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Posted by Gogarty on March 3, 2008, 5:44 pm
ron@a1sewingmachine.com says...
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>>>Gogarty wrote:
>>>> Hoo boy! I was going to mention that we have an antique White machine
>>>> listed on eBay but from the tone of these comments I might as well turn
>>>> it into a boat anchor. Well, nothing lost. It was given to us and is
>>>> just taking up space. But if curiosity gets the better of you, it's item
>>>> number 140211411340. Have a look.
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>>>What you have is an "embossed" White Family Rotary, which while not
>>>exactly rare, is a desirable machine. The motor is separate from the
>>>machine, and can be replaced if it is defective. The cabinet is not
>>>unusual, either, but those old cabinets are "real furniture" not the
>>>prestwood and laminate of modern cabinets. Your starting price is
>>>reasonable and if there are two people within driving distance, the
>>>price will go up a little. If not, well, you won't do so well. It
>>>might be worth relisting if you get no bids at all.
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>>>As far as I know, White was the only company to make a machine head with
>>>the embossed pattern in it. It is very attractive, I have one of them.
>>> The rare one is the one they did in bronze. Most of us have the black
>>>finish one.
>>>--
>>>Joanne
>>>stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com
>>>http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/
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>> Why, thank you so much! It was given to us so there is no loss other than
>> the cost of listing. I did have a query from a man in Oklahoma who
>> restores
>> old machines, He was interested only in the machine, not the cabinet. But
>> he never bid. A woman here in Manhattan also expressed interest and was
>> coming to our home to personally inspect it. Said she was fixer-uper type
>> of persone and looked on it as a project. But she never showed nor bid
>> either. So this time is a relisting.
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>> Personally, I prefer real flea markets and the like to eBay. All those
>> millions of people on eBay are no use to you if they don't look at your
>> offering wheras in a live flea market you can get hundreds of poeple
>> looking
>> and touching.
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>If you do not sell it and ever get up Albany way I will give you the
>starting price for the motor and bobbin case.
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>--
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>Ron Anderson A1 Sewing Machine
>18 Dingman Rd., Sand Lake, NY 12153
>518-469-5133
>http://www.a1sewingmachine.com
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I will certainly keep that in mind.
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