My new Old Singer
 

How do I find out about my new machine, model # age and how to clean.
Got her today for $20.00 in the thrift store. Merry Christmas to me!

Lucky you, I love my old machines.

Post your request under the Vintage Sewing Machine Shop topic...you will get lots of help there. Congrats on your great find!!

Your picture isn't showing up right now, but I'll check back later and help you with the info you requested if you still need it. :)

nice looking machine. congratulations on your purchase. if you post request on the vintage machine thread someone will help get your machine's info. list the machine's serial number in your post (on the little brass plate at the front of your machine).

Carmanmarie, go to this site and scroll down the side. If you put in the number on the base of your machine right below the pin/wrapper, you will get the information and you can print off a certificate that will tell you it's birthdate. Hope this helps, Haven
http://mysingerstory.com/

What a gem. Have fun getting to know your new baby.

Great find. Did it come with the scrap pin holder? neat idea!

It looks like you have a model 66, a very strong machine and it looks like the decals on the bed are in really good shape! There are a couple of threads here that have tutorials for cleaning these old machines so as not to damage the clear coat or silver the decals. Have fun with it and enjoy the sewing - once it's running, it will sew through your heaviest tasks - making jeans or overalls or slipcovers with ease. :)

Nice machine! Enjoy!

Looks like it's probably a 66 model, love the "wispy" looking decals. It should clean up very well. They are very solid machines, and pretty easy to work on if you are the least bit handy. :)

Try here for narrowing down a date and model based on serial number: ISMACS Singer dating info.

Yes it did. When the young man was trying to find the model # for me he was going to cut it off. I said NOooooooooooooooo LOL

Thanks for all the replys I will go to the vintage forum. She is so beautiful.

If Bill, lostin51 is feeling up to it he can help you with it all. Charlie can too. There is lots of help here.

Great machine.

If I'm reading the serial number right, (I had to enlarge the photo, but see it as AC045823) you have a model 66 commissioned February 1, 1928. :) VERY nice looking machine, but I'd get rid of that pin strip on it...those pins tend to cause "pin rash" on the machines making scratches and weakening the clear coat.

To clean your machine. If the machine moves freely and makes stitches, you don't need to tear it apart! Go to You Tube and do a search for "MuvandFarve". Muv has some awesome videos there that show and explain how to clean these vintage girls without having to strip it down to nothing. Use sewing machine oil to clean the exterior of the machine, and then polish it with non abrasive car wax... TR3 Resin wax is tough stuff and will help to protect the finish and the decals.

Congrats!! You have a lovely machine for an EXCELLENT price that will last you AND your grandchildren a lifetime, and then some! :) She's a workhorse and a half, you're so going to love using her! Whatcha gonna name her? :)

It is a 66 and you are lucky in that it looks like it has a side clamping foot (some came with a back clamping foot) and you will be able to use most any low shank foot or attachment. You decals do look to be in very good condition.

Thanks to all that have given me such good information. I did plug her in and she just did a little hum.
So more than just a cleaning is needed. I do think that the cabinet can be repaired, the top has lifted and peeled back but it is sturdy. I had no idea what a machine like this is worth but was sure $20.00 was a darn good price. If and when I ever come across another vintage how do I find out what they are worth? When I bought my FW I knew how much they were going for. I love the look of the pin strap but it will come off today!

In my area of NY state $20 is an average price. Many remain on Craigslist unsold at that price. I would never pay more. After all, they are as common as dirt....Singer made millions and millions of them. I demo quilting on a treadle at the NY State Fair every year on a..you guessed it...a 66 Redeye treadle. I paid $20 for that machine in a very nice treadle cabinet. I have a 66 Lotus treadle in my living room.

Where our country was less developed in the early part of that century, I suppose they would be more rare and more valuable....but I don't know for sure..

It just all depends on the machine, the area, and what you're willing to pay as to value of these old girls...anywhere from $5 to $150 for the more common machines...up to thousands for the more rare treasures. :)

As for your machine just "humming"...did you try turning the handwheel at the same time? Did it take off then? Check the belt for tightness before you take on more than you need to... :)