Fleetwood Deluxe
B5147836A
with a Dodge motor

I don't know how to research it to learn how to take care of it.
The case is wood - - of sorts .. a type of plywood ... it is a drop in bobbin, with an automatic bobbin winder ... the belt is exposed, don't know if you can see it in the pictures.
One of the ladies at the Auxiliary gave it to me for my Workday at the Post. trying to think what else to tell you ... I can't remember if she said that her mother sewed with it at least 35 years, but she has had it at her house for the last 25 years. There is a plastic bobbin in the rotary case, which I plan on replacing, figuring that is why the tension is so "iffy" ... but, the machine doesn't know it is a little machine <g>

I have never seen one before, but she sure is a looker! And you are so lucky to have her.

This is the only website I could find with info about a Fleetwood. I don't know if it will help you any or not.

http://www.sewingmachinereviewer.com...g-machine.html

Thank you, Marcia, I will pop on over <g>
I am just a really bad researcher. I am really grateful for the helpers I find on the Quilting Board <wave>

Looks like a fun machine. Good luck on finding info.

Hi, this looks a lot like the Macy's machine I have that was made by Singer for specific stores.

I have one that is quite similar by De Luxe. Very ornate and heavy as all get out! Bought it at an estate sale for $20. Still has the original dealer's sticker on it which is local. Haven't taken the time to see if they are still in business, but did look up history on the De Luxe company. (I realize your Deluxe is spelled differently!) Good luck!

Wow omak!!!! She's a beauty :D :D :D I hope you get the info you need!

Here's another site to check into.
http://reconstructedclothing.tribe.n...e-f888a6d68165

Dodge motor??? Does that mean it has a Hemi in it? lol sorry, never heard of this machine.

hhhmmm maybe with a hemi you would be a super fast sewer/quilter :mrgreen:

Hemi :lol:
Thank you for all the other sites .. I will check in to them later ...
now, I have the tension all messed up <g> ... my learning curve is waaay too long! ... I put it away for another day, since I have been putting off "until tomorrow" ... and, now my back is right up to it, so ...
as I was putting it away, I realized that the bobbin roller was bushed against the wheel ... so, it is ... wind a different bobbin,
see if it runs better now that the bobbin winder isnt down on the wheel ... try a different way of threading it.
You ought to see the button hole attachment that supposedly came with this machine!
Slight exaggeration, but ... it is ALMOST as big as the machine!
surely, it does more than just button holes, right?
anyway ... I will try a few more things ... and, then <g> if I have survived this next week, I will start unscrewing screws!
Sure has a cute little electrical cord, and the foot press thing that makes the whole thing work, is really heavy.
Surprisingly, the machine isn't very heavy. If something gets up to about twenty pounds, I start having problems, but it isn't anywhere hear that, so in my opinion, a rather lightweight.
THank you so much for all your encouragement, enlightment, and information <wave>

Ha - when I read 'Dodge motor', I thought I'd see a sewing machine hooked up to a truck! :mrgreen: And I thought 'trust Omak'! :lol: Then your family really WOULDN'T hear the TV! :lol:

Where's Billy, I think his screen name is Lost51 or something like that? He restores machines, I bet he'll know all about it. :D

That is one good looking machine

WIll go looking for BIlly ... thanks for the direction!

Yes, Ninnie, it is a nice looking machine, and when I started taking stitches, I told hubby - - this machine doesn't know it is little ... now, if I can figure out where to oil it.
THere was some "fuzz" stuck under what looked like a nail ... I couldn't brush it out, so I asked for the tweezers ... and started sort of tugging ... it should have lifted out ... and, then it dawned on me that that might JUST be part of the machine, so I asked hubby ... since he is a mechanical lover ... he looked and said "That looks like an oil wick" ... well! That was a new one for me! LOL ... now, I didn't pull all that hard on the fuzz, not knowing that much (pretty unusual for me)
but, you should have seen hubby taking the tweezers and trying to push the fuzz back in it .. I mean! really!!! Does he think I am THAT destructive??? LOL

And, hubby is the one that would hook the machine to the truck, not moi! LOL

I do remember seeing oil strips in old machines before, had for gotten about them. I would love to sit down to this one!! :D :D

Well, come on over!
We can play with it next Monday ... until then, you and I will do visitation to all Post activities, just to keep us on our toes! LOL
The navy bean soup will go on this morning, for tomorrow's Veterans' Day Soup and Sandwich Luncheon ...

Sure looks a lot like my old Singer machine, probably made by them. Mine was bought in 56-57 and it still sews like a charm. The case is so simular also. The button hole attachment for my machine is large and makes great button holes, my grandma had one but it didn't get passed on to me :cry: There are a couple of holes on top and one near the wheel that you oil, take off the face plate and oil anything that rubs another piece when it moves, same way under the machine. In the bobbin case area is a small piece of felt that you can put a drop of oil on. Be careful taking the bobbin case area apart that you can put it back together correctly, also the tension area can be touchy....my brothers took mine apart and we had one heck of a time getting it back together. Enjoy her, she is a workhorse, beautiful straight stitch.

Wow! Could almost be twins! LOL
You gave me lots of good information.
I talked to Miss Rose yesterday, and mentioned the metal bobbins, and she says: "OH! I found those! I will put them in the car and get them down to you one of these first days"
so, that was good news <g>
I won't be taking the bobbin area apart ... Hubby tries to tell me that it is missing a bobbin case, and I am trying to explain to him that drop ins do NOT have a bobbin case ...
he LOVES drop in bobbin machines, but has never actually looked at the two or three I have! LOL
Yeah ... the tension area ... am trying to figure out just what each moving part does, but there is really no reason to mess with it until I get the metal bobbin.
Won't happen for a few days (I am sure I have bobbins that will work) ...
I have a few more things to do before I actually take time to spend much time with my new machine - - Miss Rosie <wave>