guitarpete247
Just about surviving
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- Leicestershire
I once heard something I often quote, referring to our consumer society. "You can't throw anything away. Because there is no away you can throw it".
and ours is over 250 years old, so far as we know its been running every day since.Our grandfather clock is 200 years old...
My mother's sewing machine had been her mother's. My mum died 7 years ago and hasn't been used since, it's in my dad's basement. I'd like to get my hands on it to turn up jeans etc. but we don't have the room to store it at the moment (might do when GF's son moves out). It's an old hand cranked Singer like this
Only does straight stitch but can get through 3 layers of denim.
I'll keep those 2 websites to check it out when I next go up north to visit my dad. Thanks Arch .There should be a serial number on a plate on it somewhere. You can look it up here:
http://www.singerco.com/support/machine-serial-numbers
and here:
http://www.singermachines.co.uk/faq/where-was-my-antique-sewing-machine-made/
and find out the year and place of manufacture. Mine is 1914, Clydebank.
Mine is 1914, Clydebank.
My grandfather clock was too tall for the shelf so I sold it and opened up a stall.Our grandfather clock is 200 years old...
My mother's sewing machine had been her mother's. My mum died 7 years ago and hasn't been used since, it's in my dad's basement. I'd like to get my hands on it to turn up jeans etc. but we don't have the room to store it at the moment (might do when GF's son moves out). It's an old hand cranked Singer like this
Only does straight stitch but can get through 3 layers of denim.
my gran had a treadle operated one. It was her grans and i managed to sew my brothers hand with it playing with it as a kid. it made curtains for my first house before it died
Is your brother attached to your curtains?
You do realise that it's your refrigerator that is leading us to armageddon? The end of the world as we know it?*
At least my old anglepoise (mid 30s) takes eco bulbs.
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My anglepoise knock-off from IKEA (£8.50) takes ES bulbs. Not wishing to be bathed in a light more suited to an autopsy room,.