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Posted by Carolyn McCarty on July 27, 2008, 12:17 pm
Congratulations! A lovely reward for your hard work, and a machine you will
treasure forever.
--
Carolyn in The Old Pueblo
If it ain't broke, you're not trying. --Red Green
If it ain't broke, it ain't mine. --Carolyn McCarty
If at first you don't succeed, switch to power tools. --Red Green
If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer. --Carolyn McCarty
> I'm thrilled beyond belief! A good friend GAVE me an antique Singer 15-88
> in its original cabinet for helping him gut his basement a few weeks ago.
> The cabinet needs some restoration and the bottom of the treadle has some
> rust due to a flood, but the machine and the treadle move smoothly. I have
> the original manual for the machine and all of the attachment feet that
> came with it, too! How awesome is that?
>
> It'll take some time to restore to its former glory, but it's useable,
> once I get a belt for it and do some cleaning. I'm just so tickled! There
> are links to some pictures below; I hope they don't split. If they do,
> I'll post tinyurl links right after this post.
>
> I also got a second treadle cabinet, but no machine for that one. Inside
> was a manual for a Pfaff 6, which is most likely the machine that fit onto
> the top. That treadle didn't allow for the machine to drop down into the
> cabinet, though. It is in pretty sad shape, but if anyone has a Pfaff 6
> and wants to take a stab at restoring it, we might be able to work out a
> way to get this puppy to ya. Let me know. (I've made another posting in
> the group for that, in case anyone misses this one).
>
> Happy dance with me, y'all! Once I get this thing going, I'm going to
> have even more incentive to quilt!
>
> http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p29/tasialue/sewingmachineandstopsign022.jpg
> http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p29/tasialue/sewingmachineandstopsign012.jpg
> http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p29/tasialue/sewingmachineandstopsign021.jpg
> http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p29/tasialue/sewingmachineandstopsign020.jpg
>
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p29/tasialue/sewingmachineandstopsign019-1.jpg
>
> --Anastasia
>
> -Whose insane schedule has kept her from sewing for over two years now!
>
>
> --- The races of the universe have always looked toward mankind as the
> essential 'lunatic element.'" - Terry Pratchett
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