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Stitching & Crafting Room:  How old is this pink sewing machine????  |
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
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Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
4331 Posts |
 Posted - Sep 18 2007 : 07:05:56 AM
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And how I envy all you talented ladies here who can sew. I bought this Atlas portable machine in a Salvation Army store last Saturday for $9.99. It says 'made in Japan' on it. Has anyone ever heard of this brand name? It's so retro and PINK! I just love it! It still has the top part with the carry handle. But no instruction manual.  I don't know what I'm going to do with it. Just clean it up and admire it for a while and then put it in my booth in the antique mall. Darn. It's just so cute!
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?" - 'Brother Dave' Gardner |
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jcbtxstars
True Blue Farmgirl
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Julia C
Midland
Texas
USA
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nashbabe
True Blue Farmgirl
687 Posts
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Posted - Sep 18 2007 : 07:13:43 AM
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You may be able to find manuals for it online...sometimes they have them for sale.
My metal Japanese machine isn't that old, but I love my old Japanese machine...
Crunchy crafty goodness and psychoses...;-)http://nashbabe.blogspot.com |
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Lizabeth
True Blue Farmgirl
560 Posts
Washington
560 Posts |
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Lizabeth
True Blue Farmgirl
560 Posts
Washington
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nitere
True Blue Farmgirl
482 Posts
Amy
Hickory
NC
USA
482 Posts |
Posted - Sep 18 2007 : 08:41:06 AM
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i don't know how old it is, but i just had to comment on how great a find it was! it is adorable!
http://www.buraellen.blogspot.com |
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Tammy Claxton
True Blue Farmgirl
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Tammy
Glen Burnie
Maryland
USA
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jo Thompson
True Blue Farmgirl
603 Posts
Jo
the mountainside of the Chugach
in Alaska
USA
603 Posts |
Posted - Sep 18 2007 : 10:00:27 AM
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It looks like a late 50's, early 60's machine, pink was the rage then wasn't it?
"life is drab without a lab"
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Edited by - jo Thompson on Sep 18 2007 10:02:17 AM |
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Maryjane Lee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Maryjane
CA
USA
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Posted - Sep 18 2007 : 10:08:24 AM
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Janice! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this PINK sewing machine! What a find!
Hugs, Maryjane Lee
The Beehive Cottage~est. 1971
"Sisters on the Fly"
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Edited by - Maryjane Lee on Sep 18 2007 10:08:48 AM |
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Aunt George
True Blue Farmgirl
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Georgann
Midlothian
VA
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mommatracy
True Blue Farmgirl
490 Posts
Tracy
My. Olive
NC
USA
490 Posts |
Posted - Sep 18 2007 : 10:24:06 AM
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| What a find! Never seen a pink sewing machine. I am seriously pea green with envy! lol Put me on the list if you ever want to sell it. |
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
4331 Posts
Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
4331 Posts |
Posted - Sep 18 2007 : 11:03:04 AM
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Wow! I just got back from exercise class and Georgann! You found the manual on ebay!!!!! YIPPEE!!!! I just put a watch on it and I'm sitting here thinking about buying the manual and keeping the machine for myself! :D While I was on my way to exercise, I went through an area in a basement where furniture was stored. Sitting there was a cute cabinet with two drawers just the size to sit the machine on. It used to be a typewriter table 'back in the day', I think. I asked the man in charge about it and he cheerily said: "Oh, you can have it!" I'm going back in about five minutes and haul it up Broadway to my office! FUN! Now if only I lived close to one of you ladies and could learn to sew!
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?" - 'Brother Dave' Gardner |
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Bonne
True Blue Farmgirl
3003 Posts
Bonne
Littleton
CO
USA
3003 Posts |
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Maryjane Lee
True Blue Farmgirl
2195 Posts
Maryjane
CA
USA
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Posted - Sep 18 2007 : 10:54:50 PM
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I think you should keep it to Janice!!!
Hugs, Maryjane Lee
The Beehive Cottage~est. 1971
"Sisters on the Fly"
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
4331 Posts
Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
4331 Posts |
Posted - Sep 19 2007 : 08:14:52 AM
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Okay, somebody is trying to tell me to keep this crazy pink machine! It may be time for sewing lessons! When I got the cabinet from the school(used to be a bank) basement, my friend Carolyn said: "Look, are those hinges?" Then we lifted the lid, and WOWEE! It's an old sewing cabinet without a machine in there! Why was this thing in the midst of old, castoff office furniture? It's missing the part inside that lifted the machine, but I think that can be replaced. And when I checked ebay today, I found a listing for the manual AND a box of attachments/parts! I think it's meant to be. :D
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?" - 'Brother Dave' Gardner |
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
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Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
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Posted - Sep 19 2007 : 08:42:52 AM
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Deal with it Janice, its yours!!! TO MANY SIGNS SAYING SO.
NANCY JO
www.Nancy-Jo.blogspot.com |
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smoothiejuice
True Blue Farmgirl
6309 Posts
Jessica
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
6309 Posts |
Posted - Sep 19 2007 : 09:26:31 AM
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| hey Janice..want lessons? I am only 2 hours away and frequent louisville often...we have passes to zoo and science center for kids. let me know if you wanna get together..love the machine. Also, you can usually find the sewing machine manuals free online if you just search a little! I have bought manuals off ebay and then later found them free on line and felt like a heel! |
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Bonne
True Blue Farmgirl
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Bonne
Littleton
CO
USA
3003 Posts |
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
4331 Posts
Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
4331 Posts |
Posted - Sep 20 2007 : 1:35:07 PM
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Georgann - Someone at the Salv.Army sewed on it and it looks like it works great.
Nancy Jo - I'm dealing with it! LOL! I just left a bid on ebay for the box of attachments and the manual. My dh is the one who's going to flip out when he finds out I'm planning to keep it and take lessons. And he'll probably ROFLOL!
Jess - WOW! That's a very kind and fantastic offer, girl! Let me check around here and see if I can find someone close to my work - there's a huge fabric store about five minutes from my office. But if you're ever here and can 'do lunch', or thrifting, or whatever else, just say the word!
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?" - 'Brother Dave' Gardner |
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smoothiejuice
True Blue Farmgirl
6309 Posts
Jessica
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
6309 Posts |
Posted - Sep 20 2007 : 4:54:16 PM
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| okay i will let you know the next time i am down...over! |
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lisamarie508
True Blue Farmgirl
2648 Posts
Lisa
Idaho City
ID
USA
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
4331 Posts
Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
4331 Posts |
Posted - Sep 25 2007 : 11:42:37 AM
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Well, Lisa, I bid on the attachments and was outbid at the last minute. :( And now my dh is kind of letting me know that he thinks I should take the machine to my booth and sell it. He may be right about me keeping too much stuff...:( boohoo. I'm sad. I was all excited last week and now my bubble has burst. But the machine is just so PINK and CUTE. And I really want to learn to sew at least on a basic level.
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?" - 'Brother Dave' Gardner |
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bboopster
True Blue Farmgirl
1140 Posts
Betty Jo
West Bend
Wisconsin
USA
1140 Posts |
Posted - Sep 25 2007 : 4:37:44 PM
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Once a sewing machine gets under your skin it's yours. Take something else to your booth and keep the machine. You will love learning to sew. KEEP The Pink Machine!!!!!!!!
3 Blue Star Mother and Proud of it!
Pray for our troops to come home safe and soon.
Enjoying the road to the simple life :>) |
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