bkay

I have a MW early zigzag machine. I like it. It has a vertical bobbin set up, so it should be good for FMQ, even if it's a little loud. It looks like and measures like it will fit a Singer cabinet.

Would you think they all do? This is in an estate sale and will probably end up going cheap ad the machine has no bells or whistles and is an off brand. I like the cabinet. Do you think a regular machine would fit? Or, at least, my MW machine would fit it.

bkay

OurWorkbench

If memory serves, MW machines have the same hinge spacing, but the hinges are spaced differently from the ends than Singer and Japanese machines. I'm also thinking the pins on the pictured machine may be different diameter from later MW machines, as well as the corners. I could be wrong as the only flat bed MW machine I have is a ZZ and it is actually a parts machine. Some things to double check any way.

Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.

Mickey2

It's made in America, I think all the straight stitchers with curvey aerodynamic features where. It has a relation to the National line of "rotary models" and should behave similar. The rotary movement is a bit different than a Singer 201; the bobbin is set vertically and the parts are sort of hinged under there, there's no meshing gears. I have only seen these in in books and on the web, but apparently they run very smoothly.

Glenn

I have this machine and it is made by Eldridge if it is aluminum it will take 15X1 if it is the early one and very heavy it will take a 20X1 needle. Mine belonged to my MIL and takes the 20X1. She bought hers in 1947 when her twins were born. I am married to one twin and we will be celebrating or 50 th this Nov. Her twin brother lives in TX. The machine will not fit properly in a Singer cabinet without some adjustment. BTW just for fun if you look at the tension and threading of this it will be very much like the Eldredge two spool machine.

Mickey2

So, it's of Eldredge origin, it's nice to get correct info on it Glenn. I am trying to track the rotary models, and they seem to have a develompment line from rather early on, before 1900s. It's the rotating rod under the machine and the hinged-cam like part under the pillar, and they all seem to have rotary in their name; vertically set bobbin case all of them; but quite a few variations as the decades proceed.

Glenn

I also have the original manual for this beast and the attachments.

bkay

So, the answer is no? My Japanese made MW 21 Jewel machine is unlikely to fit in this cabinet?

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leonf

bkay, The brown streamliner MW takes a special plug in They are very hard to find. Some have two plug ins there with the same "Chicago " plugs. Mine is cast iron
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I haven't brought mine on line yet to tell you how it sews. Haven't checked pin/cabinet stuff.

Glenn

My locomotive sews very well and makes a nice stitch. I don't use it much my wife keeps it around because it was her mothers and she made the clothes for the twins with it.

Cari-in-Oly

No, I don't think so. Look at the different radius of the corners. Even if it did fit it wouldn't fit well.

Cari