Vintage children's sewing machines
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Found that the year also correlates with the number of spokes. Looks like you have 7 spokes. Per Meeker's site "This Singer 20 example is known as the 1922 model, and features the black painted 7-spoke handwheel with a nickel plated rim." And yes it does correlate with the lack of numbers. This is supposed to be a 'rare' model as noted in 'WorthPoint' Price Guide.. so Congrats!..
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Celeste...your problem with bird's nests are due to lack of tension...I would take that entire tension mechanism apart and clean it, then lightly oil it....when you thread it make sure that the thread is actually in the tension guide, and not next to it...sometimes it's hard to see...you will need to tighten the screw to make more tension on the thread.
If that doesn't work, then get a helper to turn the wheel slowly while you pull on the thread from the top..creating your own tension...if this fixes the problem, then you will just need a new tension spring..sometimes hard to find an original, but you can take the old one to a hardware store and they can usually get you something close enough to make the machine work in the meanwhile. Don't throw away the old spring if you can't get a new one, it is still the original part and will add value to the machine should you ever choose to sell it...Congrats...very nice little machine!
If that doesn't work, then get a helper to turn the wheel slowly while you pull on the thread from the top..creating your own tension...if this fixes the problem, then you will just need a new tension spring..sometimes hard to find an original, but you can take the old one to a hardware store and they can usually get you something close enough to make the machine work in the meanwhile. Don't throw away the old spring if you can't get a new one, it is still the original part and will add value to the machine should you ever choose to sell it...Congrats...very nice little machine!
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1914 8-Spoke Singer Model 20
Here is an 8-Spoke Singer 20. It predates the 7-Spoke, and is sometimes referred to as a “1914 model 20”. I understand that they began making them in 1914. Prior to that, the model 20s were 4-spoke machines. I’m not sure what year mine was made, but sometime after 1914, and before 1922.
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