machine oil (Singer), Maas metal polish and then some Mother's car polish as a 'finishing powder' ;-)
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deb
02-02-2012, 08:38 AM
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Congratulations!
Congratulations, you have a beautiful Red Eye!! She cleaned up so nicely and you are so blessed to find her. I have her sisters, a Pheasant head treadle and a Sphynx without a cabinet. Don't you just LOVE these old Singers? They are magnificent!
Pictures of them on my blog if you want to take a peek at them.
http://royllsister.blogspot.com/
Pictures of them on my blog if you want to take a peek at them.
http://royllsister.blogspot.com/
02-02-2012, 08:38 AM
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Congratulations!
Congratulations, you have a beautiful Red Eye!! She cleaned up so nicely and you are so blessed to find her. I have her sisters, a Pheasant head treadle ( 1901) and a Sphynx (1910) without a cabinet. Don't you just LOVE these old Singers? They are magnificent!
Pictures of them on my blog if you want to take a peek at them.
http://royllsister.blogspot.com/
Pictures of them on my blog if you want to take a peek at them.
http://royllsister.blogspot.com/
02-02-2012, 06:49 PM
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I have her sisters, a Pheasant head treadle ( 1901) and a Sphynx (1910) without a cabinet.
Pictures of them on my blog if you want to take a peek at them.
http://royllsister.blogspot.com/
Pictures of them on my blog if you want to take a peek at them.
http://royllsister.blogspot.com/
03-07-2012, 07:23 AM
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Hey Joe,
Think I hit 'Cancel' instead of 'Submit Reply' so if this come through twice, I apologize folks.
Stand down. Charlee's cool. That photo was taken the first night she was all cleaned up and put in 'her spot'. After all, she's got to earn her keep.
I attached a pic I just took so you can see what she has looked like since a couple of days after her debut. She's a busy girl and doesn't like to sit idle. She does has a fabulous stitch.
We good? Good :-)
best,
d
Think I hit 'Cancel' instead of 'Submit Reply' so if this come through twice, I apologize folks.
Stand down. Charlee's cool. That photo was taken the first night she was all cleaned up and put in 'her spot'. After all, she's got to earn her keep.
I attached a pic I just took so you can see what she has looked like since a couple of days after her debut. She's a busy girl and doesn't like to sit idle. She does has a fabulous stitch.
We good? Good :-)
best,
d
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