Recent content by christine

Thank you Ben, Jeff, and "Rugsucker"! I appreciate the info. I really love having old stuff and knowing something about it. It puts history into a context that I can understand and live on a day-to-day basis. After all, no matter what is happening in the world, dust bunnies just keep piling...

Thank you, Jeff! I would not have realized any of that and would probably be off on a wild goose chase for bags. I like the idea of a "shake out" bag; I can just take it outside and shake it out near the brush pile and +compost -landfill! I have "lilly white" machine oil for my vintage sewing...

Hi There, I think this is the place to be, unless I picked the wrong category if it turns out this is pre-1950. I got this Royal 235 at an estate sale. I love vintage appliances, but I focus on the things which make messes more than those which clean them up (stand mixers, waffle irons...