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| dutchy |
Posted - Apr 06 2009 : 01:29:22 AM
Oh my Gosh.
I just received an email from Singer.com
I had written to them with all the info i could write down, all the numbers that I could find on my sewing machine.
I had been given that machine a few weeks ago by my sweet neighbor H. SHE in turn had received it from a neighbor friend of hers. That lady has had it for eons, and can't sew anymore. My neighbor H. has a "newer" machine so this one was in her garage until those 2 weeks ago. Now it is mine to use and enjoy.
I just was curious as to how old it would be, I thought maybe 40 years??
NOPE!!!!!!!! 50 then?? NOPE!!!!!!60? NOPE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Guess what!!!!!!!!
They say tt was manufactured between:
drumroll:
JANUARY 1908 and DECEMBER 1909 !!!!
SO that WOULD make it 100 years old!!
I can't believe it ( and I don't to be honest:) ), it is electric! But it is nice to see, lol, and to dream of owning a 100 yr old machine :)
And it works like a charm, purrs like a kitten!!
Hugs from Marian/Dutchy, a farmgirl from the Netherlands :)
My personal blog:
http://just-me-a-dutch-girl.blogspot.com/
Almost daily updates on me and mine :)
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| Michigan Girl in TX |
Posted - Apr 18 2009 : 5:30:26 PM
Oh my gosh I am so jealous too! Congrats! It will make everything you make that more special!
Kristi |
| Tammy Claxton |
Posted - Apr 15 2009 : 06:17:54 AM
Ohhh, I am soo jealous :) Good find and enjoy her!
Crafty Bay Farmgirl Chapter
"What doesn't kill you will only make you stronger"
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| dutchy |
Posted - Apr 14 2009 : 07:07:37 AM
Linda, I don't care about the money :)(whodathunk I would say THAT LOL)
It is such a sweet machine and it purrs like a kitten ;)
Hugs from Marian/Dutchy, a farmgirl from the Netherlands :)
My personal blog:
http://just-me-a-dutch-girl.blogspot.com/
Almost daily updates on me and mine :)
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| yarnmamma |
Posted - Apr 14 2009 : 07:05:08 AM
How COOL is that! It's probably worth a lot more money than you realize too...but liking to sew on it is most important.
Happy for you!
Linda
in Scranton, PA
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| BarefootGoatGirl |
Posted - Apr 12 2009 : 05:11:47 AM
awesome find. unfortuantely, i'm not dating my sewing machine-i'm married to it.
What we write today slipped into our souls some other day when we were alone and doing nothing.
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| Marcy |
Posted - Apr 11 2009 : 10:29:05 AM
It sounds like a lovely machine. Enjoy it!
Farmgirl #170
Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give...Eleanor Roosevelt |
| gramadinah |
Posted - Apr 11 2009 : 08:15:46 AM
Good for you. I love my old sewing machines they really fo a good job.
Diana
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| Beverley |
Posted - Apr 10 2009 : 8:40:20 PM
WOW so cool!!!! Good for you!!!! Have fun!!!
Folks will know how large your soul is by the way you treat a dog....Charles F. Doran
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| Huckelberrywine |
Posted - Apr 10 2009 : 7:54:58 PM
That is so great to know! Very cool. I'm glad they were so helpful. Do you love it more now? See how nice some age can be. He he he he.
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| pinkroses |
Posted - Apr 10 2009 : 3:18:41 PM
Congrads on you find and a good one.
Did you tell your neighbor how old it was? hugs sheila
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| lacisne88 |
Posted - Apr 10 2009 : 2:15:03 PM
Wow! I didn't realize elecricity was so prevalent during those years. Although, the Titanic set sail in 1912 and I believe it had electricity aboard, so maybe sewing machines did too. What a great treasure!
Chelsey
Farmgirl Sister #283
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| City_Chick |
Posted - Apr 06 2009 : 05:46:31 AM
Good for you Marian! What a wonderful gift. I have a couple older singers and a new one as well. I just love Singers. Of course the treadle just sits there begging to be used. Unfortunately I don't know how to. I need to find a local to teach me the ropes.
You will have to show us a picture of your first project on your new darling when you are done.
Christina
Farmgirl Sister #195
City Chick & Friends Chapter Mama
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