Vintage Sewing Machine Shop.....Come on in and sit a spell
04-30-2012, 02:47 PM
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04-30-2012, 02:48 PM
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Quiltncowgirl and I bought one of these exact cabinets & VS2s last year. This is the one where she took the machine & I took the cabinet, but later we decided they had to be together and she found me another cabinet and we traded. She now has the original cabinet & VS2 back together, and I have a straight leg Singer treadle with a 15 in it that my hubby refinished.
04-30-2012, 02:50 PM
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Right now I am consumed with my new Davis NVF and my other old ladies that need some work. I couldn't take on another machine right now if I had the $$...and that's tight too!! Oh well. We can dream and drool, right?? LOL
04-30-2012, 02:57 PM
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04-30-2012, 03:33 PM
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04-30-2012, 04:40 PM
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Hello...I'm new here...I live in the TX Panhandle, I'm a quilter and have just started "collecting" vintage machines.
I have a Singer 15-91 in her original desk, a Morse 6500 in his original plastic carrying case (I'd love to find his cams!!!), a Singer Merritt 2404 in her original desk, they all work wonderfully and a couple others that need a little work. A couple of the others are even in their original desks too!! I seem to like the machines from 60's and 70's...the colors are fantastic, the designs are a little more wild, and the chrome is fun too.
I started getting these machines because I tend to "murder" the new machines within a year of thier young lives, they're just not built like they used to be. I know they have a warranty, but there's not a repair shop close enough to take them to, and the cost to repair plastic is crazy! I love the thrill of the chase when I see these machines at garage sales. I live in a very rural area so I don't have all the other great places to find machines like others do. I might have to start repairing and selling these babies to support my quilting and machine buying habit lol.
I hope to hear from anyone else that has vintage machines, maybe someone has a Morse 6500 they could share cam pics with, I love that teal machine, he's my jean quilt workhorse =). Maybe I could learn some tips and tricks from the rest of the group with using vintage machines to quilt. Those pics are very inspiring!
I have a Singer 15-91 in her original desk, a Morse 6500 in his original plastic carrying case (I'd love to find his cams!!!), a Singer Merritt 2404 in her original desk, they all work wonderfully and a couple others that need a little work. A couple of the others are even in their original desks too!! I seem to like the machines from 60's and 70's...the colors are fantastic, the designs are a little more wild, and the chrome is fun too.
I started getting these machines because I tend to "murder" the new machines within a year of thier young lives, they're just not built like they used to be. I know they have a warranty, but there's not a repair shop close enough to take them to, and the cost to repair plastic is crazy! I love the thrill of the chase when I see these machines at garage sales. I live in a very rural area so I don't have all the other great places to find machines like others do. I might have to start repairing and selling these babies to support my quilting and machine buying habit lol.
I hope to hear from anyone else that has vintage machines, maybe someone has a Morse 6500 they could share cam pics with, I love that teal machine, he's my jean quilt workhorse =). Maybe I could learn some tips and tricks from the rest of the group with using vintage machines to quilt. Those pics are very inspiring!
04-30-2012, 05:15 PM
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Well, I just wanted it to look a little different. I wanted it to look more like the blue metallic paint on the machine. So, I first painted it a metallic blue that didn't match enough. So, then I needed to either paint it black, or do something else, and so I went with the silver. It did not come out as glossy as the sample at the craft store, despite following directions. But, that's OK. It's not great art, or a valuable antique, so it is just for fun!
When I get the hand wheel drilled i will figure out how to post a picture. Laura
When I get the hand wheel drilled i will figure out how to post a picture. Laura
04-30-2012, 05:17 PM
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I found some goodies in one of the drawers
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04-30-2012, 05:18 PM
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and I found a manual - each color is a different page
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04-30-2012, 05:24 PM
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