Originally Posted by
miriam
Does it have markings from where it was made on the bottom? It may be that a 15 clone needle holder will work on that machine. Is it the correct bobbin? Sometimes strays make their way in a machine, then people wonder why the machine doesn't work. On the other hand it could be some other bobbin - there is an L type that is very common. Clones are a loose term for a copy of a Singer machine I guess you could say. As far as the wheel. I have a wonderful old machine that is a Singer copy... turns so sweet and sews nice but no motor. I thought about a HC but no motor mount - then I thought about treadle - a Singer hand wheel slides on the shaft but it won't accept the clutch knob or clutch part - the Singer hand wheel needs some ground off the side toward the machine and maybe it would treadle. It would be a super treadle though - turns better than anything.
~The machine has no markings on the bottom and only the word Japan on the back of the pillar.
The only other markings are on the front and bed that show in the picture. The serial number is EA480552 in front of the pillar, just the way Singers are numbered. In the picture the Mercury bobbin is on the right and the other two bobbins are class 66, one old and one new. The machine came with four of these flat topped bobbins. A slide plate from a Singer 66 fit and the slot even lines up correctly to adjust the bobbin screw. My repair shop had a needle clamp and a rubber wheel. I was set so I gave the machine a test run with a class 66 bobbin and the machine sews a good stitch. I did not even want to wait and fill the flat topped bobbin. I am still looking for some way to research the Serial number. [ATTACH=CONFIG]527874[/ATTACH]