Final count

We finally got the sewing machines unloaded.  The final count was 45 machines and 25 cabinets.   Plus parts for at least 3 more cabinets.

We hauled these home using my folks' camper.  Thank Heavens for this monster of a trailer with its 'toy hauler' garage in the back.

 

 

My dear husband....so sweet to go along with this adventure.   He was the muscles behind the whole thing....not to mention, he's had to work around these in his garage and had to put up a shelving unit in his storage room in the basement.   All of the machine heads will reside there until we have fully serviced all of them.

 

Now, we begin the process of restoring all these machines until they are completely operational.   Vintage and antique sewing machines are such wonderful works of engineering....they last forever.  The modern machines have all the bells and whistles but if anything goes wrong with the electronics or computer, they are finished.   The old ones have been here for years and years and with some tender loving care will be here long past my life.   That is my goal....to provide the loving care and preserve them for the future and pass some of them on to others who will enjoy their durability and beauty.

 

With this many machines added to my collection, its time to start selling some of my duplicates.   First up:   A Mercury Dial-O-Matic.