Bronia from the sewing group said that she had her Aunt's vintage sewing machine and showed me a picture. Ooo err, the later 201K so very desirable. I volunteered to have a look at it and see if it worked. Unfortunately, she hadn't found the electric leads with it so we put mine on it. It worked, yeah!
She thinks it was last used in the 1970's, and had been stored in the loft ever since.
This is what 40 odd years of dust looks like. Why is that old sewing machine cases always have a paint spill on them?
This is the later 201K which is made of Aluminium so much lighter to carry than the original cast iron one, this one dates from 1955.
Don't think that it has ever been cleaned out with a lint brush. The paintwork had a layer of grime over it which took some getting off.
Here is the finished product, cleaned, polished and oiled.
Really pleased how its has come up. I had to take the tension disks apart to clean and reset them to get it to stitch correctly.
All tucked up ready to go home.
Gave the case a clean and polish
The paint spill was there to stay so I coloured it in with a brown furniture pen that you use on scratches.
Look whats moved in my garden! Its parents have been bouncing around for a couple of weeks, there are 5 of these cheeky chappies, my garden is going to get eaten. Pity Buzz is too old to chase them out of the garden.
Cheers
Sharon
That's a really nice looking machine. You did a good job cleaning it up.
ReplyDeleteThanks Deborah, it took a while to do but worth it. It's owner tried it out last night and was impressed by how it sewed through layers of fabric with no effort.
ReplyDeleteLovely job! You're right about the paint on the cases! I have an identical case, bought in a charity shop (but with no machine) and yes it's got paint splatters on it!
ReplyDeleteThanks Lizzie, sharpie pens are also good for getting shot of marks on cases, you just need the right colour.
ReplyDeleteShe looks beautiful, I want to come and stroke her! An absolutely fabulous job Sharon xx
ReplyDeleteThanks Josie, it was a joy to do.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fine black beauty and a great job on the service and clean up. You are so right about the ubiquitous paint splatters on machine cases. I wonder if Singer added them at the factory (tee tee)?
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Thanks Gavin, it was hard to give this one back to its owner. Least the paint was on the case and not the machine, as for factory additions what a thought!
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