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08-04-2011, 05:28 PM

#21571

Cindy Lou Who

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Cindy, did you ever get the 15 clone you wanted?

Nancy[/quote]

Not yet and spending way too much time surfing ebay and goodwill looking besides keeping up with our board. But that's half the fun - like going on a scavenger hunt.

Did finally get my sewing room reorganized and cleaned up. Hoping to spend more time in there when I quit digging in the dirt this summer!!

Cindy

08-04-2011, 05:38 PM

#21572

vintagemotif

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I haven't seen the machine in person, I'm hoping it is nice!!All the decals in good condition. Plus, I have to arrange for one of my son-in-laws to go with me to pick it up. I hope it all comes together, and is acceptable to the seller.[/quote]

OR you could buy these two for the price of $250 or a bit more...or less if you talk them down.

A Singer:
http://modesto.craigslist.org/atq/2526296089.html

And A Davis NVF:
http://modesto.craigslist.org/atq/2526424570.html

Two for the price of one!!! I'm surprised to see another Davis so soon show up on CLs. I wouldn't pay $175 for the machine since last week one in a cabinet like this went for $65 in the Bay Area.

08-04-2011, 05:48 PM

#21573

lee231

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DD picked up a Minnisota A treadle at an auction today on the other side of the state. Will pick up that one and the Lake Shore she got two weeks ago on Thursday or Friday.

08-04-2011, 05:48 PM

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khlrkat

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i found a jcpennys 6401 sewing at a sale for 18.50,does any one know any thing about them , like how to thread it any how old it is thank you khlrkat

08-04-2011, 06:39 PM

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miriam

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II sewed on the dress I wore to first grade but couldn't write my own name - didn't do kindergarten - it's probably what's wrong with me...

poison ivy is not as weepy as yesterday - kind of crusty though

I didn't do Kindergarten, either. Back in the "olden days" :roll: :-D we started school in 1st grade. Maybe that is what was wrong with me when I was in the 8th grade I thought it would be fun to get out of doing school work by rubbing poison ivy leaves all over and between the fingers of my right hand :shock: :shock: :shock: Well, needless to say, I am 57 yrs old now but I can still remember the agony of the itch and pain that I experienced with fingers swollen, twice their size, from the rash. So, I feel your pain and hope that your poison ivy heals really quick.

I didn't do kindergarten either, but I did learn from others and got to explore outdoors. Watched my dad lay a patio with blue stone, fix his tools, mow a yard, chop a humongous tree down, and build a stone wall. Watched my mom cook, sew her own clothes, paint the house, and clean house. I climbed trees, road bikes, played in the stream down the hill, fished, collected insects, and picked blackberries for pies. Yup, much better than kindergarten.

Oh and in the summer I only wore shoes to church... had the run of the whole town, visited all the old people, threw tomato at cars and oh dear, got spanked... yeah and mom gardened, canned it all, breast fed her baby while keeping track of 3 other kids... sew clothes for all of us and taught Sunday School. I made my own doll clothes from scratch, made puppets from socks, baked cookies, dug holes almost to China in odd places, got spanked, played ball in the empty lot, rode a bike all over the neighborhood, read books, rarely watched tv, delivered papers, collected pop bottles and got 2 cents a bottle... actually went trick or treating in the whole town, played in the coal bin, got spanked, watched the old ladies tie quilts, attempted to tat, watched an old lady hook a rug... took out the church steps for the wood, got spanked... and so on... and when I grew up I homeschooled my kids and guess what my grand kids are homeschooled too. They have watched twin goats birthed, milked a goat, captured chickens, raised rabbits, cried when said chickens were killed, cried when rabbit escaped, etc. Oh and they rarely watch tv.

LOL... love your story of growing up. Before I got to the end my comment would have been that you were learning; and learning more than if you were in school (kindergarten). I homeschooled my five kids for over 17 years and loved it. By having the kids at home and teaching them; I learned a ton myself.

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Yup, I learned a lot, too. We started in 1982 in the Peoples Republic of Cincinnati... (well, we moved to Indiana - whole lot better...) and went for about 24 years... Actually do GKs count??? Yesterday my DD came over with the tribe. They were getting to her big time. I looked at her and I said, "Don't ya just wish ya could go get ya a real nice high stress job so ya could relax a while???" She said, "You used to say that..." We had a good laugh. I can't say my kids knew all that much when they left home. I can say they did know how to figure things out. I guess watching them gave me the courage to try to fix my own sewing machines. Raising my kids gave me courage to start my own business. Graduating without any honors and not knowing how to spell & not knowing all my math facts gave me confidence that I could do at least that well teaching my own kids - after all I did manage to teach him English before he was two... And I did learn to spell and I know my math facts and a whole lot more. The kids certainly have exceeded my expectations - in fact they just plain old amaze me sometimes.

