LILY747
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Date: 2/4/13 4:25 PM I want to know if anyone have any information about the age of this machine ,electronic or mechanical,or any information at all, and what happened to the "Riccar Machine company" ? |
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Date: 2/4/13 5:06 PM Here's the Riccar story from ISMACS. Check out the site, there might be more information there. ------
Doo-doo-DOO-doo, Doo-doo-DOO-doo......
You're traveling through another dimension -- a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination. That's a signpost up ahead: your next stop: the Internet! |
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Date: 2/4/13 8:37 PM I have a Riccar 8500 which looks similar to the 9700.
9700 on ebay
8500
It's a nice little machine. I'm not sure how old it is, 1958 or so maybe. It has a nice stitch, even nicer than my Janome 4800.
-- Edited on 2/4/13 8:39 PM -- ------
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January 2009 to January 2010 81 yards out and 71yards in January 2010 to the present 106.7 yards out and 146.5 yards in. January 2011 to the present: 47 yards out and 69 yards in.
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mastdenman
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Date: 2/4/13 8:45 PM Manual for Riccar 9700 ------
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Date: 2/4/13 10:41 PM Couldn't open the PDF for the manual so don't know what it says there.
I have a 4-page brochure from Riccar, which says "Riccar's most exciting new series!" I wrote the date on it when I obtained it: May, 1984. One of the machines listed is a 9700. There are two models higher, the 9900 and the 9800. The 9700 has a retail price of $849.95.
"All the wonderful features of the newest lline of Riccar sewing machines. Including 10 decorative, utility and stretch stitches, & sturdy carrying case that securely stores the foot control and accessories, the new needle stop, Sew-Redi (TM) light, and more. Another sensational Riccar value!"
It appears to have a few more features than my TOL 808E which I obtained in the late 70s and looks almost exactly like mine. The 9700 is electronic. It may have been out for a few years when I got this info, so I would say it came out early 80s.
A dealer told me that they no longer make sewing machines, but do make other things, such as the vacuum cleaners I saw at the sewing machine dealership. ------
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Date: 5/18/13 5:28 PM I've had mine since 1985 and I love it! Looking for a new foot control. |
Jennifer Hill
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Date: 5/18/13 8:06 PM I have a Riccar that was badged for a now defunct dept store. It is sorta like the 9700, but with perhaps a few less features. Not so few as the 8500 however. I got in in about 1983, and was about half the price of the one GIButterfly quoted.
mominleilani, it can use any generic controller. I wired a simple electronic one onto mine for FM work - these never overheat.
Jennifer in Calgary |
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