Meet my vintage pride and joy....a Morse Deluxe B-L circa 1940-1950's. She is a lovely workhorse in my studio and I love her dearly. She came to me as a gift from my step-dad. He'd rescued her from going into the dumpster (gasp...I know). Apparently her original owner had passed away and the house was being cleared. My Beauty's cabinet was in horrible disarray when I got it. Years of water damage and dirt were easily sanded away to reveal a perfect wood grain below. I'm a fan of darker woods so I found a nice shade of stain and re-stained it myself. My husband helped with the sanding, but I did the staining and the coat of polyurethane all by myself. It's the most staining I've ever done and I couldn't have been happier with the result. I found a large container of Greist attachments, extra feet, needles and vintage guidebooks in the drawer too. This is hands down the best craft related gift ever. I anticipate sewing many more years with this machine.
Once I get my craft studio cleaned and everything back in there the way I want it, I'll take and post some pics for you all to see the cabinet and the whole set up. *Note to self: Need to hang up inspiration board after I cover it with fabric. *
Please feel free to share your favorite machines with me. Anyone have their own vintage machine?
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what an awesome find! i know it's in good hands and will be put to good use now!
I love it. :)
Let's see.. I have two vintage sewing machines (and one "dated" machine, haha, not quite old enough to be vintage).
Here's one (and the dated one which needs fixed or gotten rid of lol - I only still have it because I want to make sure my other machines can do everything first, and I haven't gotten around to that yet.):
http://ohlauren.com/2010/06/03/sewing-machine-coin-purse/
And here's my baby.. the "rocketeer".. I love it and the table so much. I think I got a really good deal on it too, because apparently it's a pretty wanted machine, seems like it's second only to the super famous (and super expensive) Featherweight (which I would totally grab in a heartbeat if ever the opportunity). So I'm pretty proud of it!
http://ohlauren.com/2010/10/21/picture-frame-wall/
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