Need Advise

[BJohnson]

I need help finding out what machines are for and if anyone buys them.

29k70,29k71,29k62,29k60 LANDIS K model 12

My grandfather was a machine repair man and builder he has nailers splitters hand tools and enough parts to build multiple new machines along with solers and patching machines. I am new to this forum and want to find out as much as possible i will have more model numbers and part numbers to. I also have BOXES of original manuals from these machines from the early 50's and 40's

any advise as to reference sites to find out what these machines are and how old will be greatly appreciated.

thanks

Casey

[bruce johnson]

Casey. Some of the bench tools are universal and others are specific to one thing like the shoe trade. Same deal with machines too. Some people use a 12 for sewing in gussets from the side on bags, a local guy does it. There a few guys here with a lot of experience sitting or standing in front of the old machines. There are some threads already going on some of the specific ones too. Pictures are always good too.

[Denise]

Casey,

I know nothing about sewing machines other than what I read on here. There is a sweing machine section http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showforum=50 and some of the numbers look familiar to me from there. If you put in the numbers and search there (advanced search will help) you will probably find a lot of what you are looking for. If you can't find something one one of them, than ask the question specifically in that forum. This is the right place if you want to sell them, but the sewing machine guys (and we have some pretty good guys who really know machines on this forum) tend to look at that one more. So have fun in your search and welcome to the forum! Who knows, you may be sitting on a gold mine.