Originally Posted by
Charlee
Thanks Joe! I hadn't paid enough attention to these machines to even know that the later models had the 221 bobbins! Interesting that they still insert in the same manner instead of having a case.
Charlee, Mine 9W bobbin area looks just like Joe's machine. Since my 9W's # starts with a W and has fewer digits than Joe's machine#, I'm thinking my machine is older than Joe's. I'm also assuming that mine falls into that gray area that John mentioned, the right after Singer took over. Mine could be one of the first 9Ws to use the 221 bobbins instead of the donut bobbins.