Vintage Japanese 'Badged' sewing machine with fancy stitches
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Some times when you find a machine in the wild they look really terrible and you wonder if they will ever sew. Patience, time and lots of T-F - give it a good scrub - some times they clean up and look just like new. This one did believe it or not. I guess I do not have an after picture though. The orange ends and nose are a hoot.
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Here is a machine I cleaned up this morning. It seems to be a very nice machine - no disks came with it. Some I have around fit the shaft but were too big at the business end. It sews to the left and has a push button reverse. Everything works!
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You have to be careful when buying these old colorful yet beautiful machines. A good percentage of them are left needle machines, like Miriam has talked about. Now, that's not a big deal if you're using it for general sewing. But left machines that can't center the needle are terrible at piecing as the fabric only rides over 1 feed dog to get a 1/4" seam. Not good at all for accuracy. I found that out the hard way on my last purchase:< It's a beauty but not what I need as a quilter. I need to look down at a centered needle with a walking foot too. But, here it is...
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I have been given this machine and can't find any information or history on it. It is a Brother Riviera 1681-M. It does zz and a few decorative stitches and also shows how to monogram with it. It has the removable bed to make it a free arm for pants, sleaves, etc. Doea anyone have any information on it. Thanks in advance!!!!
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What information are you looking for? You may want to open the top and check the camstack on it. My Brother of similar time period has a large crack in it and a little bird told me many of the 70's type Brothers have cracked camstacks. Many of them can still sew o.k. but the decorative stitches may be affected.
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Thanks Candance. No I haven't taken the top off yet....got to get my courage up!! I wondered about its history...when made etc....opinions on if they are worthwhile to get working right, if in good working order if they are keepers...etc. The same person also gave me a Singer 237 and I love, love, love that one.
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Thanks Candance. No I haven't taken the top off yet....got to get my courage up!! I wondered about its history...when made etc....opinions on if they are worthwhile to get working right, if in good working order if they are keepers...etc. The same person also gave me a Singer 237 and I love, love, love that one.
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