Help Finding Rare Singer Replacement Parts for a Model 127
Hi all, I am looking for a replacement spring for a 1924 Singer model 127 (vibrating shuttle) bobbin thread guide. My husband and I gave the bobbin winder off my "new" 127 (I named her Flo) a good cleaning today. It was very gunked up and the bobbin winder wasn't working. We got it working, sort of. The thread guide looses contact with the cam at some point in its travels because my husband thinks the spring has relaxed over the years. I can still wind a bobbin if needed, I just have to apply pressure to the guide.
Does anyone have a good resource for finding hard to find parts? I have looked on eBay, sewing parts online and vintagesingerparts.com. The Google machine has also failed me. I believe the part number for this spring is 8260 according to the parts list I found.
Thanks,
Shari