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<p>[QUOTE="Shangas, post: 12819721, member: 360"]One thing I would suggest is getting the machine re-wired. Something that's on 95-100 years old will likely have very dodgy electrics by modern standards. Find an electrician or sewing machine tech who does that sorta stuff, and get them to completely re-wire the machine. </p><p><br /></p><p>It only has to be done once, and you'll be glad it has been. I got my grandmother's SINGER rewired back in '24, because it'd been 75 years since it was new. The repairman even updated the lights to LED!![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Shangas, post: 12819721, member: 360"]One thing I would suggest is getting the machine re-wired. Something that's on 95-100 years old will likely have very dodgy electrics by modern standards. Find an electrician or sewing machine tech who does that sorta stuff, and get them to completely re-wire the machine. It only has to be done once, and you'll be glad it has been. I got my grandmother's SINGER rewired back in '24, because it'd been 75 years since it was new. The repairman even updated the lights to LED!![/QUOTE]
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