Originally Posted by
Hummer Lady
...1907 Singer 27...has a wire carrier for the shuttle, how do I know which shuttle to purchase?
From what I understand, the change in Singer long bobbins came along with the change to the shuttle carrier that was fitted with the shuttle ejector. That newer carrier also had a thin metal “spring” in it to cradle the shuttle, probably to help quiet the machine down some while making it easier for the user to get the shuttle in and out.
I don’t know if the Model 27 ever came out with the ejection carrier in later years, but older models had the “bare-bones” carrier that requires a shuttle with the small divot in the nose of the shuttle. The divot is required for the carrier to hold the nose of the shuttle.
On the other hand, either shuttle (with or without the divot in the nose) should work fine in the ejection carrier, since the shuttle is held in by the spring cradle. The Model 127 machines that I’ve seen have had the ejection carrier.
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