Vintage Sewing Machine Shop.....Come on in and sit a spell
05-30-2012, 05:15 PM
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I really wish folks posting on CLs would show the machine. Here is another with picture of just the ornate cabinet.
They state Golden machine...like what is a "Golden" machine. Is it a badged National?
http://lancaster.craigslist.org/atq/3027890084.html
They state Golden machine...like what is a "Golden" machine. Is it a badged National?
http://lancaster.craigslist.org/atq/3027890084.html
Guess some figure a sewing machine is only good for setting knick knacks and TV's on top of.
I WISH / DREAM ebay and CL sellers would write the "obvious" serial numbers in their descriptions such as Davis, Singer, and others.
Jon
05-30-2012, 05:27 PM
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Can't wait to see the pink/red sewing machine!! I just love the different colors of the un-Singers.
Happy Anniversary, Charlee (and William)! A toy sewing machine would be my guess on the gift.
Happy Anniversary, Charlee (and William)! A toy sewing machine would be my guess on the gift.
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05-30-2012, 05:58 PM
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Better guess would be Frister and Rossmann though, on second thought.
05-30-2012, 06:11 PM
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Thanks Melinda! And no...not an F&R, altho I might have chosen that one before I knew that this one is harder to find here in the States! 
You're on the right track tho....it's German....
You're on the right track tho....it's German....
05-30-2012, 06:11 PM
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Another clue: It was made in Altenburg, East Germany.
05-30-2012, 06:21 PM
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You know, I've never been able to get the front open on my NVF. I had started to decide it wasn't a drawer, and was just a trim piece. Any one have a picture of that drawer open, so I can figure out where to tap? Laura
05-30-2012, 06:23 PM
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05-30-2012, 06:36 PM
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I knew that machine had your name on it!
Your true red one will find you one day - when you least expect it!
Your true red one will find you one day - when you least expect it!
Well, I purchased that (red) Japanese Sterling that all the hub bub was about yesterday. It really is not 'red' but a dark pink. Still a cute machine, though. I thought maybe it had faded from red to pink, but no this machine was painted a dark pink. Even the cord and motor are pink. It has a manual, which is nice as they usually never do! It is complete - bobbin winder and all - nothing missing nor broken. The only thing I can see that needs replacing is the bobbin winder tire. I won't have time for a few days to clean and oil the machine. I am busy right now on something else. I will post a picture in a couple days, when I have the time to really clean it, oil it and try sewing with it.
I am thinking, though, it is fun to have a machine with some color! Something besides, black, white, or mocha!
Nancy
I am thinking, though, it is fun to have a machine with some color! Something besides, black, white, or mocha!
Nancy
05-30-2012, 06:42 PM
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Candace got it! It is a Köhler. Not quite as early as those, This one is from the 40's or early 50's and it does have some cosmetic issues. Here are the "before cleaning/before restoring" pics. William is rather mortified that I didn't at least dust it before pics...I told him that y'all have seen dust before!! 
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05-30-2012, 06:45 PM
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And yep! That treadle pedal is wood!!
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