sews

I've enjoyed working on the little antique Anker hand crank sewing machine. I haven't been able to date it yet. So far I had only worked with the Singer 28 VS shuttles, so this (German engineering) is new territory.

It actually sews really well, but I haven't been able to properly wind a bobbin. The thread moves back and forth on the bobbin, but winds only on the mid section of the bobbin. Trying to compromise by manually shifting the thread leads to uneven, loosely wound thread.

The set up is a bit different from other machines I have looked at, the vertical "ladle" is not as tall as some, and has a pair of tension disks rather than 2 round slots that I saw on other machines. I have tried to wind the bobbin on the singer 28 but that does not work.

I have added a threading diagram to indicate the path I have used - with less than adequate results.

Please help me figure this out. TIA

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