I think I'm down to one major poison ivy ooze place!!! It's on my right arm - every time I move it oozes - just try and not move your elbow... My face is starting to look normal for me... The other places are looking somewhat better.

First of all... :lol: :lol: :lol: you crack me up! People's Republic of...

Hey, I started in 1982 also... it was actually illegal at the time but when the superindendent of schools met up with us he told us we were probably giving our kids a better education. That was an unexpected comment. I better get off my homeschool bandwagon. Haven't been up there for quite a while. :-D :-D Glad your oozing points are dwindling.

There were 6 families in Cincinnati... It sort of grew - we had problems... LOL Then one day, our superintendent got a bit of a jolt when my then 12 year old had to be tested in her office. He looked over her computer and said, "I bet I could shut down the whole place with this one..." We never had to go back - we moved to Indiana... just to make sure.

08-04-2011, 06:55 PM

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BoJangles

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Would anyone have a clue about this machine? It's a 15, I know, but it looks like one of the newer Taiwan ones, but in a bentwood case? This is confusing to me....????

http://www.shopgoodwill.com/viewItem.asp?ItemID=8330191

Janice that machine is one of the reproductions made in Taichung, Taiwan. They started making the ND to NY machines in 1963, but I'd bet that machine is much newer - like in the 1980's. Those repro's, where they tried to copy the original
decals, are kind of gaudy looking. Besides, the machine is not the workmanship/quality of the original.
http://www.servirem.com.ar/nueva.html

Nancy

Nancy, I'm confused on this one. I think the "motor number ... E143658" quoted in the ad is a typo and should be "model number". If that's the case then this is a Singer but model numbers starting with "E" have been lost. I think I'll send them an email and ask for verification.

Jan

They are probably right with the motor number being E143658. The machine has the # NL-K 103884, which would be consistant with the repro's made in Taiwan. You can always tell by those decals. They are never right, a little over the top! That machine is a repro. You will also find repro treadles that look the same. In my opinion a little gaudy. They tried to make them look like the early Singer's decals and all. Some people might like those repro's, but they are not quality machines.

Nancy

08-04-2011, 07:00 PM

#21577

BoJangles

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Cathy, Monica, Kathie, and Miriam I loved reading about the good 'ole' days of youth. I spent all my time on a horse or pretending to be a horse! I was not home schooled, but have some great memories of riding the bus into town to go to school, as we lived on a working cattle ranch!

Lee, very nice 99! Those 99s are great little work horses.

Nancy

My sweet GD (now almost 13) has enjoyed many hours of pretending she was a horse. She even had her Dad make extended front legs for her. He made about an 8" 2x4 with a flat piece of wood across the top so she could bend over and hold on to the extention and gallop with her brother on her back. She amused us with her realistic whinnee (spelling?)... She now has goats and a small horse to ride on.

How cute is that!!!!!!! A girl after my own heart!

Nancy

08-04-2011, 07:13 PM

#21578

BoJangles

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Cindy, did you ever get the 15 clone you wanted?

Nancy

Not yet and spending way too much time surfing ebay and goodwill looking besides keeping up with our board. But that's half the fun - like going on a scavenger hunt.

Did finally get my sewing room reorganized and cleaned up. Hoping to spend more time in there when I quit digging in the dirt this summer!!

Cindy

Well, if you were near me, I'd let you have my Morse 15 clone, but I am not shipping that baby - it weighs 200 lbs!

Nancy

08-04-2011, 07:19 PM

#21579

BoJangles

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Ok all, I got that Hitachi I have been talking about for the last couple weeks. It is a Hitachi, not a Necchi - I have no doubt about that. It has Hitachi written in long hand, embedded, or welded, or however they did it on the actual underneath part of the bed. It also has Hitachi written in metal on both ends of the treadle and in the middle of the treadle. There are needles and bobbins that came with the machine that have a price tag written in Chinese (I think, it is Chinese) in the drawer. The thing weighs a ton. Has a reverse bar. It also has a knee lifter for the foot. Here are some pictures.

Billy, Charlee, Miz Johnny, what do I have? I can't find anything on the inernet about a Hitachi Treadle anywhere! I know it must be an industrial machine. It has a full 9" harp space. The face is solid iron and heavy - almost dropped it when I took it off to oil the machine!

Hitachi and treadle

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Hitachi back, notice the bar to lift the foot

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Hitachi written on the ends of both sides

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Drawer full of needles and bobbins

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Hitachi written on under side of bed

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08-04-2011, 07:25 PM

#21580

deplaylady

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Well, if you were near me, I'd let you have my Morse 15 clone, but I am not shipping that baby - it weighs 200 lbs!

Nancy

I have a Riccar 15 clone that is up for adoption, too, but I have no idea how even begin to ship the thing. It runs good, just needs a belt (the one it has is on its last legs), but my sewing room is getting crowded!