What is your Holy Grail?
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Joe just mentioned he would like to find a Singer 201 in a bentwood case with the knee bar for his wife.
That's what prompted this thread. It does seem like we had a similar thread for quest items a while ago but things change. We fill holes in our collections or learn about something new that we now must have.
Here's a few of mine:
1) This I've been wanting for a while. It's not even a machine. The Singer #42 Art Deco sewing desk. Preferably the walnut version. That's my biggest want. I've had to let a few slide by due to finances but eventually the right one will show up.
2) An early New Home, especially with the flat tension on top. I just think they're beautiful. They have great lines to me.
3) An early electric machine, preferably original with a swing away Hamilton Beach motor.
4) This one isn't a machine either. There was an early Hamilton Beach motor on a separate cast iron stand that you could sit next to a machine to run it. One of those would be great. I want my collection to show some of the evolution of the modern electric machine.
5) An early foot-shaped foot controller.
6) An early Franklin with the Scarab pattern. I just think it's a neat decal design and it's a good representation of our nation's fascination with all things Egyptian back then. I like it far better than Singer's Sphinx pattern.
7) An early Free with the Peacock pattern decals. I love Art Nouveau designs too.
I have other machines and items I want but those are some of the bigger holes in my collection. None of them are particularly rare, it's more a matter of having the money to buy them when they do show up.
MacyBaby helped me fill one quest item earlier this year. She gave me a Montgomery Wards (National) Streamliner a while back. I'm a bit nuts when it comes to anything Art Deco. This machine is a great example of Art Deco style, it's also one of the first (maybe the first?) machines to have a hinged nose cover with a light inside. The machine also filled my want for a turtle back motor machine. MacyBaby also just confirmed some attachments I was looking at on Ebay would fit it. They should be in the mail soon.
Thank You Macybaby!
So, what are your latest sewing machine related quest items?
Rodney
That's what prompted this thread. It does seem like we had a similar thread for quest items a while ago but things change. We fill holes in our collections or learn about something new that we now must have.
Here's a few of mine:
1) This I've been wanting for a while. It's not even a machine. The Singer #42 Art Deco sewing desk. Preferably the walnut version. That's my biggest want. I've had to let a few slide by due to finances but eventually the right one will show up.
2) An early New Home, especially with the flat tension on top. I just think they're beautiful. They have great lines to me.
3) An early electric machine, preferably original with a swing away Hamilton Beach motor.
4) This one isn't a machine either. There was an early Hamilton Beach motor on a separate cast iron stand that you could sit next to a machine to run it. One of those would be great. I want my collection to show some of the evolution of the modern electric machine.
5) An early foot-shaped foot controller.
6) An early Franklin with the Scarab pattern. I just think it's a neat decal design and it's a good representation of our nation's fascination with all things Egyptian back then. I like it far better than Singer's Sphinx pattern.
7) An early Free with the Peacock pattern decals. I love Art Nouveau designs too.
I have other machines and items I want but those are some of the bigger holes in my collection. None of them are particularly rare, it's more a matter of having the money to buy them when they do show up.
MacyBaby helped me fill one quest item earlier this year. She gave me a Montgomery Wards (National) Streamliner a while back. I'm a bit nuts when it comes to anything Art Deco. This machine is a great example of Art Deco style, it's also one of the first (maybe the first?) machines to have a hinged nose cover with a light inside. The machine also filled my want for a turtle back motor machine. MacyBaby also just confirmed some attachments I was looking at on Ebay would fit it. They should be in the mail soon.
Thank You Macybaby!
So, what are your latest sewing machine related quest items?
Rodney
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I have two Holy Grail wants.
The first is the white version of my blue Brother FZ2 Pacesetter. I've only ever seen one, but since I saw it and know who bought it, I know they're out there.
My second want is a Brother convertible electric/treadle cabinet for a domestic machine. Again, I've seen pics, know a couple people who have one, but I've never seen one in person.
Cari
The first is the white version of my blue Brother FZ2 Pacesetter. I've only ever seen one, but since I saw it and know who bought it, I know they're out there.
My second want is a Brother convertible electric/treadle cabinet for a domestic machine. Again, I've seen pics, know a couple people who have one, but I've never seen one in person.
Cari
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Singer 201k or 201p I especially love that thicker body style. Even though I haven't been working on my machines much, I still look. That is one I would have a hard time not going after if I found one close enough and at the right price.
