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[ATTACH=CONFIG]604070[/ATTACH]Kelsie , you probably already know this but your shuttle and bobbins should look something like this. I'd go look at it to see exactly wheat the seller means.

I had an uncle Glenn and have found that all the Glenns I have known have been nice guys. Including the one here.

Kelsie

My husband read the email and told me "no guts" as I thought about it, I thought that was strange as the exterior is so nice. Found out later that the message actually said 'display only' so probably frozen not missing but the ad is now gone!!!

Kelsie

Macybaby can you please tell me what you mean by "high arm type" of Singer. I am still on the search. I want a treadle.

Macybaby

For others reading - this is advice if you do not want to be limited to buying vintage supplies. There are still plenty out there for some machines, but the price keeps going up.


I mean High arm vs Low arm. When they first started coming out, they were refereed to as "high arm" but they look like "normal" machines to us now. Older singers like the 12 and earlier had a very low arm.

Look for something like the 66 or 15-30 if you want rotary, or the 27/127 if you want a vs (long bobbin) machine. Don't look for a fiddle base (not rectangular) as it's possible that it will be older and take bobbins/needles that are harder to come by. keep in mind that earlier 66 with fancier decals may have a back clamp foot. This can be converted to the now common side clamp.

Be warned though - the machines are addicting.

The VS machines made by Free took the same needles and shuttles as Singer, but most of the rest need vintage shuttles/bobbins and needles as no one is making them anymore.

Singer did not make "badged" machines, while the rest of them did, and some did a lot. So if it does not say "Singer" it was made by someone else.

Kelsie

Thanks for info Macybaby there is a lot to learn in this field.