Originally Posted by
leonf
I was ready for Viking horns too.
I once asked a Husqvarna dealer for bar oil and a bobbin case.
looking at a vs Singer
Leonf, before I saw the pictures I thought you meant a VSP model, such as the Singer 9960, which had several Viking birthmarks (the seam jumper thingie, the adapter for a couple of distinctly Viking feet.
The other notorious Viking plastic were the prongs on the Colormatic stitch things. And the hard plastic covers which could and would crack if someone put it on backward.
Husqvarna converted its 400 year old industrial area to a theme park after the buyout. With gnomes! One of these summers, I want to visit.
Anybody who says the chain saw/ lawn mower company is different from the sewing machine co.. should remember that hasn't always been true -- same logo on helmet as sewing machines before maybe 2000?