Worthpoint article about old sewing machine...
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And why your old treadle isn't either rare or worth much. I'd say more CL posters should read this article, but then who would we giggle at?
http://www.worthpoint.com/blog-entry...ewing-machines
http://www.worthpoint.com/blog-entry...ewing-machines
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Far too many crazy prices on Craigslist these days. $300 for machine that was literally a rusted hulk missing pieces- no frame! Too many people think Old = Gold. I did get a treadle for free several years ago, but haven't fixed it up yet. I like the old oak cases on the Whites and Franklins, would Love to have a nice parlor cabinet.
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Thanks for the article! Definitely a like for me, having just been at an auction where I passed up a 1930s Singer 15 straight-leg treadle that I would have had to pay $175 or more for. (It had also been refinished and the legs spray painted). I may want a 15 treadle, but I can wait until something more reasonable for me comes along.
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I agree its all dependent on the demand. Some of these machines are out in cabins where there is no electricity in this area. I have three only one of which I bought, a friend gave me her grandmothers in a parlor cabinet, since she knew it would be taken care of and she would not use it. It is a singer 66 redeye, the others are a white and Davis. Wouldn't part with them for anything.
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I got to poking around-there's a whole series of "Unloved Antiques" articles. http://www.worthpoint.com/?s=unloved+antiques Some of this stuff I see go for stupid prices every Friday at the local auction.
My sister and I had a related conversation when we were closing my mom's house after she died. At what point does stuff go from being a meaningful family memento to attic clutter? Besides the 'old=gold' someone mentioned, I wonder how many of these crazy prices are predicated on the fact that it meant something to Grandma, so by golly it's got to be worth *something*?
My sister and I had a related conversation when we were closing my mom's house after she died. At what point does stuff go from being a meaningful family memento to attic clutter? Besides the 'old=gold' someone mentioned, I wonder how many of these crazy prices are predicated on the fact that it meant something to Grandma, so by golly it's got to be worth *something*?
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