Originally Posted by Lori Peercy
I am really unschooled in older machines. When you rear mount are you talking about where the foot attatches? I just looked on mine and you have to unscrew it in the back to switch the foot out. I was told my Singer is around 1905-1910. I will put the puzzle box back away then.
I thought maybe the ones you called hemmers where for bindings.
Well, some of them could be bindings. There is lots of information about attachments on the internet. ISMACS site has a section on attachments, and I printed it out for information on my 1917 Western Electric and 1928 Singer 99. Very helpful. You might try there. It's an organization about vintage machines.
Oh, yes, the rear mount is where the foot attaches.