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Posted by Melinda Meahan - take out TRAS on August 13, 2005, 4:03 pm
I was cleaning out my closet, and you'll never guess what I found -- a
lovely tan-and-white Singer 401A in perfect condition. It only has the
teeniest of scratches on the bed and absolutely no rust or anything.
The bobbin winder looks like it was never used -- still has the little
molding joint on it. No power cord, though, but that is a minor
technicality. (I wonder if the power cord from my 500A will fit it.)
I saw this SM case and thought, "What machine is this?" and opened it,
and I about dropped dead in shock! I don't remember *ever* getting one,
although I have looked for them lots to complete my sewing machine
garden :). My 500A will be SOOOO happy to have another little sister
closer to her age who she is more in common with than my 301A (another
tan-and-while model) and 221.
Now to get a power cord for this little angel. Don't need cams -- I
bought tons when I got my 500A.
Melinda, floating on thin air
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Posted by IMS on August 13, 2005, 4:29 pm
On Sat, 13 Aug 2005 20:03:46 GMT, Melinda Meahan - take out TRASH to
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>I was cleaning out my closet, and you'll never guess what I found -- a=20
>lovely tan-and-white Singer 401A in perfect condition. It only has the=20
>teeniest of scratches on the bed and absolutely no rust or anything.=20
>The bobbin winder looks like it was never used -- still has the little=20
>molding joint on it. No power cord, though, but that is a minor=20
>technicality. (I wonder if the power cord from my 500A will fit it.)
>I saw this SM case and thought, "What machine is this?" and opened it,=20
>and I about dropped dead in shock! I don't remember *ever* getting one,=
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>although I have looked for them lots to complete my sewing machine=20
>garden :). My 500A will be SOOOO happy to have another little sister=20
>closer to her age who she is more in common with than my 301A (another=20
>tan-and-while model) and 221.
>Now to get a power cord for this little angel. Don't need cams -- I=20
>bought tons when I got my 500A.
>Melinda, floating on thin air
Oohh...Melinda, those 401s are the best of the vintage Singers IMHO!!!
What a nice surprise! =20
Unfortunately the power cords are not interchangeable, Singer went to
the newer plug with the 500 series slants.
They are absolutely awesome. I now have 3 401s, just picked up one
recently at a thrift (came in it's case). With all the built in
stitches the 401 has, I never have to put a cam in them.
-Irene
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You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.=20
--Mae West=20
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Posted by Pogonip on August 13, 2005, 5:10 pm
Melinda Meahan - take out TRASH to reply wrote:
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> I was cleaning out my closet, and you'll never guess what I found -- a
> lovely tan-and-white Singer 401A in perfect condition. It only has the
> teeniest of scratches on the bed and absolutely no rust or anything. The
> bobbin winder looks like it was never used -- still has the little
> molding joint on it. No power cord, though, but that is a minor
> technicality. (I wonder if the power cord from my 500A will fit it.)
>
> I saw this SM case and thought, "What machine is this?" and opened it,
> and I about dropped dead in shock! I don't remember *ever* getting one,
> although I have looked for them lots to complete my sewing machine
> garden :). My 500A will be SOOOO happy to have another little sister
> closer to her age who she is more in common with than my 301A (another
> tan-and-while model) and 221.
>
> Now to get a power cord for this little angel. Don't need cams -- I
> bought tons when I got my 500A.
>
> Melinda, floating on thin air
I wondered where I left that 401.......... JUST KIDDING!!!
What a nice surprise! Did you lose a tooth? Was it the Tooth Fairy, do
you think? I don't suppose you've checked any other closets you haven't
checked in a while?
--
Joanne
stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth
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Posted by Melinda Meahan - take out TRAS on August 13, 2005, 5:20 pm
Pogonip wrote:
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> I wondered where I left that 401.......... JUST KIDDING!!!
Hey, if I ever make it to Reno, you will see a LOT more gone than just a
401. GD&RFC Especially if you have a W&W #8 handcrank *drool*
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> What a nice surprise! Did you lose a tooth? Was it the Tooth Fairy, do
> you think? I don't suppose you've checked any other closets you haven't
> checked in a while?
I only have one closet. The coat closet is full with the vacuum cleaner
and board games, the linen closet has no space big enough to fit one, my
daughter took the doors off her closet and has a writing table set up in
it with a few clothes hanging to the side, and the boys' closet has a
bookcase in it under their shirts. *sigh*
I think it was the "Nice things can still happen to you so stop being so
pessimistic" fairy myself.
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Posted by Pogonip on August 13, 2005, 6:12 pm
Melinda Meahan - take out TRASH to reply wrote:
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> Pogonip wrote:
>
>> I wondered where I left that 401.......... JUST KIDDING!!!
>
>
> Hey, if I ever make it to Reno, you will see a LOT more gone than just a
> 401. GD&RFC Especially if you have a W&W #8 handcrank *drool*
>
>> What a nice surprise! Did you lose a tooth? Was it the Tooth Fairy,
>> do you think? I don't suppose you've checked any other closets you
>> haven't checked in a while?
>
>
> I only have one closet. The coat closet is full with the vacuum cleaner
> and board games, the linen closet has no space big enough to fit one, my
> daughter took the doors off her closet and has a writing table set up in
> it with a few clothes hanging to the side, and the boys' closet has a
> bookcase in it under their shirts. *sigh*
>
> I think it was the "Nice things can still happen to you so stop being so
> pessimistic" fairy myself.
Ha! Whatever works. Sounds like it was just what you needed. Come
ahead -- I must get rid of some of these machines. I'm sooo out of
room, and what did I just do? Got an old store spool cabinet which
turned out to be a whole lot larger than I expected. Can you see me
trying to explain to DH that now we need the counter to put it on and as
long as we're doing that, have you seen those old cash registers with
all the fancy embossed metal and the marble shelves, and you didn't
really need that recliner and TV in that big entertainment center, did
you? No? I didn't think it would work. Well, I'll just have to go
back to figuring out what to do with all this stuff. I refuse to move.
This is the only house I want to live in, so I can't follow George
Carlin's advice and get a place to hold my stuff so I can get more
stuff. Maybe he didn't mean that as advice.......
--
Joanne
stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth
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>lovely tan-and-white Singer 401A in perfect condition. It only has the=20
>teeniest of scratches on the bed and absolutely no rust or anything.=20
>The bobbin winder looks like it was never used -- still has the little=20
>molding joint on it. No power cord, though, but that is a minor=20
>technicality. (I wonder if the power cord from my 500A will fit it.)
>I saw this SM case and thought, "What machine is this?" and opened it,=20
>and I about dropped dead in shock! I don't remember *ever* getting one,=