Sewing Machine/Thrift Shop Find

I was out running errands this morning, so dropped by my fav thrift shop. Found a very clean green Morse 600 machine, a solid metal, simple mechanical model, looks like new, minus a belt, for $14.55. It must have been Kermit the Frog day, because anything with green on it was half price. I paid $7.27 for the machine. I swear, it looks as if it was never used. Anyone (Joanne?) know anything about Morse machines? It needs a belt. Saw a 70's Singer for $5.00, but it didn't lure me. as it was missing the free arm support, and needed a belt and cord/foot pedal, feet, etc. I confess to following another woman around--she had this way cool weathervane (!!) in her cart, which, if I was a less scrupulous person, would have found it's way into my cart. I wasn't above trying to influence her subliminally, though. I was projecting the thought, "put it back...put it back..." at her as she was checking out. You could have knocked me over when she said to the cashier, "No, I guess I don't want that.", and she stuck it between two sofas. I thanked her nicely. Guess who has a weathervane for her garden? (ha, ha, skippity-do-dah!!) Found another antique wooden hat block for my collection, too. (And a wee little old lady threatened to take it away from me, only half jokingly. Too bad she didn't know the Subliminal Method, LOL.) One of these days that whole collection will go to my youngest sister, who collects and wears beautiful hats. Cea, (dedicated thrift shop devotee)

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sewingbythecea
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Very good, Cea! I'm glad you don't shop the same thrifts that I do!

IIRC, that Morse is a Japanese knockoff of the Singer 15. It may even be a zigzag....the Japanese started with those while Singer was still thinking the home sewer had no use for zigzag. At any rate, it's a solid workhorse and well worth your investment.

I just got two hat blocks that were my mother's from when she got into hatmaking in the 1950s. One is a head, the other a pillbox shape.

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Joanne

Hi Cea,

I picked up a Morse Fotomatic a few months back at the thrift shop as well. Mainly wanted it for the full attachment box, with all the feet and other goodies in their unopened original bags! Also got a new manual and a parts schematic! They are real powerful machines. Morse was not actually a manufacturer, but a US importer who badged machines that were made in Japan with the Morse name.

Many of these imports were made by Toyota.

Enjoy your new toy!

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IMS

HOORAY CEA!!!!!

Good job!! You need to come over this way and go shopping with me. :) You are a deal magnet!!! :)

Have fun with your new toy!!!!

Sharon

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Mike and Sharon Hays

Oh girl you are so clever and I got a big chuckle out of your post. Thrift stores and yard sales can be very addictive Huh? Good luck with your new play thing. Donna

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Sew Like Crazy

Oh Cea! I love it!! Thrifting is one of my favorite ways to find things. Sun

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Sunshine Lady

Apologies!! Got so carried away I top posted. :-(( Sun

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Sunshine Lady

Sun, personally it worked for me...it was a long post and therefore easier to read a top post rather than bottom.....

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IMS

Great shopping trip, Cea.

We don't have thrift shops here in rural France. What a shock, huh? I used to live in them in London. But a milliner in town here closed down about five years ago and all the gear: hats, notions, wooden blocks, etc, ended up in a local brocante, where they didn't stay long. 14 beautiful wooden hat blocks - shame you couldn't pop over ;)

Trish

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Trishty

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