Originally Posted by J Miller

Miriam,

I'm glad that Sew More 606 is as nice as I thought it would be. I'll get one for my collection some day.
I have several of that type of machine. Tension in the front, bobbin being an end loading vertical type.
Those I have, (I'd have to look at them to be sure which ones they are) are some of the quietest running and nicest sewing machines I have. Much quieter than any of the Singers from the same time frame.

As an aside there is two different types of the clones that are like you posted.
The one we are talking about that uses the end loading bobbin and the other that uses a front loading bobbin.
Both are vertical bobbins, but the end loading machines have the bobbin move with the needle as it ZZs. The front loading machines use a stationary bobbin and the bobbin case has a very wide slot in it for the needle to move in as it ZZs.

They are both excellent machines.

Joe