Originally Posted by irishrose
I just heard from the second White owner. The throats on his machines are 7" and 7 1/4". I am disappointed. It makes it hard to pay to have one shipped if it's no bigger than the Elna. They are advertised as heavy duty to sew sails and such. You'd think they'd have wider throats.
But there is still the nostalgistic factor. My mother's pride and joy was a White. I have a Singer to remember my grandmother. I need a White to honor my mother's memory.
Irishrose I wish you were closer to me, I have two White's, one is a 1950's in a cabinet, the other a portable and very heavy - page 392 here. I have not measured the one in the cabinet, but the portable measures 9"s from needle to arm - throat area. Are you sure these people measured the length of the throat not the width? The older Whites were really big heavy machines.
I will measure the 1950's White today -- it is in the garage.
Nancy