Briarberry

I have my mom's 15-91. I rarely use it but it was the machine I learned how to sew on, so it is special to me. It is in a nice cabinet, so it looks great in my sewing area. I also own a featherweight, 301a and a 99k. The 301a is mocha coloured and looks out of place with all my other black machines. I am always on the lookout for a black 301.

Bluelady

Have one. Never used it. Need to find it a new home. Down sizing..

Cari-in-Oly

You should have no trouble finding it a new home in the PNW. Lots of vintage machine users and collectors up in this corner of the country. PM me your details please.

Cari

Darcyshannon

I have one that I have used to piece. I am wondering if I will keep it but would be sad not to have it. It is so precious to me. However, I have not been sewing as much as I used to in the last year.

Battle Axe

[ATTACH=CONFIG]583422[/ATTACH]This is a green White. I traded for it because it did not have a foot pedal, but in my collection of foot controllers, I had one. It's not a Singer, but is it a 15-91? The tension dial is in the same place??

Mickey2

It's not a 15-91 Battle-Axe, but it's a very interesting model 15 derivative. The -91 subnumber indicates the potted motor version, it has a direct drive gear, and doesn't have motor belt. Only Singers had this motor as far as I know, model 101, 201-2 and the later 15s. Yours seems to have an additional features where the top tensioner is on models like 66 and 201 (the black round thing that looks like a bulls eye) What is it for? The switch knob on the bed under the stitch length lever is typical of the Japanese 15 clones, sometimes theres' two push buttons. The original Singer 15s had a setting screw for lowering the feed dog under the base.

Cari-in-Oly

This is what's known as a 15 class clone. Like Mickey said a 15-91 has a pot motor which is a built in gear driven motor. Clones have an external belt driven motor. Nice machine.

Cari

barny

I just gave my 15-91 to my good friend to sew on Canvas and Leather. That big round bulls eye on the right side of the machine UNSCREWS and you are supposed to fill it with lubricant. It hangs down so you can see it and has a screw driver slit in it to get it open. Be sure and do it. Under the wheel.

minibarn

That White that BattleAxe has looks more like a 99 clone than a 15, it seems small. Neat looking machine.

I find that my 15-91 does not sew through thick layers well at all. It will stop altogether and I have to all but force it too go, sometimes it will most times it won't.

Mickey2

I wonder if it would improve with a bit of cleaning, oiling, and greasing? Maybe a motor service? There are stories of how the basic 15 will stitch through tin cans with out hesitating. I don't know the potted motor well at all, but there are a few here who swear it's the best on their 15 or 201, and is one of those models that should stand up to anything you can fit under the presser foot.