Another vintage machine
I picked this one up today but my camera has gone on a road trip. Its a Kenmore model 50 158.504 and in fantastic condition. It was made in Japan sometime in the 50's I think. Can anyone tell me more about this machine other than its a nice shade of light metallic lavender. One great thing about this machine is that it takes the same connector as the Godzilla finish one without the screws. Now I can use the same control pedal on both machines if I need to.
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YUP I can tell you - don't let go of it.
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Is there a manual for this machine? other than the ones I have to buy? It seems to be a really nice machine and is very quiet, makes a very nice stitch. The only thing I've had to do is loosen the bobbin tension and give it a bit of oil. The underside rods and stuff look to be made mostly of brass.
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Originally Posted by crocee
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Is there a manual for this machine? other than the ones I have to buy? It seems to be a really nice machine and is very quiet, makes a very nice stitch. The only thing I've had to do is loosen the bobbin tension and give it a bit of oil. The underside rods and stuff look to be made mostly of brass.
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Yes Ma'am it did come off and is the normal color under whatever the brassy substance is. Whatever it is, there's a lot of it.
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I never knew that's what it was.
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THat brassie looking stuff is old oil turned solid. I've seen the same thing inside old engines. Joe
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Originally Posted by J Miller
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THat brassie looking stuff is old oil turned solid. I've seen the same thing inside old engines. Joe
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OK so its time to break out the oil and the toothbrush and get most of it off. Is not real thick so that's a good thing. All things considered its a pretty clean machine.
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*** Sounds like a Lavender Beauty - waiting patiently for a pic. *** |
I have a Kenmore 158.840. Not the same model as yours, but the same manufacturer - 158 means it was made by Jaguar/Maruzen in Japan.
The build quality of my machine is top notch, so if yours is anything like mine, you've got a keeper! I think that the model number is the first two digits of the three digit number after the manufacturer code, so my machine is a model 84. Using this convention, you might want to search for a manual for a model 50. |
Here's a link to the manual (free pdf download):
http://www.shopyourway.com/manuals/140166 Have fun! :) |
Thank you very much
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