shelburn

Thanks to vintagemotif--have searched the Singer website, even tried calling them. HA! busy, busy, busy! Fourth try a recorded message asked me to wait, then promptly hung up!!
searched Ismacs, etc.
Mitchsmom--I think I will have to settle for the date 1967 for a birthdate! My friend has a 301 that is similar and she dates hers as about 1964. We had that thing apart because she took it in for service and it came back with the same problem. We took it apart(2 people=moral support!
and found that it had not been cleaned or lubricated. We did what the instructions said and it came out fine!! She loves her 301.
Miriam-- I have not had much chance to play with it, just got the manual off the internet. What little I have done with it seems like it is a sturdy machine with a decent stitch. Am clearing a spot in my workshop to put it and then we will give her the old college try!!! I like what I see so far!
I thing I am starting to see a "comand Center" developing!! Not a lot of space as I have only half a room.
My husband reloads amunition in the other half and the room is not that big. We need room for the woodstove as it is an outbuilding. I thought about setting a machine up in the house cause I use the dining room table for a cutting table for large projects.
Everyone is so helpful on this board. I just breeze through the newsletter now and head for this VSM.
Thanks again for your help. Now have five machines. No room for more (I think!!!)

Suzi

[quote=shelburn]Thanks to vintagemotif--have searched the Singer website, even tried calling them. HA! busy, busy, busy! Fourth try a recorded message asked me to wait, then promptly hung up!!
searched Ismacs, etc.
Mitchsmom--I think I will have to settle for the date 1967 for a birthdate! My friend has a 301 that is similar and she dates hers as about 1964. We had that thing apart because she took it in for service and it came back with the same problem. We took it apart(2 people=moral support!
and found that it had not been cleaned or lubricated. We did what the instructions said and it came out fine!! She loves her 301.
Miriam-- I have not had much chance to play with it, just got the manual off the internet. What little I have done with it seems like it is a sturdy machine with a decent stitch. Am clearing a spot in my workshop to put it and then we will give her the old college try!!! I like what I see so far!
I thing I am starting to see a "comand Center" developing!! Not a lot of space as I have only half a room.
My husband reloads amunition in the other half and the room is not that big. We need room for the woodstove as it is an outbuilding. I thought about setting a machine up in the house cause I use the dining room table for a cutting table for large projects.
Everyone is so helpful on this board. I just breeze through the newsletter now and head for this VSM.
Thanks again for your help. Now have five machines. No room for more (I think!!!)[/quote

Just a comment here: PLEASE be careful in that outbuilding as fire and gunpowder sure don't mix!!! (Reloading/woodburner ..............)

Quilt Mom

Miriam, thanks for the stories about your mother. Wonderful to hear about the clothes she made - especially the coat! And a wedding dress from a silk parachute. I never would have thought. Nowadays, though, I'll bet the parachutes are nylon. So could not accomplish the same thing. Ah, well.

I heard recently from my parents about the thrill it was to be using electrified machines rather than treadle. Dad can't imagine why I am on the hunt for a National two-spools. (My grandmother had one, and Mom learned to sew on it. I remember it from my visits to the farm.) He has bought Mom the latest computerized Viking sewing machine. She gave her 'old' one to my sister.

MarieM

Ok, so now I'm going to have to be on the look out for a 31-15.

MarieM

Question? Are the slide plates that go over the bobbins of the machines made in the 1950 - 1960 difficult to find? I saw 4 machines at a thrift store last week and they were all missing the bobbin cover slide plate. The machines were 2 Singers a Montgomery Ward and a Deluxe.

TIA,
M.

jlhmnj

Slide plates for Singers are generally easy depending on model as they are still available. Others you'd have to find parts machines or on ebay. Stitches in Time, Sew-Classic, and Ebay are good sources if local shop doesn't have.
Jon

deplaylady

Does the Montgomery Ward Machine look like this one? I don't know the year - there's no date in the book. I ended up with a manual and these parts (I believe they are from the famous machine that went through Miriam's window):

Crossstitcher

My dad was in the Air Force and worked in the hanger where they repacked parachutes. One time he brought a torn piece home with him and I still have it today.

mpeters1200

Guess what!!! After 4 months of screeching that I wanted the garage cleaned out an organized, this weekend we were able to do it.

I now have mom's Featherweight in the house. All she needs is cleaning and oiling and a replacement bobbin case...but she is all mine and in the house where I can look at her, and polish her and spend some time with her.

WOOOHOOO!

Now...to find a bobbin case!

Weedwoman

I have that very same machine but no manual, do you want to get rid of it?