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Don't hook it up to 220 v in the states , here it's 60 hz . in Europe they use 50 hz .

they controller should be fine..

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annnnd.... if it still has the 220 v motor. Does it also have the euro plug ? round prongs ?

if it has a flat prong plug , some one here put that on, the motor maybe no good anyway ..

Champanier

It has a round U.S. style 2 flat prong plug, with a heavy round cord.

I think replacing it with a 110 motor is the best option, but where do I find one and how do I know what will match (assuming that reconditioned 206 motors aren't easy to find)?

SteveH

Woo Hoo! Great job, great find!

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http://www.sewingpartsonline.com/sin...ine-parts.aspx

these guys list 206 parts, inculding the timing belt. a listing doesn't mean they have the part LOL.

don't you have other machines with external motors? It looks to me like most any external motor would fit.

ThayerRags

Since it’s German, a Singer handcrank may work on it (the non-German 206 machines have an off-set motor-mounting boss and won’t accept a handcrank). I put a Singer handcrank on my German 216G machine, but it’s a 1960s machine, not a 1930s machine. Check to see if the boss (if it has a motor boss) is centered directly under the handwheel (you can tell by just eye-balling it).

If it was mine, I would put a spoked wheel on it and use it as a treadle, but that’s just me. Motors are for (should I dare say it?)........Woos.......people who don’t care terribly much for people-powered machines?.......

CD in Oklahoma

ThayerRags

BTW - It’s a very snappy-looking machine after the clean-up, but I think that I pulled a muscle in something trying to stand on my head to look at it......

CD in Oklahoma

Mrs. SewNSew

Thanks for flipping it over CD. Man that's a purdy one!

Champanier

LOL! Funny, though, it shows right side up for me...or I'm just naturally upside down.

zozee

It's a beautiful piece of history. I'm so happy for you and had a good chuckle about the War being waged with sewing machines.