purplefiend

A lovely old sewing machine guy(OSMG) cleaned her up and gave her a lovely new dress(paint job and decals). He named her "The Purple Sugar Plum Fairy". It took me a
while to learn how to thread her and get her to sew. The manual I found for it was amazingly unhelpful, it basically said put the bobbin in the winder and wind the thread on it
and insert in shuttle carrier. It was just as helpful on how to thread the upper thread.
It was 6 months before I found a cabinet for her.
Sharon

SewExtremeSeams

Here is a treadle head Singer 66, just the head serial number AD266482, 30,000 made 1930. Also I located a treadle cabinet, no machine. What is great about the 66 and can the two be married? :?:

Don't have pictures of the cabinet yet.

Deara

Here is another posting from the ISMACS newsletter for those of you who live in and near western PA about some inexpensive machines this man has.

Blessings to all,
Sandi




Subject: Re:Collecting vs hoarding
From: "Chuck Galbach" <[email protected]>
Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 07:34:50 -0400


Hello,

There is another aspect to the concept of hoarding machines. I am hoarding
about 160+ machines, mostly in my (dry) basement (and mostly Singers). I can
assure everyone that probably 2/3 or more of my machines would have been
recycled at a scrap yard if they were not in my basement. And - most of
those are decent looking and able to sew. The reason I can say that with any
confidence is that they came from a couple of local charity thrift shops
that used to routinely put them in a junk pile behind their building for a
lady junk collector to take them to a junk yard. One place actually paid
this lady a few dollars on a particular day each week to haul this and other
non-saleable stuff away to the junk yard. When they found out that I would
actually pay them for machines, they let me have them instead. Many of the
machines I got from these places cost me very little. I didn't always take
or keep the cabinets (they take up more space than I've got). But my
hoarding has kept a lot of machines out of the scrap yard and available for
potential future use. There are some machines here which are more
collectible, for which I paid a good bit more and which I am inclined to
keep. But, if anyone is in western Pa in the USA and is interested in the
inexpensive machines, they are welcome to contact me offline and stop by (I
don't pack and ship anything).

Charles Galbach

Lostn51

That is a lovely machine and if the dimensions of the opening is the same I say go for it. And any Singer treadle that is not industrial will work.

I am just amazed at how well your machine has held up through the years!! And the decals are marvelous!!

Billy

roseOfsharon

OoooOooo my! That is one purrrrrrrrrrrty paint job! I just love the color!

Deara

What a pretty machine Linda. Love the scroll face plate.
A nice addition to your collection.
Blessings sister,
Sandi

SewExtremeSeams

Thanks Billy but "Ooops!". It's not mine yet. It is listed for $45, the owner has never sewn on it. I just can't remember all that you have written about the greatness (or not) of a 66.

So, any treadle cabinet will do if the measurements are right? Then, all I would need to do is hook the belt to the machine? Always more questions than info. The decals do seem to be in good condition.

anniec55

I think this is awesome!! I bought a featherweight a while back and haven't even plugged it in to see if it works! Then I bought a 66, it is pretty but not near as pretty as that "red girl"! I am new to this group started quilting about 25 or 30 years ago, love it! But must say that after attending the Paducah quilt show, I am still a novice beginner!!

purplefiend

Linda,
The machine will fit as long as its a Singer treadle
cabinet. Here's one of my Singer treadles.
Sharon W.

Lostn51

Just about any singer cabinet will work but as long as it is not a 3/4 sized machine.

Billy