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dollyo

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Posted 1565278685	Reply with quote #1

Finally got my $200 Fancy Leg Florence cleaned and oiled. She has everything, manual, seam guide w/screw, 9 needles, a piece of the foot strap, shuttle and 2 bobbins. Only thing I had to buy was the belt.
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pgf

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Posted 1565281141	Reply with quote #2

Oh, that's lovely. __________________ My machines: http://projects.foxharp.net/sewing_machines/by-age
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SteveH-VSS

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Posted 1565282541	Reply with quote #3

Awesome machine! __________________ Antioch, California
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seb58

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Posted 1565294387	Reply with quote #4

VERY nice machine! The ironwork legs are stunning! This table could easily blend in a posh Victorian drawing room
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Jim/Steelsewing

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Posted 1565297336	Reply with quote #5

It's just perfect, and since it really is perfect I do want to know if it sews? =) __________________ It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood. My adventures with VSM's: http://steelsewing.blogspot.com *QuiltnNan and asshat may be synonymous...
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dollyo

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Posted 1565300437	Reply with quote #6

Quote: Originally Posted by Jim/Steelsewing It's just perfect, and since it really is perfect I do want to know if it sews? =) Have to put the belt on, leather on the bobbin wonder and the foot straps. Right now I'm refinishing a 1896 Singer cabinet.
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Mrs. D

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Posted 1565301914	Reply with quote #7

Hello Dolly! Congratulations on landing a dream machine. Wow, this is jaw-dropping. __________________ Mrs. D - Wisconsin http://www.1893victorianfarmhouse.blogspot.com
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Stacy

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Posted 1565316797	Reply with quote #8

Sew lovely. What a find. I remember seeing a Florence in one of the older movie versions of "Little Women", but don't remember if it had Fancy Legs. I Like the feed going side to side. What's a foot strap? Does yours do reverse too? Here's a youtube showing someone else, whose Florence was found without treadle nor original clothplate, cranking hers:
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dollyo

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Posted 1565349994	Reply with quote #9

The foot straps was leather and went across the toe area on the foot pedal. It kept your foot from slipping off. Don't know if it does reverse.
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SteveH-VSS

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Posted 1565364294	Reply with quote #10

Like these replacements i installed on my Wheeler & Wilson. __________________ Antioch, California
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pgf

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Posted 1565381058	Reply with quote #11

Love the lucite cloth plate in that video. I'm thinking of trying to do something similar for my 101 -- that machine has wonderful mechanicals, and the design is well suited for a lucite replacement. __________________ My machines: http://projects.foxharp.net/sewing_machines/by-age
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