Originally Posted by
juliasb
... Today I picked up a 1947 Singer 16-66.... It has all the original manuals, attachments & buttonholer. ... times like this when I can again feel the excitement of adding a new family member.
Congratulations, it is nice when one can be excited with a new 'old' machine.
That machine looks like a "
66-18" to me. I have both a 66-16 and a 66-18. The manual may be a 66-16 which will work for the most part as they are very similar.
The differences that I know of are the finish (16 is smooth with decals on the bed, 18 is crinkle finish with minimum decals),
the light (16-shade is the length of the bulb, 18- spot light style with lens at end of bulb)
and the tension dial (16 is numbered, 18 is unnumbered).
By any chance is the buttonholer the older style
without templates? My 1947 66-16 came with the old style
buttonholer number 121795.
Have fun with your "new" family member.
Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.