Ah, those were they days. . .

[joeekaitis]

. . .when Singer made EVERYTHING and advertisers weren't afraid of the "C" word.

 

[jasonl]

I'll take it all. The little record player will come in handy in my new laundry room.

 

[hoover1060]

I have that canister

model E-9, unused and in the box!

 

[polkanut]

I'll take one of everything to go, please.

 

[eluxomarty]

I also have that canister!

And my Grandmother has the Golden Touch and Sew machine in the cabinet thats in the front of the picture!

 

[harvestgold]

Singer add

well i have the record player cute little thing

 

[veg-o-matic]

I'm liking that canister. I have the lil' baby Touch & Sew.

veg

 

[petek]

Someone at last Sundays flea market was selling that little record player, I zoned in on it IMMEDIATELY!!! but she was asking $45, waaaaay too much. I didn't bother dickering because it wasn't something I really wanted.. but if it's still there and somebody would like me to get it let me know.. I'd check it out first to see it works and isn't damaged and probably get it a little cheaper but then there's shipping which would be about $20. Still it's too much though.

 

[Designgeek]

Oh look, a direct-connected laptop sized keyboard/printer unit that runs forever with no recharging! I think those used to be called typewriters...

Re. the C word: I'd just as soon reserve Christmas as such for its religious purposes, and have a Winter Holiday from the 28th through 31st of December for all of the gift-buying. The Santa Claus mythology could be attached to the Winter Holiday as well, so the kiddies could still be protected from the knowledge that Mom and Dad took out a second mortgage to cover the floor with new toys.

 

[Designgeek]

One more thing: Is that sewing machine in the middle, battery powered or something? Maybe manually powered with a crank?

Seems like, when I was a kid, everyone's mom and a few dads knew how to sew, and repaired their clothes and blankets and such rather than throwing out & buying new all the time. And some people made their clothes from scratch, from cloth they either bought or salvaged. Seems like a useful skill-set to have.

 

[tomturbomatic]

My brother bought that record player as soon as it appeared in the window of the Singer Sewing Center in our shopping center. It had a red cover. It was the first mobile music system we had and I remember taking it in the car along with a bunch of 45s when we went on trips. On an early 60s trip to Savannah, we were in Levy's one evening (a really sad store then)flipping through the 45s and found an old 45 still for sale, "Listen to the Rhythm of the Falling Rain," by the Cascades. We bought it and listened to it on that little Singer. Thanks, Joe

 

[maytagbear]

designgeek-- that little blue machine

was the Singer toy sewing machine.

I didn't have one then, don't particularly want one now.

Several girl cousins of mine got them for Christmas in the same year.

It sewed a chainstich, instead of a lockstitch.

Lawrence/Maytagbear

 

[veg-o-matic]

Au contraire, mon petite bear--

The toy Touch & Sew was one of the few toys to sew an actual lockstitch, which made it considerably more useful than the chainstitch ones.

It can be crank-operated or run by batteries via an on/off switch. Later versions came with a foot control.

veg

 

[Cybrvanr]

One thing the forgot...MOVIE PROJETORS!!! My school had a whole bunch of Singer movie projectors. They weren't quite as good as the Bell & Howell's though, but they were very popular

 

[joeekaitis]

Singer/Graflex 16!

Yeah, I remember those! Nice low-slung styling compared to those big ol' Bell & Howells and RCAs.

 

[maytagbear]

Gracias, Senor O-Matic

I sit corrected.

Lawrence/Maytagbear

 

[Designgeek]

Yeah, I well remember that the AV department was where the geeks of the day used to hang out.

Re. the sewing machine: I didn't realize it was a toy (though a working one; no way anyone's going to sell toys like that today -eek, needles, danger, lawsuits!), but apparently Singer still make some decent portable sewing machines, about $150 to $225 if I recall correctly from the search I did last night. It would be especially useful to find one that could be operated by crank if needed, for use under off-grid conditions. And/or the oldfashioned type with the foot treadle; what are those going for nowadays if one wants a unit in good condition for practical use? Any suggestions?

 

[polkanut]

In April 2002 my wife and I purchased a 1931 Eldredge treadle sewing machine in mint condition at an estate auction for $110. It came with all the instruction manuals, attachments, and 3 shuttles. The wood case is quarter-sawn oak.

 

[polkanut]

Excuse the mistake, I meant bobbins instead of shuttles in Post No. 119327.