Originally Posted by
BoJangles
Miriam, is your 201 a true blackside or is it just gunked up? I can't tell by the photo? You have some work ahead of you on that 201. Mine is half way unfrozen now! The rotary hook turns almost all the way, but still sticks at one point - much better than it did a couple days ago when it was frozen solid! Remember that Japanese 15 I had that was frozen solid? It took a week of oiling, sitting in the sun, trying to crank the hand wheel a tiny fraction every once in a while, - it finally freed up and sews perfectly now! I am hoping this 201 does the same thing. I took the feed dogs off, removed the position finger guide, there is no lint - nothing I can see to cause the tie up! I will just keep trying to free him up. I don't think he got a drop of oil nor lubricant in 60 years!
Nancy
This one is in excellent condition except for where the wires melted and drooled down onto the front some how. It is a true black side. I think it turns just fine. It is going to be mainly cosmetics on that one.
There is a Singer 15-90 with a super bad case of RUST everywhere. It would have to be redone just for the love of it - much rust on the 15-90 - it too, is a blackside.
Both machines were in really fine cabinets.