Saturday there was an auction in the nearby town where my sister lives. She and I went, arriving about 30 minutes after it started. There weren't many bidders compared to other auctions I've been to, maybe 30 people, even though Saturday morning the weather was still dry. 2 couples were buying stuff to resell on E-Bay.
When the sewing machine finally came up I bid against 2 other people and I still got it! $50 for a Singer 15-91 electric sewing machine in a maple table with a matching bench with the manual and all the attachments, barely used! I am still thrilled. Today I did a little research on it and found out it was one of 50000 made in Elizabethport NJ in March 1949. The Singer Company website lists them by serial numbers. I got it cleaned a little & threaded today and then sewed a few inches, but I couldn't find my sewing machine oil so I put it away after that. I'm going to love using it.
I also bought 2 boxes of clothes, mostly wool. I'm washing the first load now to see if it felts. I've been wanting to try felted wool. The coats & non-wool items I will give to the Cancer Society shop. I think wool from coats would be too heavy after it is felted, and besides, they are beautifully made and it would be a shame to cut them up. I feel a little guilty about the suits already, but nobody I know wanted them.
Jane in snowy NE Ohio