J. Steven York RESISTSSinger "Rocketeer" Model 500 sewing machine, circa. 1961 AD
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@jstevenyork @blogdiva OMG if I saw that glorious beast for $39.99 it would come home with me immediately. 
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I was very tempted, and if I'd known what it was probably worth, I definitely would have. But I was admiring it purely as a design object. My wife is the sewist in the family, not I. It looked fairly intact, with a lot of the apparently frequently missing parts there. But I don't know if it had them all, and no accessory kit as I recall.
I was very tempted, and if I'd known what it was probably worth, I definitely would have. But I was admiring it purely as a design object. My wife is the sewist in the family, not I. It looked fairly intact, with a lot of the apparently frequently missing parts there. But I don't know if it had them all, and no accessory kit as I recall.
@jstevenyork @blogdiva I would’ve been happy just having it sitting on a shelf as a display piece, if it didn’t work properly. 😁
Zara@jstevenyork @mivox @blogdiva even without the accessories (it uses cams to sew non-straight stitches) it's still a fun straight stitch machine to have. Just gorgeous.
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I bet it could sew clothing for at least 3 more generations if serviced regularly
I bet it could sew clothing for at least 3 more generations if serviced regularly
@Cipher Absolutely. That was the era of bulletproof appliances.