From my childhood on, I have always seemed to gravitate towards rescuing old stuff and trying to rehabilitate it. Furniture, appliances and eventually Landcruisers. That probably explains how I ended up being an old-school Landcruiser mechanic.

Anyways, I rescued this cool old sewing machine from a very uncertain future a few months ago with no specific intention other than to have a good look at it in the daylight at some point in the future. Now that I have finally had that opportunity, I could not resist putting a few hours into brightening up the old girl in hopes of finding her a better home. Just took a look on an old sewing machine website and found a cool old ad copy for it when it was new. No date tho.

Anybody here into this stuff?

ad copy:

Mark,

If you fix it up and get it going then you could make your own seat covers and pants....Then you would be a man who could take care or himself:p

hey, that's pretty cool. I'd say probally around the 1900's or so... My parents have one similier and it's around that era...so I'm guessing this one maybe is too. Pretty cool anyway.

I gots me one of those. Real nice condition too. I'll post a pic.

My parents also have one of those. 1920's I'd guess.

my gf has the almost exact same model sitting in our master bedroom. been in here family for 4 generations.....

Dude, if her sewing machine is in the master you better buy a ring and quit callin her yer girlfriend.

Dude, if her sewing machine is in the master you better buy a ring and quit callin her yer girlfriend.




BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:


Chris:cool2:

yeah, yeah, yeah.

still better in the master than in the guest room/office. woulda really killed the "cruiser" motive.:laughing:

so would she be mad if she caught you repairing a soft top on it ?

I"M laughing so hard I"M in STiCHES :D :D :D :D :D :grinpimp: :grinpimp: :grinpimp:

i'm laughing so hard cause john's gonna need stitches next time i see him!:flipoff2:



jk



i ain't stitchin shit, but she's gonna "fab" up some sleeves for the tail gate chains on the tan 45 to keep em quiet. same material as the canvass top of course; it's gotta match afterall. so maybe it's worth having a sewing machine at home?!

Anybody here into this stuff?

I picked up an ancient South Bend Lathe to save it from sure demise. I can't find out much about it... oldest serial number I have run across in my searching for info is 11,855, which was built in 1917. The serial number of mine is 3502. I'm a member of a very active South Bend users group on Yahoo!, and it is older than anything anyone on there has seen.

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f361/frismanis/Lathe/P7290018.jpg

It is currently living next to the 45. :)

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f361/frismanis/Lathe/P7290128.jpg

[QUOTE=mantis;6386091]I picked up an ancient South Bend Lathe to save it from sure demise. I can't find out much about it... oldest serial number I have run across in my searching for info is 11,855, which was built in 1917. The serial number of mine is 3502. I'm a member of a very active South Bend users group on Yahoo!, and it is older than anything anyone on there has seen.

Wanna trade for a sewing machine?

:grinpimp:

Wanna trade for a sewing machine?

:grinpimp:

I don't think so. :p

She does not read this stuff ?
Are you actually sore ?

Once it is shined up, go shop that thing at the Victorian Rose there on Magnolia