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| Firemama |
Posted - Aug 06 2008 : 2:34:29 PM
; ) Today I found an old Kenmore Electric Rotary Sewing Machine, at the church store for 1/2 off of 25.00, I got her for 12.50!!!. So it is in a BEAUTIFUL cabinet with the books ( the books on ebay 19.00) and all acsessories : needles, bobbins, bobbin cases, buttonhole attatchment. Anyway , I am wondering if anyone has any info on this machine.
Kenmore Electric Rotary Sewing Machine Model 120-49,in the cabinet, also the bottom half of the cabinet is a chair! with the seat that lifts up for storing all the parts, I love her!!!
Thank you
Mama to 2
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| katmom |
Posted - Aug 07 2008 : 11:24:50 PM
Amanda, you are soooo lucky! enjoy!
>^..^< Happiness is being a katmom.
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| eskimobirdlady |
Posted - Aug 07 2008 : 10:11:33 PM
amanda, sometimes the direction that you thread the needle makes a diffrence (outside to inside or front to back or vice versa), also make sure you have the needle in the proper direction. those are the most common threading problems. peace connie in alaska |
| graciegreeneyes |
Posted - Aug 07 2008 : 7:12:16 PM
Hey Amanda - if you ever need it worked on I have had good luck with the sewing machine repair shop up on Francis in Spokane, they have tuned up both my old Singer and my mom's.
Congratulations on the thrift store score - my favorite kind, and with all the trimmings:)
Amy Grace
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| Alee |
Posted - Aug 07 2008 : 10:19:46 AM
Welcome back to the Forum, Aunt George!!!! We missed you!!!
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| Firemama |
Posted - Aug 07 2008 : 08:44:30 AM
Wow, I knew you guys would help!! Thanks
Mama to 2
FarmGirl# 20
Continuous effort, not strength or intelligence is the key to unlocking our potential
Liane Cardes
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| Bonne |
Posted - Aug 07 2008 : 08:40:03 AM
http://www.sewusa.com/Sewing_Machine_Threading_Diagrams.htm free threading diagrams~even if it may not have the exact model a person is searching for, a similar model could thread the same.
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| Firemama |
Posted - Aug 07 2008 : 08:05:12 AM
Thanks Ladies, I think it is so neat to have the leg lever. I have looked and the book with it, has a "letter" from Jean Shaw Director Home Economics Laboratory.
It has ALL of the attatchments as far as I can tell.I am going to read more today, my son wants to try it out.
I have an old Singer too, that I love, but cant seem to get it threaded right. But it is pretty to look at,lol.
Thanks again
Mama to 2
FarmGirl# 20
Continuous effort, not strength or intelligence is the key to unlocking our potential
Liane Cardes
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www.justanotherhousewife.etsy.com
Aunt Debs Etsy
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| Aunt George |
Posted - Aug 06 2008 : 9:35:54 PM
The nearest I could date the machine is 1952. Around that time, White was manufacturing the rotary models for Kenmore (got this information off of this site: http://www.geocities.com/claw.geo/white.html
Here is a tidbit from that site:
"Like many other sewing machine manufacturers, White manufactured and labeled many sewing machines for retailers. After acquiring the Domestic Sewing Machine Company of Buffalo, New York, in 1924, White continued manufacturing the Domestic Franklin sewing machines for Sears Roebuck & Co. Domestic became a fully-owned subsidiary of White. In 1926, under the leadership of company president A.S. Rodgers, the company was reorganized as the White Sewing Machine Corporation.
From the mid-1920s through 1950s, White was the sole supplier of sewing machines to Sears Roebuck. Models sold through sears included the Minnesota, Franklin, and Kenmore. They were basic White models labeled with the Sears Company’s brand names."
This number that I found might also help. "If you have a White sewing machine, call the White toll-free number at 1-800-446-2333. If you provide them with a serial number (for White Rotary machines, the serial number begins with an 'FR' and is stamped on the back right hand side of the machine bed), they should be able to provide you with an approximate date of manufacture."
