Reply With QuoteHi Lark,
Yes I know that. The issue is convincing my FATHER that it can be done. He's such a pessimist with this stuff.
SHANGAS; you can always break it down, pack the head in one box, pack the wooden top in one box and break the stand down, unbolting the treadles sides and packing them in stryofoam sheeting and wrapping the centre of the stand with bubble wrap and mailing in about six boxes. thats how i ship treadles. I have shipped treadles to the yukon and to arizona from Canada. 59 lark
Hi Lark,
Yes I know that. The issue is convincing my FATHER that it can be done. He's such a pessimist with this stuff.
...Where did you get that hat, where did you get that tile? Isn't it a nobby one and just the proper style! I should like to have one just the same as that. Whereever I go they'd shout "hello, where did you get that hat?..."
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This beautiful Singer Model 15 belongs to my father's friend's wife. She received it as a birthday present. She's a retired tailor and this machine sits in their living-room as a strictly decorative piece.
I went to their house today for a visit. While my dad and his friend were playing on their guitars making like they're in some 1960s rock-band, me and Pam (dad's friend's wife, the tailor) chatted about the sewing-machine.
With a bottle of Singer oil, a box of tissues, tweezers and a pair of pliers, I got the machine from a frozen, jammed state, to operational condition in about two hours of work.
It's a prewar machine. It's from 1939 according to the serial-number.
Now that I've gotten it running, Pam says she's inspired to clean it up completely, get her husband to tack on a new drive-belt (the old one is broken and long-gone) and start treadling away on it like she did in her childhood...
If the tabletop looks a bit rough, it's because the sewing-machine was stored in a garage for several years. It's the water-damage to the wood-finish. Pam's friends owned it and when they decided they just had no use for it anymore, they dug it out and gave it to her as a present. She's never used it, but now that I fixed it for her, she wants to start using it!
Last edited by Shangas; 07-15-2012 at 06:40 AM.
...Where did you get that hat, where did you get that tile? Isn't it a nobby one and just the proper style! I should like to have one just the same as that. Whereever I go they'd shout "hello, where did you get that hat?..."
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Oh yeah. On the same day, I also found THIS antique 'Jones' treadle machine at the flea-market:
I didn't buy it, but I photographed it, just for the hell of it. I think it's possibly the SMALLEST machine I've ever seen! I don't think the photograph shows just how tiny it really is!
I don't have a measuring tape or anything, but I reckon that machine-arm at the top there, would struggle to be nine inches from end to end. It was really tiny! The smallest thing I've seen outside of a toy machine!
Last edited by Shangas; 07-15-2012 at 11:25 PM.
...Where did you get that hat, where did you get that tile? Isn't it a nobby one and just the proper style! I should like to have one just the same as that. Whereever I go they'd shout "hello, where did you get that hat?..."
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This "MODERN" sewing machine was a gift from my aunt:
Originally, it was a treadle-machine. The treadle was toast, so she just gave me the machine-body. I'm gonna build a base & case for it, eventually.
I don't know how old it is. I suspect either 1930s, or 1950s-60s.
As you can see, it is in nearly PERFECT condition.
Once I've built the housing for it, I'm gonna buy a hand-crank for it and stick it on the end.
If anyone can tell me anything about this machine, please chime in. I've no idea how old it is.
...Where did you get that hat, where did you get that tile? Isn't it a nobby one and just the proper style! I should like to have one just the same as that. Whereever I go they'd shout "hello, where did you get that hat?..."
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My Singer Sewing Machine in wood case.
and it's little mate...
I don't know the year this Singer was made. It's non-electric , operated only by
a handcrank on the side.It's in great condition ! The small "Stitchwell" was probably
a child's sewing machine but I could be mistaken
Last edited by 2jakes; 10-27-2012 at 10:52 PM.
" You must take life the way it comes at you & make the best of it."
( Life of Pi )
You have a Singer 128 there. I have an identical one at home, complete with the crank.
There's a serial-number on the machine, under the brass "SINGER MANUFACTURING CO." badge.
Type it out here, and I'll be able to tell you how old it is. My Singer 128 dates to 1936. This is a guess, but I suspect that yours is much older. Singer 128s came out in the 1860s or 70s and were made up until the end of the 1930s, I believe.
...Where did you get that hat, where did you get that tile? Isn't it a nobby one and just the proper style! I should like to have one just the same as that. Whereever I go they'd shout "hello, where did you get that hat?..."
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f 8404890Originally Posted by shangas
" You must take life the way it comes at you & make the best of it."
( Life of Pi )
Singer 128 model, from 1918.
...Where did you get that hat, where did you get that tile? Isn't it a nobby one and just the proper style! I should like to have one just the same as that. Whereever I go they'd shout "hello, where did you get that hat?..."
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Thanks .
I found this today. I believe the manual I need would be the top one.
The close-up image illustration is different though.
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" You must take life the way it comes at you & make the best of it."
( Life of Pi )
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