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| katmom |
Posted - Dec 31 2007 : 7:42:57 PM
Hubby & I had some errands to run in town today & I managed to talk him into letting me take a field trip in the Goodwill store...& guess what I found??? drum roll please!
It's an early 1930 "White" sewing machine with a satin crinkle finish which the manufacture stopped producing when WWII broke out.
Tomorrow DH & I will roll up our sleves dust and oil the cabinet as well as blow out the cobwebs & oil up the machine & change out the plug. The machine works, just needs a good cleaning and someone (that would be me ) that well love & use it!
Once I get it gussied up I will post pic's of it on my blog.
Ok I am off to go sit & fiddle with it.
HAPPY NEW YEAR ALL!
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| Bonne |
Posted - Jan 02 2008 : 11:52:31 AM
MMWWWaaaghhhh!!!! 7 sewing machines!! Good for you Grace!
I'll never buy a new machine again. Too many good oldies.
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| katmom |
Posted - Jan 02 2008 : 09:25:10 AM
Liz, thanks for noticeing, yep, that was yet another great find, the skirt hem stick set me back a whole whooppping $1.49 and I am thrilled. I have one attached to my dress form, but it's nice to have a free standing one too!
Hey, Kathy,
Mine has a knee pedal. I have the owners manual & a binded sewing book that was tucked away under neath, but no button hole or other foot attachments. Just the basic foot for sewing.
That being said, I have all the attachments from grandma's treadle (also a WHITE) and I will see if they can be used on this one. The button holer is a rather large unit and I think it was bought well after grandma got her machine. She was widowed in her 20's with 6 kids, (5 boys & 1 girl) so she had to sew to make/repair & hand down what little clothes that they had during the Great Depression. Wow, talk about a hard life. But she was frugal and shared her "frugal tips" with her kids & her grandkids. I only wish I had payed closer attention.
I have a few sewing projects that have to be completed, but as soon as I get caught up I will sew an apron on it and hopefully I'll get to sew some or all of my mini's on there too! Wish me luck.
hugz,
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| nut4fabric |
Posted - Jan 02 2008 : 08:09:02 AM
Grace, your machine is neat identical to my moms' White, only difference I can see is the area around the light. I could thread your machine with my eyes closed. Even the cabinet is nearly identical. Does it use a knee pedal rather than a foot pedal? Does it still have all the feet and buttonholer? Mom used hers yesterday to mend a sheet.
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| Lizabeth |
Posted - Jan 02 2008 : 08:00:32 AM
Grace, is that a skirt hem gauge sitting on the left of the sewing cabinet? |
| katmom |
Posted - Jan 01 2008 : 9:51:39 PM
Hey Bonnie,
I am back, thanx for that wonderful site, sewusa.com.
I was able to print up the threading guide for my mom's Elna and I think I figured out what my mystery machine is, a mid-century Montgomery Wards. So I printed up the threading guide for it as well.
Thanx again.
hugz.
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| katmom |
Posted - Jan 01 2008 : 9:30:06 PM
Ok, I took a picture of the "old girl" & posted it on my blog. this is the B-4 pic.
I plan to sew some or maybe even all of my Valintine minis on it.
I now have 6 sewing machines and 1 itty bitty serger....and I want more!!!!! lol!
1 is my grammy's treadle in the origional cabinet, it is a WHITE. Then I have my mom's 1950's Elna. I have 2 new(er) Brother sewing machines. I found another sewing machine,1960's, but it doesn't have a name on it so I am not sure who makes it. All my machines work. Unfortunatly there are not enough hours in the day for me to play with them all.
Boonie thanx for the site, I am heading over there now.
Hey Kathy, were is Moses Lake in proximity to Spokane?
Hey Jess, as much as I love my grammy's treadle machine, I am SOOOO thankful that electricity was invented other wise my right ankle would be bigger that my left..lol!
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| smoothiejuice |
Posted - Jan 01 2008 : 4:32:47 PM
oh good for you Grace NOw you have been bitten by the bug!!!! Watch out I have a dozen now!!! |
| nut4fabric |
Posted - Jan 01 2008 : 11:24:24 AM
My mom has and still uses a White sewing machine made in the early 1940s.... it does the best buttonholes you have ever seen. I have a computerized top of the line machine but will use hers for buttonholes everytime. Congrats and enjoy you have a treasure for sure!!
Hugs, Kathy |
| Bonne |
Posted - Jan 01 2008 : 10:26:05 AM
threading diagrams in case you need ithttp://www.sewusa.com/Sewing_Machine_Threading_Diagrams.htm
replacement manuals http://www.sewingmanuals.com/
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| Bonne |
Posted - Jan 01 2008 : 10:19:40 AM
Ooooooo do b/4 and after pics!! Good find!!! (watch yourself get hooked on more "fixerupers" once you get this baby running........lol, oh, but I wouldn't know a thing about that.....ROFL)
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| HeathersHeartfeltStitches |
Posted - Jan 01 2008 : 07:57:23 AM
Sounds like a great find! I can't wait to see the pics, If that sewing machine could talk
I sew on a WHITE sewing machine that I got at JoAnns (DH bought it for me as a surprise).
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| katmom |
Posted - Dec 31 2007 : 7:54:44 PM
Speaking of pic's, missy.....how's the humble abode coming along????
hugz,
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| Firemama |
Posted - Dec 31 2007 : 7:48:05 PM
Um Lucky girl!!!! I cant wait to see pictures!!
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