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Re: Early Machines in Maine
Wow, would I love to find this while wandering around an antique mall in my area. ?? Total eye candy.
By Roxy · #4307 ·
Early Machines in Maine
FWIW, we were wandering around the antique mall in Fairfield, Maine, which is (unfortunately) not far from our home.? One vendor has two W&G machines and two W&W, along with numerous others.?
By Bruce Siegmund · #4306 ·
Re: Newby with a D9
Hello Anna, I have several W&W D9 machines that I acquired for their use for parts. I am guessing that you are looking for the bolt that belongs to the wooden Pittman arm that connects the treadle to
By Katie Farmer · #4305 ·
Re: Newby with a D9
anna from mn wrote: "treadle pedal" is probably more usual. Yup. Original finish would have been shellac. Definitely use oil. Sewing machine oil is traditional, works fine, and doesn't leave a
By Paul Fox · #4304 ·
Re: Newby with a D9
Lucky you! I was given one in similar condition (the junk store owed me rent money), and had never even heard of them before! It was so much fun to get it operating. There was a fairly readable manual
By Liz Blount · #4303 ·
Newby with a D9
Hi all, I am Anna, ?I am not a collector. I found this little sewing machine at my local Goodwill in Minnesota for 29 dollars and could not leave it behind. It¡¯s a D9 serial number 2360363. This
By Anna from MN · #4302 ·
Re: Auction of wheeler & wilson sewing machines #3
What a nice collection! I live in the east coast, so not going to work for me. I would love to have one of those W&W in a table....sigh! Probably over my budget anyway. Hope they all go to good homes!
By LISA A · #4301 ·
Re: Auction of wheeler & wilson sewing machines #3
Amazing collection of machines. I¡¯d be interested in a few if I lived closer. The word should be spread all over the Groups.io and Facebook pages. Good luck. Carol
By Carol Tallytwo Kio · #4300 ·
Re: Auction of wheeler & wilson sewing machines #3
Thank you for offering to help. I kept a model 3 that we have had on display, but wanted to offer the other Wheeler and Wilson machines and know that your group really knows how to make them work. But
By Harry Schenck · #4299 ·
Re: Auction of wheeler & wilson sewing machines #3
I live very close to here. I have a WW already so can¡¯t fit another but maybe can assist someone who can take one of these. Not sure what would be needed but if something can be done let me know.
By Anne Graham · #4298 ·
Re: Auction of wheeler & wilson sewing machines #3
Wow! What a collection of antique sewing items she has!
By JeannieL · #4297 ·
Auction of wheeler & wilson sewing machines #3
Judy's Sewing & Craft Museum in Morro Bay CA is closing soon and is trying to get its collection of about 90 sewing machines, including 7 Wheeler & Wilson machines, into the hands of those who know
By Harry Schenck · #4296 ·
Re: Happy Birthday, Allen Wilson!
November 12, 1850 is when his patent was granted according to Wikipedia, not that long ago when you look back at history. Happy Commemorative Birthday Mary F
By MB Freeman · #4295 ·
Happy Birthday, Allen Wilson!
Just thought it seems appropriate to note that today is Allen Wilson's 200th birthday! As a refresher, he invented the vibrating shuttle, the rotary hook and round bobbin, and the four way motion for
By Paul Fox · #4294 ·
Re: New Singer 9w1 and 9w7 Book
Thank you. I still want one. Sandra
By Sandra Haak · #4293 ·
Re: New Singer 9w1 and 9w7 Book
Sandra, The book is not a how-to service the machines. It is about the parts of the machine. However, the book will assist you in understanding the parts and how they associate. Singer did not do a
By Bill Wells <ronone69@...> · #4292 ·
Re: New Singer 9w1 and 9w7 Book
I would love to own one of the books you have just described. I have a W&W D-9 that l am trying to service. Some instructions would be helpful. Sandra Haak swhaak@...
By Sandra Haak · #4291 ·
Re: New Singer 9w1 and 9w7 Book
Thanks Paul. I had thought about offering the book for free except there are unscrupulous people in the world who steal the work of others. I am mulling over doing a visual tutorial about the
By Bill Wells <ronone69@...> · #4290 ·
Re: New Singer 9w1 and 9w7 Book
That's an amazing project, Bill -- congratulations! paul bill wrote:
By Paul Fox · #4289 ·
Re: New Singer 9w1 and 9w7 Book
Mary, I suppose you mean the variations of the W&W machines, No. 9, D9, 9w1 and 9w7. In short, no, I did not include photos of the machines because outwardly they are nearly identical. What I did do
By Bill Wells <ronone69@...> · #4288 ·