amcatanzaro

Horse chestnuts = buckeyes. Here in Ohio they are lucky items.

Of course, we're all a little nuts.

And osage oranges (hard green things that look like brains) are the things that keep away spiders.

CanadianGirl

I think this might come in handy...(tongue in cheek)
http://ontario.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-s...AdIdZ546097900

ArchaicArcane

Fresh ones sure keep me away...
Some of the creepy crawlies in the basement sure make me think I might be willing to try one though.

Did they stop making the 66 back clamp in 1923, or was the last set of serial numbers that would use them allocated in 1923? There are machines too that took years to leave the factory, hence why you see 1948 machines with centennial decals on them.

mlmack

Wasn't the centennial in 1951?

Sheluma

I thought horse chestnuts were poisonous, so I looked it up. Turns out they can be used to make soap or shampoo. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aesculus_hippocastanum

Yeah, could have been repossessed, too. I'm surprised that Singer didn't change out the presser bar, though. Or maybe that was an option available for an extra charge. Or, maybe they were of the same mind as some modern-day collectors -- Machines should be kept in their original state and should be outfitted only with the attachments available at the time of manufacture ;)

Good point. I don't know the serial number cutoff. Maybe Cathy knows. I think the price points to Cathy's explanation, though. I think prices always went up, in absolute dollars. Adjusted for inflation they did go down. But $45 was a lot of money in 1925. Maybe the $7 allowance was for cash. The brochure I have says "Liberal discounts for cash."

Sheluma

Yes. I think she means that some machines manufactured in 1948 would not be sold until 1951, at which time they would get the centennial badge.

mlmack

So much for my reading comprehension.

purplefiend

This one is in St. Louis,MO. They must have really good stuff to smoke there. The treadle cabinet looks like it may have been out in the rain.

http://stlouis.craigslist.org/atq/4177004734.html

mlmack

"The black enamel paint is in very good condition with no damage other than some faint wear."

Really? Doesn't look very faint to me, unless they think the areas where there is still paint are where it is worn.

miriam

enough faint wear to make me faint... at least at the price.......