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Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
05-21-2013, 07:36 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 14,772
Posted By Vintage.Singers.NYC

The first thing I'd check--is to be sure it is,...

The first thing I'd check--is to be sure it is, in fact, a 222. My frequent Craigslist jaunts have taught me that you never know what they're selling until you lay eyes on the machine yourself. I had...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
05-15-2013, 07:02 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 4,802
Posted By Vintage.Singers.NYC

Assuming you're willing to go the distance (and...

Assuming you're willing to go the distance (and spend the $$$) to restore this machine, you'll need to get Evaporust to soak the rusted parts in.

That being said, I'm one of those Craigslist...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
04-29-2013, 08:22 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,644
Posted By Vintage.Singers.NYC

I'd avoid that machine at all costs; the specific...

I'd avoid that machine at all costs; the specific ways it is missing paint indicate it's been dropped, and several times by the look of it. Poor thing.
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
04-12-2013, 10:28 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 5,495
Posted By Vintage.Singers.NYC

This machine is not just missing the "bobbin...

This machine is not just missing the "bobbin pieces," it's missing the entire hook assembly. No one that I know of makes a replacement hook assembly for Featherweights, so you'd have to buy them from...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
04-10-2013, 11:41 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,857
Posted By Vintage.Singers.NYC

Hi Tammi, that is very curious indeed; It seems...

Hi Tammi, that is very curious indeed; It seems mechanically unlikely given your description, so this is some new problem I've never seen before. Hopefully someone will chime in with the solution,...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
04-09-2013, 04:23 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,857
Posted By Vintage.Singers.NYC

Tammi, if your motors all spin great with no...

Tammi, if your motors all spin great with no load, then the problem is not within the motor itself; it's with something further down the chain. It's impossible for a correctly-fitted or...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
04-09-2013, 04:18 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 621
Posted By Vintage.Singers.NYC

What kinds of parts? If you can be more specific,...

What kinds of parts? If you can be more specific, I can help point you in the right direction. I've got an ever-increasing collection of vintage Singers I'm fixing up, and have learned that some...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
04-07-2013, 02:32 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 14,784
Posted By Vintage.Singers.NYC

Hahaha, two copies for sure! I've read the few...

Hahaha, two copies for sure! I've read the few sewing machine history books I could get my hands on, but find them frustratingly incomplete.

I've never actually seen the older 15s with the rotary...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
04-07-2013, 01:25 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 14,784
Posted By Vintage.Singers.NYC

Muv, there are early central-bobbin model 15s...

Muv, there are early central-bobbin model 15s (and 115s) that had a rotary hook. You'll only find this on the 15s that lack reverse, and typically with the spoked handwheels. There was actually a...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
04-06-2013, 06:43 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 14,784
Posted By Vintage.Singers.NYC

Hi Jodie, there's no way the original customer...

Hi Jodie, there's no way the original customer would order the machine without reverse; it is just that that particular variant of the model 15 did not have reverse, unlike the 15-91.

After...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
04-05-2013, 08:32 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 14,784
Posted By Vintage.Singers.NYC

Hi Jodie, what a find! That is certainly an...

Hi Jodie, what a find! That is certainly an unusual model 15, and absurdly well-preserved for a machine that age. As you've deduced, it's from the early 1940s; I only own one machine older than that...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
04-05-2013, 11:10 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,879
Posted By Vintage.Singers.NYC

Hi Suzzy, the issue with older machines is not...

Hi Suzzy, the issue with older machines is not only the grease, but also the grease wicks, which need replacing as they're likely 50+ years old. The wicks--which are what absorb the grease, and then...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
03-26-2013, 07:36 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 5,805
Posted By Vintage.Singers.NYC

Miriam, I'd be tempted to split them up with you;...

Miriam, I'd be tempted to split them up with you; but after carefully going over the photos, I just don't see a lot of value. The machines are in pretty poor condition, it seems they have spent years...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
03-26-2013, 07:15 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 9,429
Posted By Vintage.Singers.NYC

Congratulations, Joyce! The Singer 206 is a...

Congratulations, Joyce! The Singer 206 is a fantastic machine (I've got several), and you've got one of the earliest models, what with the spoked handwheel and the old-school bobbin winder. That is...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
03-22-2013, 06:46 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,277
Posted By Vintage.Singers.NYC

Hi Buttons, that's the Sewhandy, the machine that...

Hi Buttons, that's the Sewhandy, the machine that Singer's Featherweight was based on. The Sewhandy was made in the 1920s and '30s.
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
03-22-2013, 04:38 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,136
Posted By Vintage.Singers.NYC

Congratulations Pattie! I cannot tell you how...

Congratulations Pattie! I cannot tell you how happy posts like this make me. "Motor re-wiring" sounds intimidating to the non-initiated, but when you take it step-by-step, it's not so bad!
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
03-22-2013, 12:31 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 37,348
Posted By Vintage.Singers.NYC

Also, forgot to mention: I believe the 115 has a...

Also, forgot to mention: I believe the 115 has a rotary hook--still vertical, as with the later 15s, but not oscillating, like the later 15s are.
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
03-22-2013, 12:24 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 37,348
Posted By Vintage.Singers.NYC

Hi Joe, the Singer 115 is just an older version...

Hi Joe, the Singer 115 is just an older version of the model 15. It lacks the stitch length regulator plate that you'd see on a 15-91, for instance, and features just a silver knob that you rotate...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
03-17-2013, 06:21 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 17,389
Posted By Vintage.Singers.NYC

Hi Miriam, just read through that thread--what an...

Hi Miriam, just read through that thread--what an awesome story (and pictures)!
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
03-12-2013, 10:27 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,533
Posted By Vintage.Singers.NYC

Joe, for the most part the letter after a model...

Joe, for the most part the letter after a model number does not indicate anything specific--other than the factory that it came out of. In this case, "M" for "Monza." So it's entirely possible the...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
03-11-2013, 06:13 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,533
Posted By Vintage.Singers.NYC

Hi Joe, the four (might be five) 206s I've got...

Hi Joe, the four (might be five) 206s I've got are all aluminum. I've heard that they made the 206s in cast iron as well, but I've never come across one. The one 306 I've got is also aluminum, and I...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
03-07-2013, 12:34 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,067
Posted By Vintage.Singers.NYC

Kat, please be specific as to exactly which two...

Kat, please be specific as to exactly which two screws you're trying to remove, and we can offer some better assistance.
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
02-13-2013, 04:03 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,414
Posted By Vintage.Singers.NYC

That *is* a Singer--and a rare, unusual one at...

That *is* a Singer--and a rare, unusual one at that. That's the Singer 223, an excellent, sturdy, metal zigzag machine made in Japan. It's a steal at $30 and while I don't mean to urge you one way or...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
01-25-2013, 06:21 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,590
Posted By Vintage.Singers.NYC

Old Singer and new Singer are not the same companies

That is really, really sad. That guy has probably doomed dozens of machines to untimely demises.

As for filing the complaint with Singer, I think most people don't realize this: The current-day...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
10-04-2012, 04:53 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 5,043
Posted By Vintage.Singers.NYC

It's definitely not a Featherweight, as the 221s...

It's definitely not a Featherweight, as the 221s were only produced at Singer's Elizabethport, NJ factory (serial number starting with "A-") and the UK's Kilbowie factory (serial number starting...
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