I oiled Annie Oakley up yesterday. Cleaned out all the lint and dust from sitting in this guys garage for 30 years! Put a new needle in - I have not looked up to see if she uses a regular 15 x 1 needle - I assume she does. I am ready to try to wind a thread spool and try her out today. Monica, anything I should know before I try winding the second spool? Geeze, wouldn't it be nice if we could still buy those little spools of thread - you'd never have to wind the spools. I love the fact that she has no bobbins, just a second spool of thread! I wonder why the Two Spools didn't just take off with the public? Kinda like the Davis Vertical Feed that has no feed dogs - they just didn't get the acceptance to go forward with those machines.

Nancy

She's a real beauty !!

Texas Jan

Krystyna, here is a site with free downloads of instruction manuals for Singer's Model 15, 66, 99, 27, 127, 28, 128, and 221!

These manuals are copies of the original so not really good quality - just down load, but remember the 99 is like 99 pages long - if I remember correctly!

http://www.a1sewingmachine.com/manuals.htm

Nancy

I bid on it, but I would convert to a HC. Anyone else is welcomed to outbid me.
Tommie

Hi everyone, have been lurking for awhile, love learning about the vintage machines. I have a FW (my grams), dressmaker and now a Red Eye which is the reason for this post. She is missing her bobbin case and throat plate. Any recommendations on where to shop for parts, also needs a new belt, size to be determined.She has an electric motor and would really like to convert to a treadle. Is this possible? I've downloaded Billys tutorials on disassembly and cleaning, that is our next step. I bought her at a country yard sale yesterday for $10.00 and am so excited! She has sticky white tape residue all over her (they taped instruction notes on her) She has been on my wish list for quite awhile. I have taken her out of the case she came in, really smells of mouse droppings, cleaned out their nest, Yuck! Now it is airing out on the deck. Her birthday is 12/16/1924 in Elizabeth New Jersey. Here are some pictures of her (name to be determined, lol). Thanks for your help and the great tutorials Billy!
Tulip

This machine is perfect for a conversion to HC. Remove the motor (a few screws), put on a crank, and you're good to go. Although vibrating shuttle machines did come as electrics, they make much better people-powered machines. As electrics they tend to "follow their calling" and vibrate all over the table.

Tulip congratulations! You need a slide plate, which is really easy to find on e-bay and most repair shops. She is a 66-6 so she takes any low shank foot, same as the FW. She doesn't have a bobbin case, she only needs a class 66 drop in bobbin! You can also find those at most repair shops and on e-bay. Don't get the plastic ones, get a vintage class 66 bobbin. If the bobbin assembly is all there that is all you need. Those 66's just have the drop in bobbin just like a modern Janome, or vintage 99 - no case. The belts are also easily attained.

She would make a great treadle - she has the correct wheel - or a hand crank!

Billy here carries all those parts if you want to send him a pm!

Congratulations!

Nancy

Are you sure it's missing it's bobbin case? The 66 has a drop in bobbin. Unless you work at it a bit, the bobbin case doesn't come out. It will drop right into a treadle; just remove wiring and motor. She already has a spoked wheel, so would make a good HC conversion, too. Looks to be in really good shape. Have fun!

Hey, Nancy--great minds and all that!!

Thank you Nancy. I don't do the e-bay thing, but will have a look. Now that I see yours I think it was a plain peice. Will also check at my brothers place this summer. Rose was stored there for quite a number of years. Brother saves everything, lol if I can show him what I am looking for bet he will know where to find it. Dixie