Originally Posted by
miriam
I'm not sure how to count this straight stitching Singer 293 - I'm betting it was made in Japan - the blue Sewmor is very much like this machine - but the 293 threads from right to left like a Featherweight.
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This machine is a Singer 293 made in FRANCE, not in Japan. has an arrow on the throat plate indicates it is threaded just like a FW. It is light weight. It has a plastic knob for the feed dog control and a plastic clip on the bobbin race. Other than that it is all metal. I was pleased with the stitches. I cleaned it up and it looks like almost a new machine. Then I found another one in a suitcase at a thrift store. It was missing the bobbin case, too - these have the odd bobbin case - the little finger points the other way. I found some on line. Now you know the quirks. Not terrible quirks but they have quirks. Made in France though - I wonder what other machines are made in France.