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Lizabeth
True Blue Farmgirl
560 Posts
Washington
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 Posted - Jun 03 2007 : 4:23:45 PM
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Yesterday I attended a serger trunk show at a local sewing shop. During break I was browsing and passed the area set aside for trade-ins and guess what was sitting there? This beautiful machine just begging me to take home. At first I debated, but then the sales lady brought out the suitcase (which you can see the lining fabric in the picture) and it was a done deal. I love vikings, and this is a 1955-1966 model (I'll work on figuring out the specific year, soon) which run and run and run. The picture doesn't do justice to the gunmetal green color.
Unfortunately the extension table wasn't turned in with the machine  so I asked if they could find out from the customer if it was just not brought in or if it was in fact lost. I'll start searching for one that fits this 21a model, maybe I'll find one!
Anyway, here's the picture: isn't it gorgeous!
http://www.handcraftsbyheather.com |
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
4196 Posts
Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Jun 03 2007 : 4:58:55 PM
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| You got to wonder, how many things that machine has sewn in its lifetime. How many baby clothes, aprons, curtains, weddings! Michele |
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nut4fabric
True Blue Farmgirl
885 Posts
Kathy
Morgan Hill
CA
USA
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Posted - Jun 03 2007 : 5:31:37 PM
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I still have a Viking my parents bought me in 1970, it still runs great and has had lots and lots of use over the years. Only one repair in all the time. Don't use it as often any more as I caught the machine embroidery bug several years back but it is still my back up.
Hugs, Kathy |
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Lizabeth
True Blue Farmgirl
560 Posts
Washington
560 Posts |
Posted - Jun 03 2007 : 6:19:22 PM
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Exactly, Michelle! That is what I see when I look at this machine... and I consider myself priviledged to continue its history making.
http://www.handcraftsbyheather.com |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
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Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
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Posted - Jun 03 2007 : 6:33:27 PM
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Aren't they wonderful work horses???? I have my mom's old green Bernina(sp) packed up in storage, along with all my other stuff,..My mom sewed all my sister's & my clothes. Yes, we were victims of the "twins outfits", mind you, there is 8 years between my sis & me. I hated having a "mini me" back in the 60's...now we nearly wet our panties laughing so hard when we yack about those days along with the home hair cuts mom gave us..there are some things mom's just ought not do!
I loved learning to sew from my mom & on that old machine. It was her pride.
>^..^< Happiness is being a katmom.
www.katmom4.blogspot.com |
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BotanicalBath
True Blue Farmgirl
1014 Posts
Elizabeth
Ohio
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Posted - Jun 03 2007 : 11:56:28 PM
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Lizabeth,
Great Machine! I hope you will stitch many an hour on it.
Grace, What is wrong with the "twin outfit" ... I dress my boys like that.
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www.Botanical-Bath.com
"I do my housework in the nude. It gives me an incentive to clean the mirrors as quickly as possible." |
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Aunt George
True Blue Farmgirl
1476 Posts
Georgann
Midlothian
VA
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
4196 Posts
Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
4196 Posts |
Posted - Jun 04 2007 : 04:43:14 AM
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| Grace, you are not the only victims of twin outfits. Every Christmas, and Easter, My two sisters,and myself had the same dresses, and my mom made one for herself too. All four of us looking alike. My dad usually cut our bangs, oh so crooked, and curled our hair. I think he only knew one way to put the curlers in, to end up with one big flip on the bottoms. So fun looking at those pictures. I did it for my boys when they were young too. Michele |
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Lizabeth
True Blue Farmgirl
560 Posts
Washington
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New old machine!
