New to vintage machines
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New to vintage machines
I've always hankered after a vintage machine. This week I took the plunge and bought two. I have a friend who served his time at the Singer plant at Clydebank who is going to service and replace any bits to make them pristine. He won't touch the cabinets, both of which have their respective keys. They also have various bits and pieces inside the cabinet and their[ATTACH=CONFIG]527880[/ATTACH] instruction booklets. [ATTACH=CONFIG]527879[/ATTACH]
One is a 127 1910 model, the other a 28K three quarter sized 1902 build. Both machines have come from the same family. The new one belonged to the Grandfather, a former paratrooper and gamekeeper. The older one belonged to his son (so must've been second hand to him) which he bought for repairing his jeans. I was quite amused that they had both been 'mannies' machines.
I can't wait to try thrm both out.
One is a 127 1910 model, the other a 28K three quarter sized 1902 build. Both machines have come from the same family. The new one belonged to the Grandfather, a former paratrooper and gamekeeper. The older one belonged to his son (so must've been second hand to him) which he bought for repairing his jeans. I was quite amused that they had both been 'mannies' machines.
I can't wait to try thrm both out.
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They both look like 28/128 machines to me. The 27 and 127 are full size versions of the 28 and 128 machines. Either way they're both in great looking shape.
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I wouldntve known what they were so checked their ismac numbers. The one without case in the pic is definitely a 127. Though it would be rather nice to have a 128 with a 127 serial number in it. I could retire and sit on my millions
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Just saw you mention cabinets. Do you have photos?
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I'm 100% sure you do not have a 127 - either you are misreading the number on the machine, or the chart is wrong.
BTW - Singer started producing the 127 around 1912-1913 (based on earliest manual I've seen).
Both are 28's. If you put them side by side, you will see they are the same size. The 27/127 is quite a bit larger.
But it's also very easy to tell by the way the tension sits on the head of the machine
This is a 27 - notice the amount of cast that is visible below the tension. The 127 (updated version of the 27) but has the high bobbin winder.
BTW - Singer started producing the 127 around 1912-1913 (based on earliest manual I've seen).
Both are 28's. If you put them side by side, you will see they are the same size. The 27/127 is quite a bit larger.
But it's also very easy to tell by the way the tension sits on the head of the machine
This is a 27 - notice the amount of cast that is visible below the tension. The 127 (updated version of the 27) but has the high bobbin winder.
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