Value of Singer 101-3
 

Hi All,
New to this forum! I inherited my Mom's Singer 101-3, manufactured 1926. It's in a cabinet, has a knee lever, in working order, has the box of attachments. Also has the manual, though it's missing the pages that explain how to oil/lubricate it. I'm on the hunt for those pages (Pg 23-26). I am not a sewer myself, but am intrigued by this machine - it's such a solid piece!

I plan on cleaning it up, doing some basic maintenance, etc. Does anyone have an idea of it's value?

Thanks!!

Welcome to QB, KRW. As far as value or worth of a machine, that is a very subjective topic. A good thread about vintage machine worth can be found at https://www.quiltingboard.com/vintag...d-t265780.html

I have a manual for a 101-3 but it is parts and is huge, but not sure where I found it. There is a manual for a 101 at https://res.cloudinary.com/singer-se...g_Machines.pdf and it shows some oiling points on page 30 of that pdf. There is a manual at https://www.sil.si.edu/DigitalCollec.../NMAHTEX/2682/ and has oiling instructions for the nose area specifically at https://www.sil.si.edu/DigitalCollec...es/image23.htm

Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.
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Thanks OurWorkbench! (Janey?)

I did find the parts manual for the 101-3, the user manual for the 101-4, and the user manual for the 101. The oiling directions are similar, so I'm guessing they will work for the 101-3. I did email Singer's help desk to see if they have access to the full user manual for the 101-3. It will be fun to figure it out! It is such a beautiful, simple, solid, quality machine.

The material feed speed seems slow to me - from the reading I've done, maybe I need to adjust the material pressure using the thumb screw - so I'm going to play around with that. Any other suggestions are welcome!

Kayla