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To: maine-iac7

OMG! I learned to sew on an old Singer that looked just like that, case and all. It was my grandmother’s, she died in 1942. After I married and moved away my father got tired of stubbing his toe on the machine when he got up at night. He carried it out to the curb and the garbage truck took it away. When I came back home and discovered what he had done, I sat down and cried.


69 posted on 10/31/2010 9:04:58 PM PDT by Ditter
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To: Ditter
I would have cried too - after I kicked him in the shins.

That said - there are a surprising number still showing up for sale - especially on ebay - and range all over in prices - you can still find one, if you watch for a VERY reasonable price.

On the farm, it was in the bedroom - very often were - but I keep mine in the living room as it's my “pride” piece of furniture (I grabbed these pics off the net - it would take to much time to take, download, edit and then post my own for this thread ;o)..) But this is my model exactly - the cabinet in oak - can't get much sturdier or nicer than that.

Keep track on Google AND to maybe avoid heavy shipping costs - keep track of any local/state listings under antiques, maybe put an ad out yourself?

It’s truly amazing and a testament to the workmanship that used to be the norm that so many of these machines are still around - and working!(How many things made today do you think will still exist, let alone work, in another 114 years? that would be 2124! ahhaha))

73 posted on 10/31/2010 9:20:54 PM PDT by maine-iac7
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