Jo Belmont

Here you go. This link will give you immediate access to a PDF of the manual which you can print for $5.95. If you want them to mail you a hard copy, it will be $12.95 including shipping.

http://www.sewconsult.com/singer/sin...anual_239.html

By the way, they have manuals for any number and brands of machines. A great resource.

Hope this helps and you should be able to get your answer as to whether the feed dogs drop and any other info you need.

Good luck and let us know how you do.

Poodles

Thanks Jo and I will check it out!

quiltnmom

Poodles, I also use a sewing website www.patternreview.com
There is a tab on that site for members to write sewing machine reviews. One member has a Fashion Mate 239, she posts that this machine was made in Italy as early as 1935. It would be my guess that a machine that was made during that time period does not have drop feed dogs. I read on this board somewhere that if the feed dogs don't drop you can still do free motion quilting by using masking tape and taping a thin piece of cardboard over the feed dogs. Hope this is some help. Looking at the picture on the other website, you have a beautiful vintage machine.

Poodles

Thanks quiltnmom for that info. I know when I asked the Singer store here about that machine, she said oh that thing is probably 150 years old. I just said well I don't know much about it.

quiltnmom

Poodles,
Was looking on ebay and there are several posts of Fashion Mate 239 manuals. They aren't a ridiculous price either. Here's the link. Good luck.

http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=fas....c0.m270.l1313