Originally Posted by Lostn51
Originally Posted by JCquilts
Poke, poke, poke, bother, bother, bother, I know I used to do that to my brother all the time when we were kids..
OK, Im adding pictures to this one so's you can see what I mean. It is a Singer 95-30. See that big ole motor. and the three foot pedals,, I guess it has a clutch....
the machine fits into that hole in the top, I had to take it out to lighten the load.. Even for my Son, this one is HEAVY...
It takes cone thread.. that little cone thing is where you put it.. then there is a long pole that goes in the corner that the thread feeds through before it goes to the machine..
Geesh thats a behemoth!!!
I am wondering what it was used for originally, sewing blankets or something like that? most of the industrials were made for a specific job in mind. its just folks like us that repurpose the machines to fit our needs. We are really hot rodders of the sewing machine!!!
I do not think it would be a huge deal to convert the machine but it will take some figuring on how to power it. You could find a pulley the right width for a treadle belt or a smaller motor, but with only 3000 made on that run in 1935 that makes it a low production allotment.
Nice score!!!!
Billy
Billy, this was from a childrens clothing factory and they had it set up to put double fold binding on to neck and sleeve facings. That attachment takes a roll of precut binding, double folds it and stitches it in place all at one time. The other attachment takes a different width of binding fabric. I also got a box of 50 needles and a few rolls of the precut binding. I was hoping to make use of it putting bindings on quilts.. Not sure if that will work though as turning corners will be a challenge.