tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409545905735011881.post2653999192632161550..comments2024-03-27T16:18:30.446-05:00Comments on With Strings Attached: The AlvahNannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09239289676429380866noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409545905735011881.post-56916240508700814492022-04-20T11:27:32.528-05:002022-04-20T11:27:32.528-05:00I have the exact same sewing machine with the same...I have the exact same sewing machine with the same plaque saying Alvah Mfg Co Chicago il with the exact same cabinet. Is this a rare? I cant seem to find any information about it anywhere.Jerry Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02527375477296997106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409545905735011881.post-13957963085036872192018-05-14T06:55:44.626-05:002018-05-14T06:55:44.626-05:00I have a similar if not exact machine but it was r...I have a similar if not exact machine but it was redone at some point to say Pennsylvania Singer. Even the plate says Pennsylvania Singer. But if you look at the Paint, you can tell Alvah was it's original. A partial sticker on the base you can see "adelphia". Was there an Alvah Philadelphia too? Perplexed by this machine, no doubt part of the Singer knockoff category. But even the coffin top to mine, looks very similar to yours. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10640627799210638190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409545905735011881.post-12090622212888359892014-08-11T15:01:07.448-05:002014-08-11T15:01:07.448-05:00 The late Patricia Long Gardner considered handker... The late Patricia Long Gardner considered handkerchiefs to be small pictures made out of fabric. She made small quilts by adding pieced borders to hankies. I have made ONE wallhanging using the technique and that was in 2000. I have acquired many more hankies in anticipation of making more such wallhangings. Some day.....Nannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239289676429380866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409545905735011881.post-25129159996188379352014-08-11T13:41:28.948-05:002014-08-11T13:41:28.948-05:00We bought a Singer 66 at the start of the summer. ...We bought a Singer 66 at the start of the summer. My husband has been working on it. He was disappointed that the (modern) motor he bought doesn't work. <br />Do you collect hankies, and if so, what do you do with them.Churn Dashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13060909536864106475noreply@blogger.com