Vintage Sewing Machine Shop.....Come on in and sit a spell
#7241
Originally Posted by Lostn51
I now where there is one for $50 here in town. This is a rare cabinet and was only offered with the 301A with the shortbed. You can however sit a 500 series machine and the 328K in the hole, just as long as it is the 16 1/2" bed.
Billy
#7242
Billy, I love the Russian Singer - I have no idea where one might be, but that face plate is lovely. I hope you find one, there must be one out there somewhere.
#7243
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 26
I have an ambassador sewing machine does anyone know anything about it thanks Phyllis
#7244
[quote=BoJangles]
Singer 191--a commercial machine. Know anything about it? I know it is powerful and will sew through anything. Straight and back only. Came from a garment factory.
Singer Touch and Sew 629 I've got the bobbin holder out and can't figure out how to get it back in. Lady who gave it to me said it works.
Grammy 17, that is a very impressive 191! I know nothing about the Touch and Sew 629. Do you have a manual?
I noticed that the piecing next to the machine (I assume you are doing) looks to be done on a serger or maybe with a hemming stitch? Or is that done with the 191?
Nancy
Piecing done on the 191. 1/4" stitch. I have a box full of bobbins and feet. Have no idea what they do. I took that picture when I was trying to sell in on Craigslist. No luck. Now I'm glad.
Originally Posted by grammy17
Singer 191--a commercial machine. Know anything about it? I know it is powerful and will sew through anything. Straight and back only. Came from a garment factory.
Singer Touch and Sew 629 I've got the bobbin holder out and can't figure out how to get it back in. Lady who gave it to me said it works.
I noticed that the piecing next to the machine (I assume you are doing) looks to be done on a serger or maybe with a hemming stitch? Or is that done with the 191?
Nancy
Piecing done on the 191. 1/4" stitch. I have a box full of bobbins and feet. Have no idea what they do. I took that picture when I was trying to sell in on Craigslist. No luck. Now I'm glad.
#7245
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Georgia, USA
Posts: 799
Yeah!!! My friend arrived from Michigan with my Singer treadle sewing machine. They carried it in their car. I am reading over the tutorial for cleaning it up. They found it for me at a Goodwill store for $30. When they went in to pay for it, her husband got a Sr. discount, so it was less than $25. I should have studied the tutorials on cleaning it, so I would have had the supplies ready. Oh well, I can work on cleaning up and checking for sure about the serial #. It is either an 1885 or approx 1912 or 13 I think.
my machine
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#7246
It is nice to see this machine appreciated. When my friend saw it she said, "No wonder you can't quilt! You need a new machine!" I really like it.
#7247
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Georgia, USA
Posts: 799
Originally Posted by HisPatchwork
Yeah!!! My friend arrived from Michigan with my Singer treadle sewing machine. They carried it in their car. I am reading over the tutorial for cleaning it up. They found it for me at a Goodwill store for $30. When they went in to pay for it, her husband got a Sr. discount, so it was less than $25. I should have studied the tutorials on cleaning it, so I would have had the supplies ready. Oh well, I can work on cleaning up and checking for sure about the serial #. It is either an 1885 or approx 1912 or 13 I think.
definitly a 6 for the first number
[ATTACH=CONFIG]143565[/ATTACH]
6853189
[ATTACH=CONFIG]143566[/ATTACH]
upsidedown picture of the numbers
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#7248
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Cadillac, MI
Posts: 6,487
I just missed out on a 1917 Singer on ebay for $20.50. The seller didn't know the age. The auction ended a few seconds early or I'd be adding it to my 1952 one. You snooze, you lose.
#7249
Originally Posted by HisPatchwork
It does not look like a letter is stamped in front of the numbers to me. If there is not a letter, then it is an 1885. Do you see one? Any quick ideas to just clean up the serial number plate before taking it all apart to clean thoroughly by Billy's tutorial? Or do you think it is clear enough to properly date it?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singer_Model_27_and_127
Apparently the bobbin winder was in a low position in the Model 27 and in the high position in the 127. However, the article points out that the bobbin winder may have been moved from a lower position to a higher position. If your machine still has the mounting lug in the original lower position (and I think it does, from the picture), that may be what happened. Otherwise, yours would be a 127, which places it well into the 20th century.
#7250
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Cadillac, MI
Posts: 6,487
Does anyone know how wide the opening is on a Singer 99? Is it bigger than the 7 inches on both my machines I can get to? I don't remember on the Kenmore.
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