Posted: 3/21/2005 8:46:05 PM EDT
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I just got her today. runs like new...and now after she has been cleaned and oiled...she smells like Breakfree...and thats a good smell.  They dont make stuff like this anymore. 
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I remember my granny having one of those that was converted to electric power, otherwise it was flintstone foot (sp and terminology)treadle powered |
My wife has one identicle to yours, I've had to do some minor work (adjusted the timing, kept breaking thread) on it now it runs great!! Did you get the carry case with it?? And your right they don't make stuff like this anymore....... 
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jack, how much are they going for at the auction? I picked this up for 220 shipped...and most i have seen are going for at LEAST 400. |
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I saw one in a flea market a few years back. It was in the original hideaway table. It was sitting with a bunch of old, shitty looking end tables. I asked the guy how much he wanted for "this table" $30 I had to replace a lenght of cord on it, other than that, she runs perfect. |
She just picked up a 1941-vintage model with the fancy scrollwork on the aluminum plate (instead of the vertical groves) and paid $250. I think she paid around $200 or so for the others. |
No doubt! He told me "Those Mexicans are using my dolly to load some furniture they just bought, you can use it when they're done." And walked off. I picked it up and damn near ran to the truck with it. Undoubtedly, he thought it was just an old table. I wasn't about to try to educate him. 
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