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10-09-2011, 04:03 AM
#13
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That is the machine my Grandmother had and it was made in 50's. She did contract sewing for some company and that was the machine she had. I got to sew on it a few times. It purred like a kitten and the throat of the machine could fit a lot of fabric. My uncle took the machine when my Grandmother passed away and he did sewing with it.
10-09-2011, 04:08 AM
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I bet the motor is just fine. You just need a new cord set. I recently had to replace the cords on my Singer 201 and it wasn't expensive. Exposed broken wires on old machines can give you a nasty shock and even catch on fire.
10-09-2011, 05:38 AM
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Actually, this is one case where buying a replacement motor is much cheaper than getting the old one rebuilt. ;)
A new motor of this type costs $22.
The last time I asked about it, to rebuild this type of motor costs $70-120.
I always recommend replacing the motors and electrical components for a machine like this because I grew up as a fire chief's daughter and I'm paranoid about electricity. :)
I like the safety of the new electrical and I like the fact that the motor hasn't been sitting around for 50 years collecting dust and cigarette smoke and humidity. There's no weird smoking when you run them and no odd smells. There's no drag on the bearings from 50-year old lubrication. A lot of convenience for $22.
When I get a new 15-91 or 201, I send my motors to Jenny at sew-classic.com to have them rebuilt/rewired. It's a lot more expensive, but they're not making motors of that type any more, so it's the only option.
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Bernie, I didn't notice the bobbin at first, but now that I look at this again, of course it has the horizontal bobbin and the front facing tensioner. So it's not like the usual clones that copy the 15-90/91 - this is like a cross between the 15 and the 201. I've never noticed one like this before. :)
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Tinabug, did this machine have a bobbin in it? It looks like it takes a class 66 bobbin, like the 201.
It's a really pretty color - I remember my grandmother had a bunch of kitchen utensils with this color enamel on the handles. Very retro. :)
A new motor of this type costs $22.
The last time I asked about it, to rebuild this type of motor costs $70-120.
I always recommend replacing the motors and electrical components for a machine like this because I grew up as a fire chief's daughter and I'm paranoid about electricity. :)
I like the safety of the new electrical and I like the fact that the motor hasn't been sitting around for 50 years collecting dust and cigarette smoke and humidity. There's no weird smoking when you run them and no odd smells. There's no drag on the bearings from 50-year old lubrication. A lot of convenience for $22.
When I get a new 15-91 or 201, I send my motors to Jenny at sew-classic.com to have them rebuilt/rewired. It's a lot more expensive, but they're not making motors of that type any more, so it's the only option.
***************
Bernie, I didn't notice the bobbin at first, but now that I look at this again, of course it has the horizontal bobbin and the front facing tensioner. So it's not like the usual clones that copy the 15-90/91 - this is like a cross between the 15 and the 201. I've never noticed one like this before. :)
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Tinabug, did this machine have a bobbin in it? It looks like it takes a class 66 bobbin, like the 201.
It's a really pretty color - I remember my grandmother had a bunch of kitchen utensils with this color enamel on the handles. Very retro. :)
10-09-2011, 08:34 AM
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No bobbins or cover was included. The motor is a Bell Universal 1/15 h.p. It looks in good shape, of course all I see is the outside. The machine is really clean underneath and I'm really excited to get it sewing again. It does look very retro and I'm impressed with the finish on it. I connected it when I first got it and it was raring to sew! I was standing away at first and then I could not help but press the foot peddle. Off she took! I've got her named. In Southern California at the beach there are rare times during the setting sun when it drops below the ocean and a visible green flash appears briefly. So that's her name The Green Flash!
Originally Posted by thepolyparrot
Actually, this is one case where buying a replacement motor is much cheaper than getting the old one rebuilt. ;)
A new motor of this type costs $22.
The last time I asked about it, to rebuild this type of motor costs $70-120.
I always recommend replacing the motors and electrical components for a machine like this because I grew up as a fire chief's daughter and I'm paranoid about electricity. :)
I like the safety of the new electrical and I like the fact that the motor hasn't been sitting around for 50 years collecting dust and cigarette smoke and humidity. There's no weird smoking when you run them and no odd smells. There's no drag on the bearings from 50-year old lubrication. A lot of convenience for $22.
When I get a new 15-91 or 201, I send my motors to Jenny at sew-classic.com to have them rebuilt/rewired. It's a lot more expensive, but they're not making motors of that type any more, so it's the only option.
***************
Bernie, I didn't notice the bobbin at first, but now that I look at this again, of course it has the horizontal bobbin and the front facing tensioner. So it's not like the usual clones that copy the 15-90/91 - this is like a cross between the 15 and the 201. I've never noticed one like this before. :)
***************
Tinabug, did this machine have a bobbin in it? It looks like it takes a class 66 bobbin, like the 201.
It's a really pretty color - I remember my grandmother had a bunch of kitchen utensils with this color enamel on the handles. Very retro. :)
A new motor of this type costs $22.
The last time I asked about it, to rebuild this type of motor costs $70-120.
I always recommend replacing the motors and electrical components for a machine like this because I grew up as a fire chief's daughter and I'm paranoid about electricity. :)
I like the safety of the new electrical and I like the fact that the motor hasn't been sitting around for 50 years collecting dust and cigarette smoke and humidity. There's no weird smoking when you run them and no odd smells. There's no drag on the bearings from 50-year old lubrication. A lot of convenience for $22.
When I get a new 15-91 or 201, I send my motors to Jenny at sew-classic.com to have them rebuilt/rewired. It's a lot more expensive, but they're not making motors of that type any more, so it's the only option.
***************
Bernie, I didn't notice the bobbin at first, but now that I look at this again, of course it has the horizontal bobbin and the front facing tensioner. So it's not like the usual clones that copy the 15-90/91 - this is like a cross between the 15 and the 201. I've never noticed one like this before. :)
***************
Tinabug, did this machine have a bobbin in it? It looks like it takes a class 66 bobbin, like the 201.
It's a really pretty color - I remember my grandmother had a bunch of kitchen utensils with this color enamel on the handles. Very retro. :)
10-09-2011, 09:22 AM
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Originally Posted by thepolyparrot
It's a "clone" of the Singer 15, probably Japanese and from the early 50's. :)
Jenny at sew-classic.com carries the replacement parts - I would replace the motor, foot control and cords - you can also get some TriFlo liquid, good quality metal bobbins, spool pins, (she has both tap-in and screw-in types) a bobbin cover plate and some spool felts. I like the spool pins that have holes in the top - that way, I can use my cone thread on a stand and thread the machine through the hole in the spool pin instead of taping a darning needle or safety pin to the machine. :)
Jenny at sew-classic.com carries the replacement parts - I would replace the motor, foot control and cords - you can also get some TriFlo liquid, good quality metal bobbins, spool pins, (she has both tap-in and screw-in types) a bobbin cover plate and some spool felts. I like the spool pins that have holes in the top - that way, I can use my cone thread on a stand and thread the machine through the hole in the spool pin instead of taping a darning needle or safety pin to the machine. :)
No, to that is a clone Singer 15.
It's a clone Singer 66. The tension dial is in the front like the 66s and the bobbin area is just like the 66s.
Hate to see you order replacement parts for a 15 and find they don't fit. You need the parts for a 66.
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