Antique sewing machine, unknown maker

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08-25-2020, 06:45 AM

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RobynGM98

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Originally Posted by leonf

Not the same as the one that bkay gave me. ( Thanks again, it was such a thrill to get it)

but my Frister and Rossman is very similar.

Thank you! Thats a lovely machine! I now believe mine to be a Gebr. Nothmann but it seems that a lot of german machines are very similar! What else doesn't help is that I dont think mine is on it's original base

08-25-2020, 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by RobynGM98

... It does have the presser foot and stitch length screw, ... needle appears to sit with the eye facing towards you as opposed to sideways like the singer. ...

Good that they are there. It took a minute to think about the needle orientation, but then I realized.that is a transverse shuttle. The path of the shuttle goes from side to side, so the needle would need to be that direction for the shuttle to pick up the thread. There are many (much) later Singer machines that thread front to back rather than side to side. Those would be the front loading bobbins like the 400 series.

Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.

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