Can you tell me anything about a Trusew sewing machine purchased in 1925 from Shapleigh HDWE Co?
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About all I can tell you is I'd love to have one! My grandmothers 1926 Singer sewing machine actually WORKS! I love old sewing machines.
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I think the machine design is CRAP.  I've had to reweld the base and modify the design.  The welds at the base of the readout, broke on one side, so I welded it back together then they broke on the other side.   So I stripped down the whol front down to the metat and added angle irons and beefed up the joint.   \n\nDon't buy this machine unless you want to be shopping for another one in 9 months.
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there should be a discontinued items section of their website or something. It usually has the items that they dont advertise anymore, but they tend to cost more than what it used to be
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The most recent report I could find showed the company in existance in the early 1920s.  From the website below it appears the company went broke in 1922.
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there are alot of variables. I'd check ebay
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Karl Knilling is the (alleged) manufacturer.\n\nBut, as they say, "buyer beware."\n\nThis is an interesting article:\nhttp://www.fritz-reuter.com/DOC/articles/fritz/rin005.htm\n\nPerhaps if you contact the author, they'll be able to authenticate your instrument.
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I found some suppliers but they don't put the price online, you have to email, write or call them. One site said the total set up would be about five times the price of a new Jacquard loom (if you know how much that is, I don't)\nLinks below --
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Here are the names and addresses:\nhttp://local.yahoo.com/results;_ylt=Auz3jshB4TFHJ8qzo9bjNd.GNcIF;_ylu=X3oDMTBtbGZ2dXFpBF9zAzk2NjEzNzY3BHNlYwNzZWFyY2g-?stx=boat+manufacturer&csz=boston%2C+ma
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These are always showing up in the local paper.  Also, ask around about used equipment stores.  Check the yellow pages, too.
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Found one on Freestuff.com
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The Singer Sewing Machine Company.  They began granting franchises in 1851.
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Buy something like these, I just bought them.\n\nhttp://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=8830086456&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT
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http://www.exrx.net/Lists/ExList/WaistWt.html
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If I were you, I'd try the Miami Industrial Sewing Machines Corporation.  That might be a good place to start.
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That is a machine made by White. Look here...\nhttp://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/3081/white.html\nAn old machine is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it. An Ebay search will give you an idea. If its for an insurance value you would look at what it would cost to replace it with a (new) machine with the same functions and characteristics. That would be the value for insurance purposes.
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http://findavon.com/\nhttp://www.tias.com/208/InventoryPage/1300403/1.html?pageNo=1;catId=avon\nhttp://www.collectorfever.com/avon.htm\nhttp://www.tias.com/7042/InventoryPage/1675425/1.html?pageNo=1;catId=memorabilia_avon_collectibles
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Great site with pics and info.\nhttp://www.exrx.net/Lists/ExList/NeckWt.html