Vintage Sewing Machine Shop.....Come on in and sit a spell
Originally Posted by LindaR
does anyone know what this is... :roll: antique walking foot...I bought 13 attachments for the back clamp singer and this was in it...lots of attachments I probably will never get into. thats the stitches the treadle is doing after got it all cleaned up and running. She is a trooper.
Well....I'm back from a couple of days in Eastern Oregon/Idaho.
Not much luck on the junkin'...to my mind, they wanted outrageous prices for the few machines I found, and I didn't find much in the way of notions at all...with one exception. I found a combination thread box, pincushion, scissor holder in the shape of a bird. (The scissors form the bird's bill...it's pretty cute)
I did find a really pretty Damascus treadle, in good shape and nice cabinet...they wanted more than my budget would allow tho, so it's still in Idaho. :( It was HARD to leave that machine behind!!
Not much luck on the junkin'...to my mind, they wanted outrageous prices for the few machines I found, and I didn't find much in the way of notions at all...with one exception. I found a combination thread box, pincushion, scissor holder in the shape of a bird. (The scissors form the bird's bill...it's pretty cute)
I did find a really pretty Damascus treadle, in good shape and nice cabinet...they wanted more than my budget would allow tho, so it's still in Idaho. :( It was HARD to leave that machine behind!!
Sorry you didnt find anything :( But hope you had fun anyway!
Thanks! We had a good time Abby!
Oh...and that Martha Washington cabinet with the White did NOT come home with me....too many issues... :(
The one machine that DID come home with me was the 15-91 that my brother in law found for me at a yard sale for $5... rusty...handwheel turns, needle doesn't move...probably a parts machine. ~sigh~
Oh...and that Martha Washington cabinet with the White did NOT come home with me....too many issues... :(
The one machine that DID come home with me was the 15-91 that my brother in law found for me at a yard sale for $5... rusty...handwheel turns, needle doesn't move...probably a parts machine. ~sigh~
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Originally Posted by jljack
Here's another 1917 (approx) National Sewing Machine Company machine badged for a retailer. It's a little rough, but what a beauty!! It looks just like my Western Electric badged National.
http://www.shopgoodwill.com/viewItem.asp?ItemID=8132648
http://www.shopgoodwill.com/viewItem.asp?ItemID=8132648
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My 301 has a pretty, very well balanced stitch. It is easier to remove than the Necchi or the Elna, but still good and solid. I do have the knob turned almost to nine on the top, so I don't have much wiggle room. That may change when I put on the new spring. If I overfill the bobbin when FMQ, the thread will jump out of the slot. Solution - don't overfill the bobbin.
I always thought the Elna had the most perfect, strongest, hardest to remove to stitch I'd ever seen. The Necchi may be even more so. I really try make any errors with either of them!
I always thought the Elna had the most perfect, strongest, hardest to remove to stitch I'd ever seen. The Necchi may be even more so. I really try make any errors with either of them!
Originally Posted by Nanamoms
Originally Posted by jljack
Here's another 1917 (approx) National Sewing Machine Company machine badged for a retailer. It's a little rough, but what a beauty!! It looks just like my Western Electric badged National.
http://www.shopgoodwill.com/viewItem.asp?ItemID=8132648
http://www.shopgoodwill.com/viewItem.asp?ItemID=8132648
I have a machine with this same foot pedal. I wanted to rewire it, but it was a real pain to get to the connections, so I retaped the bad spot. And then the outlet that the motor and pedal plug into was also inaccessable! I would have had to break it, so left it alone. It's the cord from the motor to the outlet that is in bad shape with multiple taping. I have plugged it in and it runs sewww quietly!! The machines are totally different (mine and the pictured one.) This is a beauty!!
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Originally Posted by jtapp9
So, do you ever really get a perfect tension on the old machines? I have a black 301 that I LUV. I use it but the tension has always been a "tad" off. There is always a tiny bit showing either top or bottom. And my top tension will be awful if I do anything other than between 0-1
I have a tan 301 that i'm not so in love with. Doesn't sound the same as the black one and I just can't bond with it yet. I can NOT get the tension even remotely good on this one. It's "ok" but not right. I'm tempted to pop it in the cabinet and use it just to be using it and hoping it works out some on it's own. I'm seriously thiking of sending it to Billy in a few months for a makeover. I love red. Maybe I would LUV it in red :)
Now I know why I would always hear my mom bit*hing about the tension :oops:
I have a tan 301 that i'm not so in love with. Doesn't sound the same as the black one and I just can't bond with it yet. I can NOT get the tension even remotely good on this one. It's "ok" but not right. I'm tempted to pop it in the cabinet and use it just to be using it and hoping it works out some on it's own. I'm seriously thiking of sending it to Billy in a few months for a makeover. I love red. Maybe I would LUV it in red :)
Now I know why I would always hear my mom bit*hing about the tension :oops:
Originally Posted by jljack
Originally Posted by BoJangles
Well I wasn't out junkin today, but on our way to the store - I wanted to go a long back road - we spotted a 'Barn Sale' sign so pulled in to see what they had.
They had tons of stuff, but I had to ask if there were any old sewing machines. This lady said yes, she had her Mother's portable machine in the house along with it's table. I immediately thought FW and asked to see the machine! Anyway, to make a long story short this is what I got for $125 - allotted on February 15, 1939, a FW with her card like table, her attachments, and the power cord/foot pedal. We have to replace the power cord. I was, and still am, really excited and guilty feeling because I didn't tell her what she had! I just gave her the $125, got the machine and table, thanked her, and left! I was not even trying to find another FW!
Nancy
I posted her picture in the photo shop too! The machine behind the FW is my Singer 15-88 treadle.
They had tons of stuff, but I had to ask if there were any old sewing machines. This lady said yes, she had her Mother's portable machine in the house along with it's table. I immediately thought FW and asked to see the machine! Anyway, to make a long story short this is what I got for $125 - allotted on February 15, 1939, a FW with her card like table, her attachments, and the power cord/foot pedal. We have to replace the power cord. I was, and still am, really excited and guilty feeling because I didn't tell her what she had! I just gave her the $125, got the machine and table, thanked her, and left! I was not even trying to find another FW!
Nancy
I posted her picture in the photo shop too! The machine behind the FW is my Singer 15-88 treadle.
Nancy
Thank you Miriam for this info. I haven't taken my 15-91 apart yet. However, this info should come in handy so I am posting in 'My Pages' for future reference. I am also particularly thankful that you are sewww resourceful. :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
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