99K Yard Sale Find
07-31-2010, 05:22 AM
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Originally Posted by butterflywing
Originally Posted by stitchhappy
Here are the pix of my grandmothers Singer machine. It was also made in 1953 in Clydebank, Scotland. It has the red "wick" and is the same except it has a different cabinet.
billy, i know you're lurking, so can i also get a new ring for the bobbin winder? that's about to go.
07-31-2010, 05:25 AM
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Originally Posted by butterflywing
hi piepatch,
there's no model number. the serial number is EJ252242. right above the serial number, on the pedestal of the machine, is a little plaque that says 99K. above that is a lever that says, at the top, BACK TACK
i researched it before i posted and i know it was made in scotland, in clydebank, outside edinburgh, in 1953. since then, i looked up singer 99K and saw pix and they were exactly the same.
do you have a pic of the 201?
there's no model number. the serial number is EJ252242. right above the serial number, on the pedestal of the machine, is a little plaque that says 99K. above that is a lever that says, at the top, BACK TACK
i researched it before i posted and i know it was made in scotland, in clydebank, outside edinburgh, in 1953. since then, i looked up singer 99K and saw pix and they were exactly the same.
do you have a pic of the 201?
07-31-2010, 06:04 AM
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When I see the great condition your "find" is in, I could just sit down and cry. A few years ago my DH "surprised" me with an 1896 Singer treadle machine in one of those cabinets that have the box cover. I'm sure, at one time, it was a gorgeous machine. But it needs so much help now, and I don't know where or how to start. The cabinet has veneer issues. It is in dire need of cleaning. The decals are mostly worn away, etc. etc. etc. It has been hogging space in my overfilled sewing room and I don't know what to do with it. It will hurt him tremendously if I get rid of it. He already says I don't "use" it. teeheehee Pardon my venting. I just want to tell you how gorgeous your machine is.
07-31-2010, 06:57 AM
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Originally Posted by GailG
When I see the great condition your "find" is in, I could just sit down and cry. A few years ago my DH "surprised" me with an 1896 Singer treadle machine in one of those cabinets that have the box cover. I'm sure, at one time, it was a gorgeous machine. But it needs so much help now, and I don't know where or how to start. The cabinet has veneer issues. It is in dire need of cleaning. The decals are mostly worn away, etc. etc. etc. It has been hogging space in my overfilled sewing room and I don't know what to do with it. It will hurt him tremendously if I get rid of it. He already says I don't "use" it. teeheehee Pardon my venting. I just want to tell you how gorgeous your machine is.
:D
07-31-2010, 07:49 AM
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Originally Posted by stitchhappy
Originally Posted by butterflywing
hi piepatch,
there's no model number. the serial number is EJ252242. right above the serial number, on the pedestal of the machine, is a little plaque that says 99K. above that is a lever that says, at the top, BACK TACK
i researched it before i posted and i know it was made in scotland, in clydebank, outside edinburgh, in 1953. since then, i looked up singer 99K and saw pix and they were exactly the same.
do you have a pic of the 201?
there's no model number. the serial number is EJ252242. right above the serial number, on the pedestal of the machine, is a little plaque that says 99K. above that is a lever that says, at the top, BACK TACK
i researched it before i posted and i know it was made in scotland, in clydebank, outside edinburgh, in 1953. since then, i looked up singer 99K and saw pix and they were exactly the same.
do you have a pic of the 201?
My serial # is EJ257447 and also says 99K.
07-31-2010, 07:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Annya
Yes it does diminish the value. Just rub it with beeswax and a clean cloth and don't do anything else to it. I watch a lot of Antique shows and that is what they all say. It is a great table and sew machine, Take care of it and enjoy sewing :thumbup:
07-31-2010, 07:54 AM
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Originally Posted by stitchhappy
Originally Posted by butterflywing
Originally Posted by stitchhappy
Here are the pix of my grandmothers Singer machine. It was also made in 1953 in Clydebank, Scotland. It has the red "wick" and is the same except it has a different cabinet.
billy, i know you're lurking, so can i also get a new ring for the bobbin winder? that's about to go.
07-31-2010, 01:20 PM
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I found here in Australia you can go to certain sewing machine shops and get belts for most old machines if you ask. They usual order them in so give it a try, it is worth asking your local shop. :thumbup:
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