When is a machine considered vintage?
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When is a machine considered vintage?
How old does a machine have to be to be classified as vintage?
I know this may not be the smartest of questions to ask, but I
am never sure about this for machine.
Heck I think I might know more about the answer of this question
if it was about cars (almost) LOL. Only because my brother is into
rebuilding classic Chevy Chevelle's and El Camino's (late 60-early 70's).
I have an OLD Kenmore sewing machine that I wrote about once
before that I deemed a "bad penny" because I tossed it in the trash
about 12 years ago and last year it found its way back to me.
So this is why I asked, as I think this machine is from the 70's not
sure and will have to do some research on it.
Thanks for any help you give me.
I know this may not be the smartest of questions to ask, but I
am never sure about this for machine.
Heck I think I might know more about the answer of this question
if it was about cars (almost) LOL. Only because my brother is into
rebuilding classic Chevy Chevelle's and El Camino's (late 60-early 70's).
I have an OLD Kenmore sewing machine that I wrote about once
before that I deemed a "bad penny" because I tossed it in the trash
about 12 years ago and last year it found its way back to me.
So this is why I asked, as I think this machine is from the 70's not
sure and will have to do some research on it.
Thanks for any help you give me.
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That machine has been riding around in the trunk of my cars since
it came back to me.
Thinking about bringing it up to check it out some more.
it came back to me.
Thinking about bringing it up to check it out some more.
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I'm not sure where vintage begins. My newest machine is probably early 1980s. The machines we like are generally all or mostly metal and mechanically operated, no complex electronics and were generally made to be repaired, not replaced.
Rodney
Rodney
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Brought the machine up (3 flights of stairs). Tried to do a google
search to see if I could figure out about how old this machine is.
Here are the pictures maybe some of you awesome guru's can
lead me down the right path or will know more info to share with
me. Since this is the second time I have owned this machine I am
taking it as a sign that I am meant to own this machine.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]487017[/ATTACH]
[ATTACH=CONFIG]487018[/ATTACH]
[ATTACH=CONFIG]487019[/ATTACH]
Thank you in advance for any and all help you can give me regarding
this machine.
search to see if I could figure out about how old this machine is.
Here are the pictures maybe some of you awesome guru's can
lead me down the right path or will know more info to share with
me. Since this is the second time I have owned this machine I am
taking it as a sign that I am meant to own this machine.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]487017[/ATTACH]
[ATTACH=CONFIG]487018[/ATTACH]
[ATTACH=CONFIG]487019[/ATTACH]
Thank you in advance for any and all help you can give me regarding
this machine.
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Brought the machine up (3 flights of stairs). Tried to do a google
search to see if I could figure out about how old this machine is.
Here are the pictures maybe some of you awesome guru's can
lead me down the right path or will know more info to share with
me. Since this is the second time I have owned this machine I am
taking it as a sign that I am meant to own this machine.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]487017[/ATTACH]
[ATTACH=CONFIG]487018[/ATTACH]
[ATTACH=CONFIG]487019[/ATTACH]
Thank you in advance for any and all help you can give me regarding
this machine.
search to see if I could figure out about how old this machine is.
Here are the pictures maybe some of you awesome guru's can
lead me down the right path or will know more info to share with
me. Since this is the second time I have owned this machine I am
taking it as a sign that I am meant to own this machine.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]487017[/ATTACH]
[ATTACH=CONFIG]487018[/ATTACH]
[ATTACH=CONFIG]487019[/ATTACH]
Thank you in advance for any and all help you can give me regarding
this machine.
http://www.searspartsdirect.com/part...hdMod=14819372
http://www.searspartsdirect.com/part...d=&documentId=
#8
The term "vintage" is pretty vague and doesn't really follow the same conventions as "antique" does. Antique generally means that an object is 100+ years old, but vintage can mean either a single year, or a period of time.
I guess for the purposes of this forum, vintage is currently around 30-99 years, as people don't often discuss machines made later than the early to mid 1980's.
I guess for the purposes of this forum, vintage is currently around 30-99 years, as people don't often discuss machines made later than the early to mid 1980's.
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