I was reading on this site: http://www.ismacs.net/sears/sears.html (the International Sewing Machine Collectors Site, that Sears often changed their sewing machine manufacturers, sometimes multiple times in a year, so it might be difficult to track down a specific date/manufacturer without the serial number. The instruction book that you have is a general one for the Kenmore rotary models. They had multiple rotary series including the 120's, 117's and the 158's.
Oh, and great find! I have a 1936 White Rotary...in an old cabinet and I love it...great for heavy duty sewing.
Happy Hunting.
G
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| sleepless reader |
Posted - Aug 06 2008 : 7:14:31 PM
Congratulations! Find the model/serial number and then go to the Sears website. You can probably order one on line.Good luck! I have a Sears and it has done me good. I also have an ols White in the garage (in it's own cabinet and everything). I'm just waiting to make room in the house for her. My Sears is a portable that ggets set up at the kitchen table when the time comes.Have fun!
Sharon
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| bboopster |
Posted - Aug 06 2008 : 4:45:21 PM
Hello Amanda, Congratulations on your find. I know how you feel. Awesome feeling hey!!!! Someone put a White Rotary machine at the end off their driveway. I looked at 8 times in 4 days. Could not find a good reason to bring her home except I wanted it. I have 3 other machines. Took DH to look at her hoping he would tell me no. No luck he packed her into the van and home she can. Once home we plugged her in, purrs like a kitten. The cabinet needs some work but she will become a new bed side table for my guest room. Then she will sew my quilt for my grand babies nursery here at my house. She needs to earn her keep  Looking for any info someone might have one her too. Are not old machines the best????????? 
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| Firemama |
Posted - Aug 06 2008 : 4:14:19 PM
Thank you That is her, only mine doesnt have a foot peddle, there is a lever on the right underside,to use your knee/thigh
Mama to 2
FarmGirl# 20
Continuous effort, not strength or intelligence is the key to unlocking our potential
Liane Cardes
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| Bonne |
Posted - Aug 06 2008 : 4:12:54 PM
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190239228216
If it looks like this one, I'd say 50's.
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| smoothiejuice |
Posted - Aug 06 2008 : 4:12:44 PM
it sounds like you have all the info you need to make her humm, right, needles manuals and what not, just clean her inside up real nice and she will thank you going forward.
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| Firemama |
Posted - Aug 06 2008 : 4:03:47 PM
Actually Bonne, I do have the manual. But there isnt a year. And I cant find anything about it on the computer or Kenmores site, thanks though
Mama to 2
FarmGirl# 20
Continuous effort, not strength or intelligence is the key to unlocking our potential
Liane Cardes
http://myfarmdreams.blogspot.com/
www.justanotherhousewife.etsy.com
Aunt Debs Etsy
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5848156
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| Bonne |
Posted - Aug 06 2008 : 3:58:01 PM
If you've got the manual, that's all you need to know.
Good find!
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| eskimobirdlady |
Posted - Aug 06 2008 : 3:01:53 PM
amanda tell them like i do my teenage son, there are different "needs" for different people! he Thinks he needs video games and i KNOW i need more supplies and tools for my various crafts! lol peace connie in alaska |
| Firemama |
Posted - Aug 06 2008 : 2:46:51 PM
Thanks Connie, my poor kids thought I was going to cry! LOL , Mama do you NEED it? Um yes yes I do.
Mama to 2
FarmGirl# 20
Continuous effort, not strength or intelligence is the key to unlocking our potential
Liane Cardes
http://myfarmdreams.blogspot.com/
www.justanotherhousewife.etsy.com
Aunt Debs Etsy
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5848156
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| eskimobirdlady |
Posted - Aug 06 2008 : 2:40:54 PM
i dont have any info on that machine but wanted to congratulate you on yoru wonderful find! peace ocnnie in alaska |
