Found an ad for a cheap PFAFF 27. Worth pursuing, or not?

[stitchgearhead]

Hello all

As the title states, I found an ad for a cheap PFAFF 27, near me, that left me wondering. I always wanted to try my hand at restoring an old, but worthy, sewing machine, and i think I am ready for the challenge. I was looking for a cylinder arm machine for light leather, and found this.

I haven't even talked to the seller yet, but it is near me (20 Km away), and the price is right (74€). The forum, or even the Net, does not seem to have much info on this...

By its looks, it will need restoration (which doesn't scare me), but may need special, hard to find parts (which does scare me a bit...).

 

So, pending further info, what do you more knowledgeable people think? Could it be worth pursuing? Or am I better of choosing something else as a "project machine"?

I have a PFAFF 146 that I love to bits, so PFAFF is a good name to me, but this had me baffled a bit, due to the lack of info...even here! A search for PFAFF 27 yielded nothing directly related, which is odd...

 

Thanks for any help you might have to offer.

DF

 

[fredk]

If its cheap enough, and in working order or semi-working, I'd buy it

[AlZilla]

Assuming that Euros and USD are pretty close and that it's not totally seized, I'd be in my car now.

Looks like a fun machine.

[stitchgearhead]

Yeah...that's what I thought! Thank you both. I'm going to call the seller tomorrow. Hopefully there's no big parts missing...even then, it's a cheap adventure, even if it doesn't work out.

I'll post any advancements here, with pictures if possible.

Thanks for the encouragement!

 

DF

[nylonRigging]

That Pfaff is a L-hand machine . what does the front of the machine look like ? Is that the only Pic. that you have of it, of the backside ?

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[AlZilla]

Here's a thread about it's cousin, the Pfaff 28: