debbieo

I've been looking to buy an "old" sewing machine for the last few weeks. Today I bought a White Majestic Model 1260 for $50 from a sewing machine repairman at one of the local quilt shops here in San Antonio. I normally do some research first on items I have no idea about but I just cannot find any information on this machine (even on this board) except for the user manual. The machine runs great but I really wish I could find more info on it (especially bobbins and such).

I was really hoping to get a Singer 301 and actually found one on Craigslist for $200 but don't know what shape it's in and I'd have to go out of town to look at it.

Anyway, I'm hoping someone else with better Google skills than me can help out. Thanks!

Mickey2

The price is at least very reasonable from a repair shop. I could not find the model on the web either, but if you can post pictures I'm sure we could track down a similar enough model to gather the essential info needed.

OurWorkbench

Welcome Debbie.

A picture would help. Have you found a serial number on it? You said you were able to find a manual for your machine or did the manual come with it? I went to singerco.com and found a manual for a White 1260, but it is a free arm. I also found http://www.sewretromachine.com/2016_10_01_archive.html that is a basic White machine with a "Majestic" badge.

If it is like the one at sewretromachine, there are several threads about various White machines with the "T-shirt" plate. I know after getting one of my Whites I found a thread about loading the bobbin here on QB that described it better than the manual. I know in your introduction here on QB that you have sewn for a number of years, but didn't mention which machine you learned on or are currently using. I think loading the bobbin on the older Whites takes just a tad to get used to. I have mainly sewn with class 15 type bobbins and so pinching the case was a tad different.

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

19cats

Here's the manual:http://www.singerco.com/uploads/down...ite-1260-x.pdf. Not the world's greatest, but it is free. The suggested retail price for your machine was $399.00.

OurWorkbench

Thank you 19cats.

I should have said, in the link I posted in my previous post, that you have to scroll down to the Majestic.

here is the link for the post by itself http://www.sewretromachine.com/2016/...-majestic.html

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

Mickey2

A Singer 301 is a fine light weigt machine, small and portable. If you are interested in a vintage machine, you should not pass on the old cast iron straight stitchers. They can suprise even in comparison to a new machine; often very capable and smooth running, perfect stitching on all kinds of fabrics. I have a Singer 201 that has turned out to be a favorite, but there are lots of models worthy a second look. A flat bed in a cabinet makes a difference when maneuvering larger pieces of fabric, if one should turn up near you and it's roughly the type of machine you look for it's worth a chance. I need a freearm model too for some jobs, it has lots of stitch pannters and I use them both, but as mentioned, the old cast iron machine is a favorite.

debbieo

I'm trying to upload pics but it keeps failing. I looked at the links provided and that's not the same machine. The serial number on my machine is 37650. It was made in South Korea.

debbieo

I'm sorry. The link 19cats posted is the correct machine. That is all the information I found on it too.

OurWorkbench

While that manual is lopsided, it is still legible. The bobbins are what are considered class 15 which are http://shop.sew-classic.com/Bobbins-...ils-2518-A.htm however, you might want to get http://www.shop.sew-classic.com/Bobb...ack-2518-P.htm
Did it have a plastic or metal bobbin in it? I personally would use the metal, unless the machine came with plastic.

Your machine will take regular needles 15x1 or 130/705H as shown on http://www.shop.sew-classic.com/5-Needles_c42.htm except for the 206x13 needles shown on the top of the page. Of course you would choose the point and size dependent on what you are sewing.

Happy sewing


Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do

galeharpring

I hate to dredge this back up, but did you ever find out anything else about the machine? I came up with one of these at Goodwill last year and have not been able to find anything out about it. I emailed Viking (who seems to own the White brand these days) and they said they no longer provide historical data about their machines. I have the manual thanks to this page, but I would love to know more about the machine. When it was made, etc.