wesing

The Guy Quilters group I sew with often gets donations of fabric and machines. This is the latest machine. I have read on this board that the 3/4 size cabinets are not common. I oiled it and sewed with it for a bit and it makes a nice stitch (I put down the green painter's tape). Our leader is thinking of selling it and asked me what I thought it would bring, so I thought I'd post it here and see what you folks think.
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lindaschipper

I have a 99K that I no longer use. Tried to sell it and couldn't get $100 for it so it sits in the bottom of my closet. maybe with the cabinet (it does need work) your friend might get $100. In my humble opinion.....but I have been known to be wrong....just don't tell my husband I said so.

leonf

Such a difficult question. Tons of factors in the answer. Can you find the person who really wants this machine. Shorter throat is not the best for quilting. The head looks great, but the top of the cabinet needs attention, or cover.
Many of us here like the idea. but we are a small subset of the population. 2 years ago I would have been delighted to see this for sale, but now I am a bit overloaded. So if you add it all together; it is about finding the right buyer at the right location at the right time for them to buy. I would suggest a craigslist ad with a hoped for price, but drop the price every two weeks and see when you get the nibbles and purchase.

leonf

I like the concept of the guy quilters group.

bennie0755

There are tons of the model 99 available. Millions were made. It's a little unusual to have a cabinet though. I use mine all the time. I usually take it or the featherweight when I go on retreat. I gave $40 for mine.

Macybaby

I've got a cabinet just like that (I'm sitting right next to it as I type)

The cabinet is not any smaller than for the larger machines (cabinets come in lots of sizes) it's just the the opening for the machine is smaller. This is one of Singer's smaller cabinets, but I've got several non-Singer cabinets for full size machines that are the same size as this one.

Mickey2

The machine dates to 1936, and I've never seen the bakelite button pedals with early machines. I think it was introduced closer to 1950, but I have never found a specific date. They pedals are common with the later the stitch length lever version (yours have the turn nob). The knee controller in the picture is a dual function, and the pedal can be taken out. The early speed controllers were different, the inner parts were porcelain, and a bit larger than the later versions. The early Singer pedals I have seen, were shaped like the sole of a shoe.


The cabinet might be a later replacement (because of the controller type), the 1930s machines I have seen usually comes in a bent wood case, and some came in a black/brown suit case. The spool pin on top is missing, but it can be replaced.

The bent wood and suit case versions sells for about 60 dollars here, in reasonably good condtion. A machine in cabinet tend to fetch a bit more. They are not always easy to sell either way, but at the local charity shop they go fast as soon as the price drops (they often start at $150 and may not sell until the price reaches $40 three weeks later). The 3/4 size cabinet for the 99 can be hard to find if you look for it, it can take quite some time and dedication to track one down. A 99 can be found almost at any time. It's all about reaching the person looking for a machine like this, they are worth the money, but only to those who use it.

Don't leave the green tape on for too long. The safest tape I think is electrical tape.

Farmhousesewer

I am in East Tennessee and although you will find plenty of ads asking for $100, they usually go for much less. With cabinet I would say $65 ultimately.