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Posted by Kirsten H. Sollie on February 7, 2006, 4:58 am
> I've spent the last three weeks at my brother's house, helping him while
> he recuperates from back surgery. He inherited our parents house when
> they passed away in '93 - well deserved, as he pretty well put his life on
> hold caring for them the years before they died.
>
> He's made some changes, but still has a lot of their "stuff" stored in the
> basement. And much to my surprise I found my first sewing machine tucked
> away in a corner, on a work bench. And it still works! Beautifully!
> It's a Morse, I bought it second hand, in 1968. After running into all
> sorts of problems with it, I replaced it in the 80's with a Singer
> Imperial (big, big mistake). I quit sewing for probably 20 years because
> of the problems and frustration with that machine.
>
> Now I've started sewing again (got a Viking two or three years ago), and
> have learned sooooo much from this group. It's actually funny - I cleaned
> my new old machine, give it a little oil, adjusted the tension a tad, and
> CHANGED THE NEEDLE - who'd have guessed how important those little things
> can be ;>) It's a little heavy (all metal), but it sews and runs like a
> dream. I'm sooo glad my brother didn't throw it out. (Although he says
> if he'd known it was there, he'd have modified it to wind fishing line on
> his reels.)
>
> It's like finding buried treasure!
>
> Sharon
>
What a find Sharon! There is something special about that first machine. I
got a Franklin Rotary from my grandmother when I was 8 or 9. I used it all
the way up until I met my husband at 28 and moved to Norway. I couldn't take
it with me so I gave it to a cousin of mine (it is in a cabinet with a knee
pedal). When I was visiting them this Christmas (14 years later), she
mentioned she still has my machine and I can have it back when I want. I
was thrilled! I still can't afford to ship it here but someday.....
Kirsten Sollie
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