Vintage Sewing Machine Shop.....Come on in and sit a spell
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Where do you find light bulbs for those lamps?
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Miriam,
The regular 15W screw in bulbs work in those Singer light fixtures.
Joe
The regular 15W screw in bulbs work in those Singer light fixtures.
Joe
Success! I got the lens off, it was so simple I feel like a dunce. The bulb does not work., so that is next. This machine(Audie) has been a lot more difficult than my first one. I did find one just like it on needelbar, but I guess that won't help me much now. It was a singer miss-labeled one so I still don't know if it's a 99-13 or a 99-31 crinkle.
I guess this is part of the fun?
~Karen B
I guess this is part of the fun?
~Karen B
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Karen,
If it's a crinkle it's obvious. They are like bull dogs, so ugly you just gotta love 'em.
But it could still be a -13. Many machines were refinished by authorized Singer shops and the factory during and after WW II. And they generally used the black crinkle paint on them.
Joe
If it's a crinkle it's obvious. They are like bull dogs, so ugly you just gotta love 'em.
But it could still be a -13. Many machines were refinished by authorized Singer shops and the factory during and after WW II. And they generally used the black crinkle paint on them.
Joe
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Hoping this helps you identify which 99k you have. [TABLE]
[TR]
[TD]99K-10[/TD]
[TD]Aluminum rather than iron head (not common)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]99K-13[/TD]
[TD]Electric portable with wooden cover or carrying case, knee control[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]99K-16[/TD]
[TD]All metal (electric) portable with carrying case[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]99K-17[/TD]
[TD]All metal (electric) portable with carrying case[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]99K-31[/TD]
[TD]Solid balance wheel and ‘reverse’ facility[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[TR]
[TD]99K-10[/TD]
[TD]Aluminum rather than iron head (not common)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]99K-13[/TD]
[TD]Electric portable with wooden cover or carrying case, knee control[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]99K-16[/TD]
[TD]All metal (electric) portable with carrying case[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]99K-17[/TD]
[TD]All metal (electric) portable with carrying case[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]99K-31[/TD]
[TD]Solid balance wheel and ‘reverse’ facility[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
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I like the breakdown of different 99's. Where did you find this info and does it address other models?
Hoping this helps you identify which 99k you have. [TABLE]
[TR]
[TD]99K-10[/TD]
[TD]Aluminum rather than iron head (not common)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]99K-13[/TD]
[TD]Electric portable with wooden cover or carrying case, knee control[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]99K-16[/TD]
[TD]All metal (electric) portable with carrying case[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]99K-17[/TD]
[TD]All metal (electric) portable with carrying case[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]99K-31[/TD]
[TD]Solid balance wheel and ‘reverse’ facility[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[TR]
[TD]99K-10[/TD]
[TD]Aluminum rather than iron head (not common)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]99K-13[/TD]
[TD]Electric portable with wooden cover or carrying case, knee control[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]99K-16[/TD]
[TD]All metal (electric) portable with carrying case[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]99K-17[/TD]
[TD]All metal (electric) portable with carrying case[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]99K-31[/TD]
[TD]Solid balance wheel and ‘reverse’ facility[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Illinois...near St. Louis
Posts: 392
Hoping this helps you identify which 99k you have. [TABLE]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]99K-13[/TD]
[TD]Electric portable with wooden cover or carrying case, knee control[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]99K-31[/TD]
[TD]Solid balance wheel and ‘reverse’ facility[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]99K-13[/TD]
[TD]Electric portable with wooden cover or carrying case, knee control[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]99K-31[/TD]
[TD]Solid balance wheel and ‘reverse’ facility[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
it has back-tack ( is that reverse?) it also has an unnumbered tension- but I think someone was trying to repair that with what they had on hand it is, not like the 66 tension either -and it wont work. I jump back and forth everyday between the 2 although it has no K in the numbers
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Thank you Path 49. I have marked the site and I find it interesting...
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Blueheavenfla, Glad you found it interesting! Actually, I just ran across that site the other day & I think it's interesting, too. Tonight I found the same info on Sew Classic's Blog about 99k's. Jenny says: 99K10 - Aluminum rather than iron head (not common)
99K13 - Electric portable with wooden cover or carrying case, knee control
99K16 - All metal (electric) portable with carrying case
99K17 - All metal (electric) portable with carrying case
99-31 Newer model with back tack abilities
185K- "modern" looking version of the 99-31. minty green, sleeker lines,
mechanically identical to the 99-31
The “K” in Model name indicates it
was made in Kilbowie, Scotland
Windblown, It sounds like it's a 31 if it can backtack but the tension assembly was replaced with an older, un-numbered one.
99K13 - Electric portable with wooden cover or carrying case, knee control
99K16 - All metal (electric) portable with carrying case
99K17 - All metal (electric) portable with carrying case
99-31 Newer model with back tack abilities
185K- "modern" looking version of the 99-31. minty green, sleeker lines,
mechanically identical to the 99-31
The “K” in Model name indicates it
was made in Kilbowie, Scotland
Windblown, It sounds like it's a 31 if it can backtack but the tension assembly was replaced with an older, un-numbered one.
Last edited by path49; 06-06-2013 at 09:50 PM.
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