Vintage machine enthusiasts, a question please
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I've been reading the Vintage machine thread from the beginning and have to admit that I have been bit by the bug myself. I think I even infected my husband. He even looks for them online now.
I have lots of sewing machines, and do not really need anymore, but, well, you know how that goes. I have bought a Featherweight and a 101-11. I keep looking all the time for more even though I really don't need them. I just love them.
So my question is ........What machine, brand and/or model do you wish you could find? I know we all want Featherweights, that is a given, but which brands,models or types are best to have? Or worth having. Is rarity a factor?
I really want to try to only get machines I can eventually use, not just have sitting around because they are pretty. I figure I can have both form and function.
I know it depends on what you want to sew with them. So that is something to consider as well.
I have lots of sewing machines, and do not really need anymore, but, well, you know how that goes. I have bought a Featherweight and a 101-11. I keep looking all the time for more even though I really don't need them. I just love them.
So my question is ........What machine, brand and/or model do you wish you could find? I know we all want Featherweights, that is a given, but which brands,models or types are best to have? Or worth having. Is rarity a factor?
I really want to try to only get machines I can eventually use, not just have sitting around because they are pretty. I figure I can have both form and function.
I know it depends on what you want to sew with them. So that is something to consider as well.
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Actually, the only vintage machine I ever wanted was an old treadle Singer. I just love how the metalwork of the treadle looks. Now I finally have one. Also have my grandmother's old Montgomery Ward in the basement but I don't think that qualifies as vintage (how old is old enough to qualify as "vintage").
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(how old is old enough to qualify as "vintage".
I have wondered that myself. I guess it depends on how old we are ourselves.
I would love to have a treadle too. My mom had one, but it was never in working order. The treadle part needed welded or something I guess, but the wood is beautiful. My sister has it and it has a place of honor in her home. She has no desire to ever have it fixed, but just likes it. I have told my sisters that I want mom's old Singer she bought when I was little. I remember her buying it brand new in the late 50's or early 60's. My dad still has it and still uses it for mending. Not sure what model it is.
I love the fact that some of us are saving these old machines from junkyards and restoring them to their original beauty and purpose.
I have wondered that myself. I guess it depends on how old we are ourselves.
I would love to have a treadle too. My mom had one, but it was never in working order. The treadle part needed welded or something I guess, but the wood is beautiful. My sister has it and it has a place of honor in her home. She has no desire to ever have it fixed, but just likes it. I have told my sisters that I want mom's old Singer she bought when I was little. I remember her buying it brand new in the late 50's or early 60's. My dad still has it and still uses it for mending. Not sure what model it is.
I love the fact that some of us are saving these old machines from junkyards and restoring them to their original beauty and purpose.
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Originally Posted by quiltingbee12
I think maybe it's 50 years or older. I currently have
***19 sewing machines *** - 9 treadles ***. ;)
***19 sewing machines *** - 9 treadles ***. ;)
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Originally Posted by Katia
how old is old enough to qualify as "vintage".
Billy
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I bought a featherweight last year and a Singer 301 recently. Love both. The advantage of the 301 is that it has a reverse lever, you can drop the feed dogs for free motion quilting and is the one of the first gear driven Singers.
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I have my grandmothers Singer treadle and I have it working. February, we had 3 feet of smow in Wash.DC and no electric for 4 days. Pulled it out by the window and sewed up a storm. It has a beautiful stitch and can go really fast doing "chains". Now, I have re-conditioned it even more, everything is available on ebay and my book on the Featherweight works on the treadle also.
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well I of course would love a featherweight but the machine I want the most is one I will never get.....my great grandmother's treadle. My mother would throw it away before she gave it to me. Oh how I would love to restore that machine. I'm not even sure what kind it is. I remember sitting there pretending to sew on it as a child though. It breaks my heart to think of it sitting there needing oil and not getting any! Other than that I'm not picky. I just feel such a sense of history with the old machines that I love them all. My emachine hasn't been touched in months now. Poor baby.
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