Originally Posted by
Janis
. One is a 99-13 with the knee bar that fits into the base of the bentwood case.
I also have a 99-13. Mine doesn't have great decals, so I don't mind using pins or doing paper piecing on it. It's a nice, reliable machine, if heavy.
There is something nobody has covered yet, and that is fmq. Even though you can cover the feed dogs with the proper cover, this machine is not good at fmq UNLESS You get and use a Stoppax Embroidery Attachment. These were made in Denmark about 60 years ago and go for about $60 on e-bay. You can easily fmq on a Singer 99 with a Stoppax. For that matter, you can easily fmq with any of the older --and many other --machines using a Stoppax. It's just amazing! The Stoppax attachment is the best discovery I've made in ages. (I have two.)
This is what they look like:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Stop...item3f26c88267