I received a Singer Model 239 but I know know anything about it...
 

Hello!

I recently received a cabinet from someone and found a machine in it I wasn't expecting...it is a singer model 239. Looks like it is from around the 70s, does anyone know anything about this machine?

It seems to sew quite smoothly and is heavy...is it worth keeping, replacing the belt, etc? It is similar to the machine my mom owns (and I learned on), so I know how to thread it, use it, etc. It is a bit nostalgic truthfully.

Thanks!

Good guess about vintage. The manual, dated 1969 can be found at http://www.singerco.com/uploads/down...3bccb631ad.pdf

I guess I could go check mine, but pretty sure it has metal gears (which is a good thing). It is a basic straight stitch machine another good thing for piecing. The manual also has instructions for free motion stitching, but the feed dogs might need to be covered as they had a feed dog cover for it. Some have had success with just setting the stitch length to "0" and let it go at that.

Probably it will need cleaned and oiled. The instructions for that are near the end of the pdf linked to above.

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

It's from around 1968 or so, at least that's the date in the manual I saw. It looks like the straight stitch version of the 237 which is a very good basic machine.

Cari

Edit - Janey beat me to it again lol.