I have one (original) with a 306 in it. I see a lot of them hold the 306.

Billy, I love the Russian Singer - I have no idea where one might be, but that face plate is lovely. I hope you find one, there must be one out there somewhere.

I have an ambassador sewing machine does anyone know anything about it thanks Phyllis

[quote=BoJangles]Grammy 17, that is a very impressive 191! I know nothing about the Touch and Sew 629. Do you have a manual?

I noticed that the piecing next to the machine (I assume you are doing) looks to be done on a serger or maybe with a hemming stitch? Or is that done with the 191?

Nancy

Piecing done on the 191. 1/4" stitch. I have a box full of bobbins and feet. Have no idea what they do. I took that picture when I was trying to sell in on Craigslist. No luck. Now I'm glad.

Yeah!!! My friend arrived from Michigan with my Singer treadle sewing machine. They carried it in their car. I am reading over the tutorial for cleaning it up. They found it for me at a Goodwill store for $30. When they went in to pay for it, her husband got a Sr. discount, so it was less than $25. I should have studied the tutorials on cleaning it, so I would have had the supplies ready. Oh well, I can work on cleaning up and checking for sure about the serial #. It is either an 1885 or approx 1912 or 13 I think.

It is nice to see this machine appreciated. When my friend saw it she said, "No wonder you can't quilt! You need a new machine!" I really like it.

It does not look like a letter is stamped in front of the numbers to me. If there is not a letter, then it is an 1885. Do you see one? Any quick ideas to just clean up the serial number plate before taking it all apart to clean thoroughly by Billy's tutorial? Or do you think it is clear enough to properly date it?

I just missed out on a 1917 Singer on ebay for $20.50. The seller didn't know the age. The auction ended a few seconds early or I'd be adding it to my 1952 one. You snooze, you lose.

I think that might be an 'A' before the numbers. From what I've read, the model 27 didn't come out until the 1890's, and the 127 was much later. I'm finding this article very interesting:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singer_Model_27_and_127

Apparently the bobbin winder was in a low position in the Model 27 and in the high position in the 127. However, the article points out that the bobbin winder may have been moved from a lower position to a higher position. If your machine still has the mounting lug in the original lower position (and I think it does, from the picture), that may be what happened. Otherwise, yours would be a 127, which places it well into the 20th century.

Does anyone know how wide the opening is on a Singer 99? Is it bigger than the 7 inches on both my machines I can get to? I don't remember on the Kenmore.