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01-16-2013, 06:33 PM

#2261

jennb

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Originally Posted by AshleyR

Don't all go running after this one at once! We can draw straws or something to see who gets to take this deal home: http://nashville.craigslist.org/atq/3446517782.html
then I saw this one: http://nashville.craigslist.org/atq/3465928312.html
But I think this one is the one my husband wants me to get: http://nashville.craigslist.org/bar/3527435594.html

Even though I am not into swingers..that looks like a nice condition 201 and I'd be seeing if I could get that one! (no swinging though...i have my standards!)

01-16-2013, 09:26 PM

#2262

Mizkaki

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In 1969 Dodge made a car called a Swinger.Back then I remember thinking that is was the coolest car ever.

This Swinger is a 66, sometimes easy to mistake for a 201. The bobbin case retainer extending off to the right is the give away clue. As is the white tip on the stitch length lever almost hidden on the front of the machine.

Cathy

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Originally Posted by jennb

Even though I am not into swingers..that looks like a nice condition 201 and I'd be seeing if I could get that one! (no swinging though...i have my standards!)

01-16-2013, 10:33 PM

#2263

miriam

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Originally Posted by Mizkaki

AH so it has a reverse! I was also thinking the light is on the back so it had a good chance of being a 66.
Anybody seen Rain's blog? He has info on how to ID a bad CL ad photo machine: http://vssmb.blogspot.com/search/label/find%20%27em

01-17-2013, 08:35 AM

#2264

wesing

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Originally Posted by AshleyR

The 1st one looks like they dredged it off the bottom of the Mississippi River. I agree with your husband - the "Swinger" is the winner in this group.

Darren

01-17-2013, 09:16 AM

#2265

SteveH

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this one DID come from the bottom of a river...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Early-1900s-...item20ceb04125

and the worst part is I WANT TO BUY it... (I am not, but I want to....)

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01-17-2013, 09:30 AM

#2266

ArchaicArcane

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Quote:

Originally Posted by SteveH

this one DID come from the bottom of a river...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Early-1900s-...item20ceb04125

and the worst part is I WANT TO BUY it... (I am not, but I want to....)

I wonder if it was thrown in on purpose, during the war. Could it have been down there that long and look like that?

01-17-2013, 10:46 AM

#2267

SteveH

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i have to say that what bothered me the most is the idea that in order for it to look like that it had to be in a fairly anaerobic state... either buried in REALLY dense silt, or in a river with a VERY low oxygen levels...

if the price was more like 50-75 I would take up the challenge of restoring that baby...

01-17-2013, 11:23 AM

#2268

ArchaicArcane

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Originally Posted by SteveH

What if it had been brand new, and was being shipped somewhere and dropped off the boat? Depending on packaging, it may have had a better than average chance at preservation.... I guess the same would be true of someone packaging it to take it with them somewhere....