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02-01-2011, 11:51 PM

#9431

vintagemotif

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Originally Posted by Kathie S.

Cowgirl, I am close to you I am sure. IF you want you can pm me and we can get together and you can try my treadle. Kathie

One day we should all meet in the Stockton area. Nancy is somewhere close to there, and Penni lives there. I'm sure there may be others too.

02-01-2011, 11:57 PM

#9432

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Originally Posted by sewbizgirl

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Originally Posted by Glenn

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I like your lotus, I have a brown one made in Prussia in 1908. Picked up on the street in Germany in in 1978 on trash day. I use mine nearly everyday. Glenn

WOW! Mine was made in 1908, too, but in America. It has the old back clamping attachments, but I don't care. I will probably only ever straight st. with it, anyway. It's got a ton of attachments but they look like Greek to me!

;)

sewbiz, If you go to my post you can see a pic of my lotus. Glenn

Oooh, it's lovely. Your decals are in way better shape than mine, on the bed. My center decal is pretty wiped out, and someone painted black over a part of the bed border decal right at the front. :(

So, am I right in thinking the only dif between a lotus and a brown lotus is that little bit of red on the ends of the small flowers? Any other differences?

Here is the NB shot of the beds up close.
The brown lotus
http://needlebar.org/main~nb/singdecs/26a/index.html

lotus
http://needlebar.org/main~nb/singdecs/26/index.html

02-02-2011, 12:09 AM

#9433

luv2learn

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buslady,

Nancy shared a site that dates my machine, and probably yours if you don't already have that info. Just thought I share it with you if you missed seeing it. The site is http://community.webshots.com/user/arachnesobsession.

luv2learn

02-02-2011, 12:27 AM

#9434

vintagemotif

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Showbizgirl,

I think the lotus brown bed decals are more brown than orange on the outer edge of the bed decals. Mine look that way.

02-02-2011, 12:41 AM

#9435

sewbizgirl

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Originally Posted by sewbizgirl

So, am I right in thinking the only dif between a lotus and a brown lotus is that little bit of red on the ends of the small flowers? Any other differences?

Here is the NB shot of the beds up close.
The brown lotus
http://needlebar.org/main~nb/singdecs/26a/index.html

lotus
http://needlebar.org/main~nb/singdecs/26/index.html

I have stared and stared at those two photos and the only difference I can find between them is that the tiny green flowers have red tips on the brown lotus. On the regular lotus-- no red tip. The colors are pretty identical, to me.

Must... go...to....bed.....

02-02-2011, 04:54 AM

#9436

buslady

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Originally Posted by luv2learn

We have very poor interneet service at our home, short of satelite, which is too expensive for what i am home, so only have cell phone access. very hard to read and see, so i am waiting to go to daughters and use her dsl to look up my two white rotarys. am also looking for info on my domestic. project for snowday is to set up a book with pics, info, etc for each machine. since joining this boaed i have accumulated something like 11 new to me vintage machines. i think DH has given up trying to "save" me! my entire family, as well as friends, coworkers, employees, all think i've lost my mind. I insist it is just the opposite, it is what is keeping me sane! LOL thank you for the info.

02-02-2011, 06:10 AM

#9437

Lostn51

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Originally Posted by QuiltnCowgirl

Wish I knew someone with one so I could take it for a "test drive".

Just come on over to West TN and you can take any of mine for a test drive!!

Billy

02-02-2011, 06:16 AM

#9438

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Someone mentioned looking for a Minnesota treadle and I wanted to share this CL link in NJ http://newjersey.craigslist.org/atq/2180860949.html
Let me know if I can help. Annie

02-02-2011, 06:22 AM

#9439

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Someone mentioned looking for a Minnesota treadle and I wanted to share this CL link in NJ http://newjersey.craigslist.org/atq/2180860949.html
Annie

Wow, that is a deal.

02-02-2011, 06:29 AM

#9440

BoJangles

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Originally Posted by purplefiend

Nancy,
Your Free treadle and cabinet are just gorgeous! I haven't seen one with such pretty and intact decals before. :mrgreen:
One of my Singer treadles is powered by a set of Elgin irons made by The Free Company, they sit on top of a Singer coffin top table.
http://good-times.webshots.com/photo...45965719ZYGmCi
Sharon W.

Thank you!

Wow Sharon loved your Webshots. How many FW's do you have? I think I counted 4 or 5? You even have a FW table! I loved the dog pictures too! I don't think I could do what you did with the treadle -- I am not that innovative.

Nancy