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Originally Posted by Candace

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Originally Posted by Kathie S.

I sent him an e-mail explaining that machine is not a 'vintage' anything! I also directed him on what a 'vintage' Singer Featherweight actually looks like and how to look it up!

Nancy

What's bad is that this person can't even google???? Lame.

You are too nice...I yelled out what a moron when I read the post.

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Originally Posted by cabbagepatchkid

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Originally Posted by Candace

I just put in an offer on a Singer 319W. Green one:> We'll see if it'll be coming home with me tomorrow....

I hope you get it! Here is a YouTube video made by a woman who converted her green 319w to a treadle. The video shows her making the different stitches.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7PVLI-LHDc

Here is a link to some info for the stitches that you can make:

http://www.vintagesewingmachines.biz/singer/319W.HTML

Makes me want to get one!! :shock:

Cool, thanks for the links. If I don't get this one, I'll get another. It's an "I need one" kind of machine.

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Originally Posted by vintagemotif

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Originally Posted by Candace

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Originally Posted by Kathie S.

I sent him an e-mail explaining that machine is not a 'vintage' anything! I also directed him on what a 'vintage' Singer Featherweight actually looks like and how to look it up!

Nancy

What's bad is that this person can't even google???? Lame.

You are too nice...I yelled out what a moron when I read the post.

Hehehahaha!

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Originally Posted by Candace

Oh my! A great listing for a "Vintage" Featherweight on my local CL appeared this afternoon. I wonder how old is vintage in their minds?! LOL!!!!!!! http://sacramento.craigslist.org/atq/2541744772.html

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Obviously the person does not know there is a new designation for a featherweight... The wonderful old ones and the not so hot new ones, known as featherweight II.

Talking about FW. I have noticed lots of new posts on CListing this past week for FWs. I guess the Stock Market dropped so much that folks are selling their FWs....just joking. But I have noticed numerous new postings with the range from $250 up to over a $1000.

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Originally Posted by Candace

Well, it would be a "featherweight"!! :)

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Originally Posted by quiltlady

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Billy - hope you can help me- years ago (more than 20) I bought an old machine that I bought just purely as a display item as I thought it looked cool in it's wood case, which was the bentwood style. I never expected it to work and never checked it out to work. Well now I am interested in the old machines to actually sew on, so today I dug it out and took a look at it. WOW is all I can say - it looks to be a 1911 Singer 66 - the serial number is G0564792 which on Singer website is 1910 but the bobbin bed cover plate says Patented Canada Aug 1, 1911 - so I'm guessing the 1910 is just a start date of these being produced. Mine is electric and does work with a working light. The cord and foot petal is in great shape so I'm guessing the motor was added later and not really production timeline. The bentwood case has a metal box section at the far right side with some ? electric connectors post - I'm not sure what thats all for and I haven't tried to open it up. I was able to stitch with it and it did beautifully but I don't want to do anymore without oiling it. Also can't find a way to do a reverse stitch or vary the length - do you know if you could with this machine or was it just a plain one size, one direction machine? I want to polish it up to start - any suggestions on how to clean all the scroll plating? and make them shine? How can I find an owners manual for oiling and threading?

Thanks for any help you can give me.
Pat

I researched this further today on internet - I can't actually find the serial numbers on Singer site - the closest range said it was a Singer 66 but when I look further at internet pictures of vintage machines it looks like it's a Singer 128 - one Ebay seller claims their's is from 1927 in one place but then calls it a 1920 elsewhere.
Except for the connection to the motor mine looks just like this - http://s251.photobucket.com/albums/g...8/?action=view¤t=P1190151.jpg

I'm going to call Singer tomorrow about the serial number.

WOW, she is a beauty!! I believe she is a singer 128. I found one in a consignment shop here and when I looked up the SN, it was a 128. Then I won one on eBay (go figure why I did that, except the price was right) and both needed repairs. Just found out today from my local repair guy that I can get one of them in perfect shape plus he bought the "leftover" of the other one...so was great deal for me.

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Originally Posted by vintagemotif

This FW listing is interesting:
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/art/2521914387.html

That is interesting!! Much better than the "vintage" plastic piece of crap that was listed earlier in the thread! I'd like to see it in person just so I could say I had seen one. In my dreams perhaps.

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Originally Posted by chris_quilts

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Originally Posted by quiltlady

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Originally Posted by quiltlady

I researched this further today on internet - I can't actually find the serial numbers on Singer site - when I look further at internet pictures of vintage machines it looks like it's a Singer 128

Looking at the Singer single letter serial # site (link is on page 1473 or 1474 on this thread), I found that it is a Singer 128-3, manufactured in St. Jean, Quebec, on Dec 22, 1923. Hope this helps. When you scroll thru the #s, scroll down until the numbers begin with 0 and there you find your machine. ~ Chris

Thanks Chris, I found it myself, went back to update my post and noted yours. I think it's been upgraded on the pedal and cord - this pedal looks like it has never set on a floor anywhere- pristine clean. The pedal cord and plug cord all comes from the motor also and not from the side metal box area that has a connection for it. Now I just have to figure out how to clean it up and oil it.
Pat