Originally Posted by buslady

OMG. I have that machine! not the cabinet.. it sits in kitchen waiting for more info. it does take the t-shirt plate. i love the looks of the machine. my son in law bought a house and it came with a 201 in cabinet, this white rotary and a domestic. i use the 201 a lot, but havent gotten around to cleaning and oiling the other two. summer will be better for that. i would b interested in any info you find on the machine.

Originally Posted by luv2learn

Oops! forgot the photos - luv2learn

Originally Posted by purplefiend

Nancy,
She's beautiful! Looks exactly like my Fiona! We do have a pair of lovely lassies!
Sharon

Originally Posted by tomilu

Anyone need/want a manual for Singer 15-91?
http://wichita.craigslist.org/atq/2191919108.html

Originally Posted by luv2learn

Hey Nancy,

Can you point me somewhere that I can get some info and find parts and a manual for my (new) old White Rotary? I'm hitting dead ends on everythig with her. Maybe that why most folks are sticking with the singer machines. They're easier to find out about. Any help from you or anyone else would be appreciated. Thanx guys and gals. Brenda (luv2learn)

I'm too disappointed right now, so I'm going to go to bed and maybe tomorrow will be more fruitful.

Originally Posted by QuiltDraggon

A question for you guys. A friend bought a treadle machine at an auction because he liked the way it looked. We were talking about it and I went to look at it. He said he would sell it to me for $120 which is what he paid. I have a couple of questions that I hope someone can answer. It is in a very nice cabinet with a coffin top. There are no hinges(?) on one side and no key for the lock on the other side. Can these items be located? The cabinet is in great shape but the machine is a bit rough. The machine appears to run just fine. You push the treadle and it runs smooth. The decals on the other hand are basically gone. It appears that the middle decal on the base has been removed completely. You can see the outline of what it was but not one speck is remaining. There really isn't rust anywhere on the machine. I looked up the number on it and it appears to have been made in 1890. I'm attaching a couple of terrible pictures and the last one is NOT the machine but a picture I found that looks just like it. I'm not really looking at this to sew on but just wonder if it is worth the price.

Originally Posted by kwendt

...Is our gain! We really like having you 'around', Billy. Thank you for all your help, answered questions and expertise. We learn vicariously through you, and as a result... you've fired up a whole lot of us into salvaging/saving/restoring a lot of good, old machines.

Originally Posted by kwendt

Here's another interesting question for all the horizontal long bobbin owners out there.... I see old Singers, like the 27s... in treadles using the long bobbins.

What are the pros/cons on these machines? I only have room for one treadle in my house... should I get a 66 or a 201? Or should I consider an older long bobbin machine? Do they sew well? Can bobbins be found? Needles are regular size/easy to find?

I realize the 66's many times have red eyes, etc. And a Sphinx would be nice, but to actually use the machine for quilting and sewing... what advice would you tell me?