Vintage dressmaker sewing machine how do I figure out my model?
06-11-2020, 02:20 PM
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Vintage dressmaker sewing machine how do I figure out my model?
Vintage dressmaker sewing machine how do I figure out my model? I've looked everywhere I know to look.
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06-12-2020, 06:19 PM
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I'm guessing the model number 605 as the E-6354 looks to be the motor number. It looks a lot like the 127s in the thread Restoring a dressmaster
I looked for various 'White' manuals hoping they might have the same numbers as the Dressmaster but couldn't find any. Unfortunately, the manual place that I would have recommended looking is no longer around. We have a few of the White machines - 11x, 41x and 43. I know I helped someone with threading the tension as it has a little notch that it needs to make sure it gets in.
Another thing one needs to remember about the White machines is that the hand wheel goes clockwise when looking straight at the hand wheel, Also, one should put something between the machine and the motor, so that it doesn't create a flat spot. Unfortunately they usually already have a fairly large one. Sometimes they can be filed down so it isn't as bad. There may be some replacements available, but I've found that sometimes they aren't quite the same size as the original.
Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.
I looked for various 'White' manuals hoping they might have the same numbers as the Dressmaster but couldn't find any. Unfortunately, the manual place that I would have recommended looking is no longer around. We have a few of the White machines - 11x, 41x and 43. I know I helped someone with threading the tension as it has a little notch that it needs to make sure it gets in.
Another thing one needs to remember about the White machines is that the hand wheel goes clockwise when looking straight at the hand wheel, Also, one should put something between the machine and the motor, so that it doesn't create a flat spot. Unfortunately they usually already have a fairly large one. Sometimes they can be filed down so it isn't as bad. There may be some replacements available, but I've found that sometimes they aren't quite the same size as the original.
Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.
07-02-2020, 04:51 PM
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What I found out
I contacted our local sewing shop and this is what they told me:
This machine was made before 1933, so there is no model number. Back then many sewing machines did not have model numbers assigned to them yet. The only identifier the company provided is what you see: White Dressmaster.
This machine was made before 1933, so there is no model number. Back then many sewing machines did not have model numbers assigned to them yet. The only identifier the company provided is what you see: White Dressmaster.
