Tuesday, June 15, 2010

My 10 Dollar Pfaff....

I love sewing machines, especially old ones.


Last year when I was looking for a featherweight, I came across this Pfaff. I think it's from 1951.


When I got it home and started to clean it up I was so excited to find all of the goodies that came along with it.

I love this little oil can. All of the parts and pieces say Pfaff on them. I was so tickled. Someone kept everything in really nice shape at one point.


I think it was a treadle machine that was turned into an electric machine. It has a knee pedal, which I had to get used to.


It was in the basement of the person I purchased it from and they just wanted to get rid of it. I'm not clear on who it originally belonged to. They didn't know if it worked. I didn't know if it worked. I figured for 10 bucks it was worth taking it home to find out. It sews beautifully. I even did some free motion with it.



I found it on Craigslist. If you know how to tinker with machines it's a good place to look.

12 comments:

Mountain Home Quilts said...

SWEET! What a deal!

Sandie @ crazy'boutquilts said...

How fun! Congrat's on your great find! :-)

Sewing Junkie said...

The machine was placed in the cabinet with a knee control. I don't think it was a treadle. You have th option of taking the foot controller off the cabinet and placing it on the floor. Treadles were made way before 1951. I have an old Pfaff with the same set up. Chris

Jacque. said...

WOW! Good deal for you, Erin! How fun!

Jocelyn said...

Wow what an incredible deal!

Dorothy B said...

Hi, glad to see the old girl being used. This is a copy of a Singer 15 machine - pretty good for free-motion quilting (although I prefer to use one in treadle form as there is much better speed control).

I don't think this one was ever a treadle. Certainly there are treadles that were made in the 50s but I think there are more of those in Australia than the States. There is no place for the treadle itself on your cabinet.

I hope you love it - a great machine.

Kate said...

My Pfaff 130 came in a similar cabinet in 1953. My Great-Grandpa bought it for my Great-Grandma; I even have the advertising brocure where my G.Grandpa wrote in the costs of all the Pfaff 130s in various cabinet styles. The one he bought (medium cost) was $315 new. (It also had the knee control when purchased, so perhaps that wasn't added later.)
Cool machine and great deal!!!

Erin @ Why Not Sew? Quilts said...

Thanks ladies for all the great info on my machine!!!

Jessica Christensen said...

Oh, I am so JEALOUS. I love old machines. My grandma had an old treadle machine that I wanted when she died, but my aunt got it instead. Yours is lovely and SO FUN! How great for you!

Diane said...

sweet! Love it and great deal!

mamaTAVE said...

I had a similar experience at a church rummage sale. Unfortunately, I do not know how to tinker with machines and am afraid to see if it works... (it's about time I tried, since I bought the darn thing last summer!).
Anyhow, just wanted to stop by and say "thanks" for visiting my blog on Giveaway Day last month.
Take care.

Daphne said...

I have an old 130 Pfaff my grandpa bought for my grandma. My husband wants me to get rid of it. I don't want to part with it. I have had it for 8 yrs and never used it. It is intimidating! If these sew as good as you say, I want to use it. Does anyone know how to service it, sew with it, ? Thanks

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