I also would be drawn to the bronze embossed White.
I still might be swayed to a Singer 319 or an Adler 189A, but I am holding pretty tight to the number of machines I have now.
I also would be drawn to the bronze embossed White.
I still might be swayed to a Singer 319 or an Adler 189A, but I am holding pretty tight to the number of machines I have now.
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Rodney,
Make that a 201-2 in a knee bar bentwood case.![Big Grin](https://cdn.quiltingboard.com/images/smilies/biggrin.png)
I have one of those #42 Singer cabinets. I don't know if it's blond or brunette cos some dufas painted it white.
I have a New Home Model AB with the flat tension. Sews great, looks like .... umm I can't say it here.
I want a machine with the rotateable Hamilton Beech motor too. I have one of those motors that would fit my New Home but I need a screw with a special thread pitch on it. Without that .... not a chance.
I have a Franklin 1911 with the Scarab decals. Great machine.
And what I want the most ..... I bigger home that we own to have my machines in.
Joe
Make that a 201-2 in a knee bar bentwood case.
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I have one of those #42 Singer cabinets. I don't know if it's blond or brunette cos some dufas painted it white.
I have a New Home Model AB with the flat tension. Sews great, looks like .... umm I can't say it here.
I want a machine with the rotateable Hamilton Beech motor too. I have one of those motors that would fit my New Home but I need a screw with a special thread pitch on it. Without that .... not a chance.
I have a Franklin 1911 with the Scarab decals. Great machine.
And what I want the most ..... I bigger home that we own to have my machines in.
Joe
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I have always wanted a featherweight for it's portability. Had a chance at a White one but didn't realize that they would become so valuable. But all the ones I see are way outside my price range.
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Here's a few of mine:
1) This I've been wanting for a while. It's not even a machine. The Singer #42 Art Deco sewing desk. Preferably the walnut version. That's my biggest want. I've had to let a few slide by due to finances but eventually the right one will show up.
2) An early New Home, especially with the flat tension on top. I just think they're beautiful. They have great lines to me.
3) An early electric machine, preferably original with a swing away Hamilton Beach motor.
4) This one isn't a machine either. There was an early Hamilton Beach motor on a separate cast iron stand that you could sit next to a machine to run it. One of those would be great. I want my collection to show some of the evolution of the modern electric machine.
5) An early foot-shaped foot controller.
6) An early Franklin with the Scarab pattern. I just think it's a neat decal design and it's a good representation of our nation's fascination with all things Egyptian back then. I like it far better than Singer's Sphinx pattern.
7) An early Free with the Peacock pattern decals. I love Art Nouveau designs too.
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So, what are your latest sewing machine related quest items?
Rodney
Here's a few of mine:
1) This I've been wanting for a while. It's not even a machine. The Singer #42 Art Deco sewing desk. Preferably the walnut version. That's my biggest want. I've had to let a few slide by due to finances but eventually the right one will show up.
2) An early New Home, especially with the flat tension on top. I just think they're beautiful. They have great lines to me.
3) An early electric machine, preferably original with a swing away Hamilton Beach motor.
4) This one isn't a machine either. There was an early Hamilton Beach motor on a separate cast iron stand that you could sit next to a machine to run it. One of those would be great. I want my collection to show some of the evolution of the modern electric machine.
5) An early foot-shaped foot controller.
6) An early Franklin with the Scarab pattern. I just think it's a neat decal design and it's a good representation of our nation's fascination with all things Egyptian back then. I like it far better than Singer's Sphinx pattern.
7) An early Free with the Peacock pattern decals. I love Art Nouveau designs too.
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So, what are your latest sewing machine related quest items?
Rodney
I'm not really looking for anything right now. I've got my "Tiffany" 15 and a couple of pre-1900 machines. I missed out on a $25 embossed White - so would like to find one close to that. Even a black one would do, but bronze would be nice.
I've gotten most of the attachments/accessories I've wanted. A couple things that I don't have but would like to find would be a complete single thread embroidery attachment at a very moderate price and a pair of treadle belt pliers.
Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.
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I've got that one, pennycandy. Kenmore 1400, a pretty pale green. Low shank feet, too, since it was not a 1400-0. It has many sisters with the 'two dials on the right and white/red toggle above' look to the front of it.
Some White 77s are finally starting to pop up again on the local Craigslist. Very, very far away from here...
Some White 77s are finally starting to pop up again on the local Craigslist. Very, very far away from here...
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