Originally Posted by
redmadder
OMG! All those machine together have me drooling. Here is my Viscount a friend gave me. As you can see, she's missing the needle plate that opens to the front, was probably hinged. What I need is to find a common name brand that has the same plate so that Jennie at Sew-Classic can find it for me.
It measures 3 1/4 inch wide and had the screws evenly spaced on each side, not offset. It measures 5 inches from front to back. Strange, it has a screw hole on the machine behind the needle where something went. Caroline S has a Brother 280 that looks similiar. The 1977 Kenmore 158.13571, jlm5419. the Stitchmaster, grant 15clone.
Why am I obsessed with returning her to working condition? Uh, do I really need to explain that to this group?
Redmadder, I am glad that you are getting this machine going again. Thanks for the comment btw. What you need to be careful of is the feed dog holes in the needleplate itself. They need to line up with the feed dogs. That back screw hole just holds the back of the plate in place so it doesn't flip up or slide out. I think the needle plate on this machine "floats" in that opening. I don't think it is hinged. The slideplate has two little tabs on it and they go under the needle plate. Many of these machines they are the same. I almost want to say that most, are the same. You should be able to find the right one. You might want to find a sewing repair shop that has been around for a while and call them and see if they have any doner machines. Take the machine in and see if they can match them up for you. Good Luck to you.
~Grant~