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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Shangas, post: 30438, member: 360&quot;]Sewing machines have always fascinated me. Probably because my grandmother was a dressmaker for 40 years.</p><p><br /></p><p>Either way, I&#039;ve always loved antique sewing machines. Their beauty and decorations, their functionality, and the fact that they were one of the marvels of 19th century design, styling and engineering.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have two sewing machines. My grandmother&#039;s which I inherited when she died, and this one:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfp1/t31.0-8/1402976_1532361933688954_7784558278207574188_o.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I bought this in 2012 and it took me two years to restore it. I had to find bobbins, attachments, the oil-can, the lid, the key, the second cover-plate, I had to clean it, oil it, scrub it over to remove 80 years of dust and grime. I had to fix the hand-crank and the bobbin-winder (it took three attempts but I finally got it working flawlessly!).</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xap1/t31.0-8/10857137_1532362087022272_5029739743010988860_o.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is the &#039;Puzzle Box&#039; that went along with the machine. It&#039;s 99% complete. The sharp-eyed will notice ONE item missing. One day, I&#039;ll track it down, and return it to the fold.</p><p><br /></p><p>The machine is fully functional and everything works. I use it every now and then for small projects, and to repair clothes.</p><p><br /></p><p>--- --- --- --- </p><p><br /></p><p>Just to clarify, the missing item in the puzzle-box is the secondary, miniature screwdriver. Not the bobbin! I have a full set of five original antique Singer bobbins for the machine. Four in the box, one in the shuttle.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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