Yes, I did it again, only this time with my husband's blessing! He found this amazing vintage White Rotary sewing machine in a red cabinet with a matching stool on Craigslist in a nearby (1 1/2 hours away) town. Yep, that's a near-by town out here in the mountains of Eastern Oregon :)
The cabinet is so beautiful. The pictures don't do it justice. It's hardwood, painted black with a red wash. It opens up on both sides of the machine and the little stool is darling with rounded corners. The drawers open smoothly and it was filled with treats - 3 boxes of original attachements, two owners manuals & extra bobbins. The only attachment missing is the zipper foot!
The machine works beautifully! This White Rotary Series 77 was manufactured in 1939 in Cleveland, Ohio for White. One owners manual says 'Domestic Series 153' and is an identical machine. This machine was made to rival the Singer Featherweight and resembles the Featherweight in styling. No fancy decals here; this baby has a textured metal body that doesn't chip or scratch. I think I may abandon my modern sewing machine in favor of these oldies :) They are so powerful and sew through anything without lugging down. My dear cheap Janome may soon only be used for button holes :)
If you're a regular reader, you may remember my previous vintage sewing machine find, the Ward's Signature. I found a set of cams & attachments on Ebay that originally came with this machine. Now I have 23 decorative stitches for that machine!
The hubby's catching my vintage sewing machine bug...he found this one and told me to call and want to put all my beauties on display...Pretty cool to have a hubby support my habit!
Your list of project Ideas is awesome!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh - that vintage sewing machine is a beauty!! Love, love, love it! What a good hubby :)
ReplyDeleteAny chance you can scan the manual? I inherited this model recently, and it has no manual!
ReplyDeleteTell me about the Signature. I picked up one, in the cabinet with tons of goodies, for free at a garage sale. It looks quite similar to the one pictured, but the cams look different. I am on the road and not where I can look at "Sylvia" but I have pics if you want a peek? ? Thanks in advance
ReplyDeleteI would love to learn about the Signature that you posted in the picture. I picked up one at a garage sale, with the cabinet and tons of original goodies. Poor "Sylvia" sat all alone and no one wanted her, the lady told me to just take her. So I did! She needs some TLC, but I am hoping she will run after a visit to the Machine Doc. I have a couple of photos if you would care to see her. (At the moment I am in the car traveling) I don't know her model number but she looks simplest to yours. ....as I recall the cams are a bit different. Thanks in advance
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