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I was given an old sewing machine that was going to be thrown away because it's "too heavy". It ran really bad at first but after some oil and tensioning the belt it's working well enough! I had never used a sewing machine until this one so forgive my likely misuse of terms.
I wouldn't say it's the same machine but I was able to use this great video about a "Model 160" to learn how to load the bobbin and thread the needle:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjZ6LpthQMY. I understand that it's difficult to track down information about Dressmakers. It seems like they've been made for decades, under many different models, by different companies, and maybe some of this was happening at the same times. I don't have any specific reason that I need to know more information about this machine but I'm really enjoying using it and was just curious to learn about it's history.
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Here's what I thought the model number was, but I can't find any information on a 989 or 989537 dressmaker. There's also some marking on the underside that I can't really make out.
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And lastly there's the label on the motor, which might not be original because the paint is coming off of the motor and doesn't exactly match the color.
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Any additional information would be awesome and I appreciate any help! Thanks!