The length lever is slightly bent and the threads scrape the right side of the plate. The lamp shade is broken and the connecting screw is missing. It needs a complete rewire. It has a few bumps and scrapes.
But it's a venerable Necchi model and a beautiful metallic hammered green finish. I love how it looks and I believe I can take care of all that currently ails it, minus a touch-up paint. (It would be nearly impossible to match w/out taking it to a spectrometer-style color-matching machine and it's just not worth it. I think the machine looks fine.)
So, another project machine. Yes, yet another. I don't really have time for it but the price was kind of a throw away, so I decided I'd put it on the back burner. Once I'm moved, I'll get to it. Eventually.
Those who know me on Facebook have seen these pictures. I've had this machine a while but just haven't done a blurb here at the blog, so this is housekeeping rather than new information for you FB readers.
There are a few more Necchis I'd like to own but once I have acquired an Esperia, a Lelia 510, and a BF Nova, I'll be fairly done with the mid century straights. What I enjoy is that I'm in no hurry so I'm collecting as I find them at reasonable prices. So what's a couple of weeks per machine fixing, right?
If you had left it there at that price, I would have had to unfriend you. :)
ReplyDeleteThat you would have unfriended me is the reason I friended you. :)
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