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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Dating Nails - not romantically :)

« on: October 02, 2010, 04:39:36 am »

Hello.  I found this web site, that actually gives very good info on dating your furniture by it's hardware (nails). It gets very specific and even mentions the striations you find on the nail shaft.

http://www.journalofantiques.com/Aug02/businessaug02.htm 

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Help dating/identifying maker of Montgomery Ward Sewing Machine

« on: October 02, 2010, 04:19:51 am »

waywardangler and sapphire, Thank you both for some great information and links. I will follow up on those tomorrow. Here is the serial number, yay, found it !  315204157

I wonder, then, how the S40 thing fits in. The instruc. manual is for this machine, all the accesories and parts and everything matches. The manual mentions that when ordering needles to be sure to specify the Eldridge F.S. or class C needles..and I think I read that National bought out Eldridge, so that fits.

You know, I don't even sew. If it needs fixing I superglue it (blush) yet somehow I've ended up with 3 vintage/antique sewing machines in the last two months.  

Thank you !

Waywardangler - in the back of the book is this number....Z964 3-52 B.  Could the 3-52 be month month and year?

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Antique Questions Forum / Help dating/identifying maker of Montgomery Ward Sewing Machine

« on: September 30, 2010, 11:16:41 pm »

Hello. Pinpointing the actual maker of this machine - and dating it, has been harder than I would have thought, considering I have the model number, the seller (montgomery ward), etc. However, my search so far has discovered Montgomery Ward used several well-known makers, all of which copied each others styles and identifiers and switches between old company and new company owner changes add more confusion. I thought I had it down to National, but then further research tripped me with reference to a Davies and an Eldridge. Also, Sears had it's Model A that they discuss in reference to this Model E. And too, the instruction book I have that came with the machine (a gift) has an S40 model number on it. Yet pictures of the S40 look like my Model E.  The motor on my machine has the words "Model E" on it, and unless someone before me replaced the original motor with this one, i must assume it is correct. Mass confusion on my part. I simply wish to know WHO made the machine, and when!  lol...I have included some pics, but if more info is needed, please say.