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#5651
Originally Posted by purplefiend
Lesley,
Is your 222 is good shape and survived its ordeal?
Is your 222 is good shape and survived its ordeal?
#5652
Originally Posted by BoJangles
Originally Posted by Lostn51
That is my 9W.
Billy
It intrigues me that Singer did not do the serial numbers the same on the 9W's as the other machines they made? I did some research and found Billy's 9W on Needlebar. Needlebar also explains that when Singer took over the Wheeler & Wilson Bridgeport factory they used the Wheeler & Wilson parts to make a batch of machines. Those machines had a '"W" (like Billy said) in front of the number. I guess after that Singer just made their own version, which they called the Singer 9W, using the exact same specs as the Wheeler & Wilson machines. Why Singer did not list those serial numbers, nor even use the serial numbers like the rest of the Singer machines with a letter in front -- I don't understand. I searched far and wide and can't find anything to explain what the reasoning was to made a Singer 9W and not log the serial numbers like all the rest of their machines? From what I can gather Singer only made these Singer 9W's until about 1913 or 14 when they started mass producing the 66's.
Billy, Miz Johnny, Charlee, can you explain the lack of documentation on the 9W's? They seem to be the orphan child of Singer.
Nancy
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Originally Posted by Miz Johnny
There are gaps here and there throughout the dating, not just the 9W. Records get lost for lots of reasons.
Billy
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lacelady,
I'm so glad she got there all in one piece. I see you're on Featherweight yahoo group too.
Sharon W. in Texas
I'm so glad she got there all in one piece. I see you're on Featherweight yahoo group too.
Sharon W. in Texas
#5655
Originally Posted by purplefiend
lacelady,
I'm so glad she got there all in one piece. I see you're on Featherweight yahoo group too.
Sharon W. in Texas
I'm so glad she got there all in one piece. I see you're on Featherweight yahoo group too.
Sharon W. in Texas
My seller has come back and said he will organise a bobbin case for me, and in the meantime, I have borrowed the one I have in my white FW. The B case carrier wasn't positioned correctly, so I managed to get that in the right place, with the 'finger' pointing up, and I tried a few experimental stitches just by turning the wheel by hand, but it only made a stitch about every quarter of an inch. I am guessing at a timing issue, and I don't know if I am brave enough to try and put that right, plus the diagrams I have are for a 221, not a 222.
In the course of putting the finger in the right place, I had to take off the needleplate, and discovered that one of the screws is missing. Mine has three, two smaller, near the needle, and a larger one near the pillar. Its one of the smaller ones I am missing. Does anyone have a spare I can buy? I'll also ask on the yahoo group, there must be one kicking around somewhere.
#5656
Update on my 222 - I have oiled, fiddled, replaced the needle, and it stitches! I am so relieved that I don't have to try and adjust the timing, cos I couldn't get out a crucial screw. Now I don't feel as if I bought a pup any more.
I would still like to get a new screw for my needleplate sometime - I'd be happy to buy or swap for fabric or something if anyone has one. Thanks for putting up with my rambling.
I would still like to get a new screw for my needleplate sometime - I'd be happy to buy or swap for fabric or something if anyone has one. Thanks for putting up with my rambling.
#5657
Originally Posted by AlwaysJustBeth
Getting bummed now, lol!! My machine might not be an antique anymore if it newer than 1910!! But really tho, in the last few days I have found out more about it than I ever thought I would from this shop. My new belt arrived today but have class tonight so I didn't start playing. Tomorrow!!
Beth
Billy, Miz Johnny, Charlee, can you explain the lack of documentation on the 9W's? They seem to be the orphan child of Singer.
This board confuses me. My last post ended up in the middle of the last quote section. I'll figure this out!
Beth
Nancy
#5658
Originally Posted by Miz Johnny
There are gaps here and there throughout the dating, not just the 9W. Records get lost for lots of reasons.
Anyway, history intrigues me. I sent a message to Singer asking why there is no mention of the 9W. If you look at history, until Nathaniel Wheeler died around the end of the century and his widow sold the Wheeler & Wilson plant to Singer in 1905, Wheeler & Wilson was the largest manufacturer of sewing machines in the mid to late 1800's.
All the information if so fun to find for me -- love my treadles and love history!
Nancy
#5659
Originally Posted by Lacelady
I would still like to get a new screw for my needleplate sometime - I'd be happy to buy or swap for fabric or something if anyone has one. Thanks for putting up with my rambling.
Nancy
#5660
Originally Posted by AlwaysJustBeth
My machine might not be an antique anymore if it newer than 1910!!
Nancy
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