Macybaby

Joe, that one is considered 3/4 size. The full size White is even larger! I know it doesn't seem 3/4 size when sitting next to other machines. It's more that it is not as long, the light fixture takes up the full distance between head and pillar. With the larger size, there is more room under the arm.

this is the full size version

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-Whit...item259b3ea6e8

J Miller

Kathy, That was one of my criteria when I was looking for a 77. Good knobs. I wasn't going to fight with hunting down replacement knobs. Joe

J Miller

Dottie Bug, psychonurse, Not sure what happened in my first post, I had some trouble posting the pic. Now I don't have all the control icons at the top of the post box so I have no idea if it will open when I repost the pic or not. But here goes: OK, well I can't post any pics today. The "Manage Attachments" feature is telling me a .jpg picture is not a valid file. That's BS but I can't post a pic. Sorry about that. Joe

J Miller

Cathy, Well, you could have ... and did .... fool me. I thought that was a full sized machine. I was thinking about the Singer 99 to 66 relationship and this seemed to be bigger that that. I do have a White made DRESSMASTER to compare it with. I was going to post a pic of both together but the forum system is preventing me from doing much of anything but posting text. Maybe tomorrow. Joe

Rodney

When I bought mine I thought it was 3/4 size until I saw it. It's a much larger machine than a Singer 99, more comparable to a full size machine. Even with a magnesium body it weighs around 25 lbs. Maybe compared to other Whites of the time it's 3/4 size but it has the capacity of a full size machine.
Rodney

J Miller

Dottie Bug, psychonurse,

Here we go ... I hope:
[ATTACH=CONFIG]502713[/ATTACH]
White Model 77MG

And for comparison:
[ATTACH=CONFIG]502714[/ATTACH]
White DRESSMASTER

The wood bases are not the same size, so that does make size comparison a bit harder.
Joe

Cogito

LOVE the looks of those machines. Looks like Military dress code.

Macybaby

I believe the needle plates are the same size. That is why the one on the 77 looks larger - the machine is smaller.

chris_quilts

Joe,

The stain is from grape jelly spilled while some mom was both comforting a crying child and making clothes for same child. The jelly spilled on the machine and close to but not on the fabric. She could only save one so chose the clothing which was needed the next day. By the time she had time to wipe up the jelly, it had stained the machine permanently. She considered it a badge of honor for helping her clothe her children.

Might not be the real story but a good yarn nonetheless.

Rodney

Is the Dressmaster a less expensive version of a White like a Spartan is for Singer? Some of the construction details make me think it's possible.
Rodney