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06-03-2011, 03:23 PM

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Suzi

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Amazing ----- and I just found this quote on another blog about the Sears' machines: "For 20 years, from 1938 to 1958, the White Sewing Machine Company produced every Kenmore sewing machine. Since then, Sears has contracted with different manufacturers to make its sewing machines, mostly for economic reasons." HA! How 'bout that ..... learn something new every day!

Yep, lots of companies made the Sears machines.

Suzi, all this talk about clones or not clones is getting to be so funny! You guys have really nice machines, clones or not! Clones are a good thing not a bad thing. I have two clones I love, one is a Morse 15 clone pictured on page 929 here, the other one is an American 99 clone pictured on page 898 - I will post another picture -- the machine is fine now that we fixed it!

I am down to 32 machines -I just counted, that is after giving my DIL one, my SIL one, hospice one, and a DGD one!

Nancy

32 machines??? Great Heavens - where do you keep them all? Have you sewn on all of them?

Clone or not - I don't care as long as that perfect little straight stitch keeps coming from the one that lives here with me. I have 6 (as I mentioned earlier): an Arlington treadle complete with coffin top, a Singer Red-eye treadle, a Singer in a bentwood case, a New Home in a table, a Singer Stylist and my favorite - the Challenge. I know I'm going to keep looking but whatever I find will have to be super special 'cause I have no more room. Remind me that I said that when I find the next one .............

06-03-2011, 03:58 PM

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okiepastor

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Originally Posted by tomilu

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Machine count currently stands at approximately 15.

Kathie

I'm not telling how many I have, but it is Okiepastor's fault. Half of them are hers, lol.
Tommie

Ohhh, is it ok to blame someone else?

OK, I have seww many because its Deara's fault! She enables me... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: ...and we live clear across the states from each other. Imagine if we lived in the same city? :shock: :shock:

It is tomilu's fault cause I found out she fixes them!!!! They were just sitting in the living room minding their own business quietly waiting for "someday"......:lol: :lol:

06-03-2011, 04:01 PM

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chris_quilts

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I guess my approximately 15 are my own fault. I can hear them calling me and cannot resist their siren song. For me, the machines call louder and more insistently than chocolate! :D They also call louder than work for that matter.

06-03-2011, 04:17 PM

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greenini

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Gotta fess up, I bought a really nice 99 at an antique shop yesterday for $45...he had it marked $65 and I offered $45 and he took it, I know it's a fair price, but maybe I shoulda offered less? At least I sold my BL portable before I left so I'm netting out at 4 machines. Still on the hunt for a 301.