Vintage Sewing Machine Shop.....Come on in and sit a spell
07-10-2012, 03:15 PM
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nice finds charlee! i just luv the color of the sewing machine. and the quilt tops. there is a blue morse for sale on my local cl but not nearly as good a price.
http://stlouis.craigslist.org/for/3113187426.html
http://stlouis.craigslist.org/for/3113187426.html
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07-10-2012, 03:16 PM
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I feel like I just scored BIG TIME!! 
My big expenditure of the day? $17 for a Morse 15 clone. Pretty blue machine...but it's got a broken belt, so I can't *really* test it, but turning by hand it turns easily and makes a nice stitch, and plugging it in, the motor turns...I'm crossing my fingers and hoping for the best! That was at Goodwill.
At St. Vinny's (St. Vincent DePaul), for a whopping $1.75, I brought home a throw size quilt top, sampler style and adorable...and an about 24" Christmas tree wall hanging that needs quilted too. Oh! And a vest pattern.
So....I'm a happy camper right now.
My big expenditure of the day? $17 for a Morse 15 clone. Pretty blue machine...but it's got a broken belt, so I can't *really* test it, but turning by hand it turns easily and makes a nice stitch, and plugging it in, the motor turns...I'm crossing my fingers and hoping for the best! That was at Goodwill.
At St. Vinny's (St. Vincent DePaul), for a whopping $1.75, I brought home a throw size quilt top, sampler style and adorable...and an about 24" Christmas tree wall hanging that needs quilted too. Oh! And a vest pattern.
So....I'm a happy camper right now.
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07-10-2012, 03:48 PM
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Here's a 1900's Davis Burdick manual which is similar. Minnesota B and Burdick are the same machine. If your neighbor's "A" was made in 1908 it was made by Davis.
http://www.sil.si.edu/DigitalCollect...f/sil10-37.pdf
Jon
http://www.sil.si.edu/DigitalCollect...f/sil10-37.pdf
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07-10-2012, 03:54 PM
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07-10-2012, 04:01 PM
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Charlee I see you made a nice haul today nice machine and quilt tops. Lucky you
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07-10-2012, 04:06 PM
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07-10-2012, 04:33 PM
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Charlee, Looks as if today was a lucky day for you. All your finds are really neat. Way to go.
07-10-2012, 04:47 PM
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I have oiled the whole machine. I took it apart, bit by bit, to discover what moved and what did not. I have narrowed it down to the middle rod that runs from a gear on the right side over to the bobbin spinner on the left. The bobbin area does not move at all. All of the other parts move slightly when I move the hand-wheel, gently, back and forth. The needle bar was...is...stuck in the down position, but when I removed a few screws, I was able to unstick the needle bar, wiggle and lift it and removed the needle so it is no longer stuck in the bobbin area. That gear, that rod is the only thing that does not move. There wasn't a lot of lint, in fact, the machine looks pretty clean. The hair dryer sounds like a possibility. It does look, however, like a mouse had moved in for a while and stashed his seeds, but I got all that out. I really want to sew with this machine. The treadle runs SO smoothly.....
Question...when I do get it going...does a thicker lubricant go in the gear area? I think that's what I've read...or is that just for the newer machines with the plastic gears?
Question...when I do get it going...does a thicker lubricant go in the gear area? I think that's what I've read...or is that just for the newer machines with the plastic gears?
I had a machine with a turning problem. It had a mouse nest up in the arm. Turned it upside down and shined a light up there and there was a big old nest. I pulled out the balance wheel and the back round thing and got rid of the stupid mouse nest... Make sure the mouse is evacuated first... I want to know how she picked there to nest.
07-10-2012, 04:57 PM
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Charlee, I'm so glad you don't live around here... 
I picked up some kind of old Singer today - thing didn't want to turn. So I pulled out the bobbin case - had to tug on it... Then I tried to get the bobbin out - stuck good... The bobbin did not turn on the case. I think it was the wrong bobbin to begin with. I think someone got rid of that machine because they had the wrong bobbin. After I got that straightened out it was fine. Very little wear. I'm not sure what model it is - sort of a newer straight sew Singer with some plastic parts. I haven't powered it up yet but I am going to bet it is noisy. I figure if all else fails it has a new looking foot control and motor and it came in a nice cabinet with a very nice chair.
I picked up some kind of old Singer today - thing didn't want to turn. So I pulled out the bobbin case - had to tug on it... Then I tried to get the bobbin out - stuck good... The bobbin did not turn on the case. I think it was the wrong bobbin to begin with. I think someone got rid of that machine because they had the wrong bobbin. After I got that straightened out it was fine. Very little wear. I'm not sure what model it is - sort of a newer straight sew Singer with some plastic parts. I haven't powered it up yet but I am going to bet it is noisy. I figure if all else fails it has a new looking foot control and motor and it came in a nice cabinet with a very nice chair.
07-10-2012, 05:24 PM
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WHA...???? You don't want me to live close by you Miriam???? How come? Sheese....first I'm a "tightwad" and then she tells me she doesn't want me around!! (~hanging head to hide a grin~)
This Morse has a few issues...the nut on the stitch length lever has to be tightened all the way to keep it from falling when the machine is going.... (I got a STRONG rubberband to test with....I don't recommend it, but it kinda worked for a minute or two....before it wound around the motor pulley several times! ) I think it's going to be a good machine anyway... I like it...
This Morse has a few issues...the nut on the stitch length lever has to be tightened all the way to keep it from falling when the machine is going.... (I got a STRONG rubberband to test with....I don't recommend it, but it kinda worked for a minute or two....before it wound around the motor pulley several times!
) I think it's going to be a good machine anyway... I like it...
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