Vintage Sewing Machine Shop.....Come on in and sit a spell
#9601
Originally Posted by kwendt
VM! What a GREAT story/find! How wonderful! Congrats on your 201 find!
I also just thought of something to tell all my good friends here at VMS: a short time ago, I answered a craigslist ad about 3 vintage/antique Singer machines a lady was selling. On one, the decals looked... odd. Very garish/colorful. The S/N was also very odd. Looked like an old machine. With help of some on this site, I was able to find out that it was NOT a vintage/old machine, it was of new manufacture. The lady was also billing her FW as antique.... but I wasn't buying it. I emailed her back and without accusing her of anything, informed her that her one machine at least was a copy or new manufacture and was not a vintage Singer at all. I didn't hear back from her. Last week, she posted the same ad again, the same pictures of the machines, again as antique/vintage. So be careful, be wise and educated! That's why I LOVE this site!
Nancy
#9602
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Could someone go back on page 640 and tell me about the machine I finally got a picture uploaded to.
#9603
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Oh while I am thinking about it here is the newest "keeper" in my collection. The reason I said that was because I bought another machine yesterday that I am going to sell on here once I figure out what I am going to do with it. You know the whole repaint or leave well enough alone.
Anyway it is an Eldridge "B" and the best I can tell it was made in 1885. It can not be any later than 1886 but I have a real good friend Annie looking at a bunch of photos of the machine with the serial to help me out in getting the exact year.
Billy
Anyway it is an Eldridge "B" and the best I can tell it was made in 1885. It can not be any later than 1886 but I have a real good friend Annie looking at a bunch of photos of the machine with the serial to help me out in getting the exact year.
Billy
#9604
Originally Posted by BZ quilting
Could someone go back on page 640 and tell me about the machine I finally got a picture uploaded to.
Nancy
#9605
Originally Posted by BZ quilting
Could someone go back on page 640 and tell me about the machine I finally got a picture uploaded to.
#9606
Originally Posted by Lostn51
Oh while I am thinking about it here is the newest "keeper" in my collection. The reason I said that was because I bought another machine yesterday that I am going to sell on here once I figure out what I am going to do with it. You know the whole repaint or leave well enough alone.
Anyway it is an Eldridge "B" and the best I can tell it was made in 1885. It can not be any later than 1886 but I have a real good friend Annie looking at a bunch of photos of the machine with the serial to help me out in getting the exact year.
Billy
Anyway it is an Eldridge "B" and the best I can tell it was made in 1885. It can not be any later than 1886 but I have a real good friend Annie looking at a bunch of photos of the machine with the serial to help me out in getting the exact year.
Billy
Love the machine Billy!
Nancy
#9607
Originally Posted by Lostn51
Anyway it is an Eldridge "B" and the best I can tell it was made in 1885. It can not be any later than 1886 but I have a real good friend Annie looking at a bunch of photos of the machine with the serial to help me out in getting the exact year.
Billy
Billy
#9608
Well everyone I got my Free up and running yesterday, page 627! She sews so beautifly, very smooth running VS machine. I think, I may have to make a quilt with that one! She won't go fast no matter how fast I treadle, she has a set speed, reminds me of a pony the kids had named Banjo - he had one speed in all gaits, slow even in a lope/canter. He did not have a gallop at all. This would make accuracy very easy on piecing. I think I will call my Free Banjo!
Nancy
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Originally Posted by BZ quilting
Could someone go back on page 640 and tell me about the machine I finally got a picture uploaded to.
I love yours and it looks so new!!
Billy
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Nancy my Eldridge will be really nice once I get finished with it but it came with all of its accessories, that to me was well worth the $40!!
Your Free is so pretty and I ma glad to hear it is up and running! Now are you going to make a quilt on it? You know that is an unwritten law around here make at least one quilt or something on each of your machines that you have from start to finish. :thumbup:
Billy
Your Free is so pretty and I ma glad to hear it is up and running! Now are you going to make a quilt on it? You know that is an unwritten law around here make at least one quilt or something on each of your machines that you have from start to finish. :thumbup:
Billy
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