Vintage Sewing Machine Shop.....Come on in and sit a spell
#1691
Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: ontario, canada
Posts: 126
thanks Billy for your quick response. sorry for spelling your name wrong the first time.
i thought the machine might have been a bit older. i don't think there are very many hours on it.
i thought the machine might have been a bit older. i don't think there are very many hours on it.
#1692
Super Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Round Rock,Texas
Posts: 6,135
Siss,
OMG your parlor cabinet and machine are serious eye candy. It makes my cabinets pale in comparison.
drooling in Texas,
Sharon W.
OMG your parlor cabinet and machine are serious eye candy. It makes my cabinets pale in comparison.
drooling in Texas,
Sharon W.
#1693
Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Western PA - N of PGH
Posts: 241
Sis,
Gorgeous machine.
It would be a 1958 model. Check here
http://www.singerco.com/support/serial_2letter.html
Ruth
Gorgeous machine.
It would be a 1958 model. Check here
http://www.singerco.com/support/serial_2letter.html
Ruth
#1694
Originally Posted by siss
just thought i would show you my singer featherweight 221-1. serial # EN237903. could you tell me when it was made and any other information that you know about it. thanks.
Your machine and parlor cabinet are so beautiful.
Thanks for bringing your photos into the shop. We all enjoy photos.
#1695
Banned
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Bikini Bottom
Posts: 5,652
Originally Posted by siss
hi billie, i also have my late grandmother's treadle sewing machine in a very ornate cabinet. it looks like the top is inlayed in leather. not sure. it is a new raymond. i don't see a serial number. could you tell me where to look and i would send it to you so if possible you could tell me when it was made and any other information. i would really appreciate your time. i am enjoying looking at all the vintage machines. thank you in advance. if anyone else has information i would appreciate it too.
I think it is so beautiful!!!
Billy
#1696
Super Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Upstate New York
Posts: 2,004
Does anyone have a closeup picture of a model 66-1 treadle bobbin winder (don't laugh Billy, I didn't break this one).
I took mine apart to clean it thoroughly thinking it was the same as my other 66 treadle but this one doesn't have the black piece for the bobbin winder but a steel one. I goes together differently. I have most of it put back but can't figure out the rest. It is made differently than the other treadle.
Thanks in advance.
Jan.
Yeah, Billy I did it again!
I took mine apart to clean it thoroughly thinking it was the same as my other 66 treadle but this one doesn't have the black piece for the bobbin winder but a steel one. I goes together differently. I have most of it put back but can't figure out the rest. It is made differently than the other treadle.
Thanks in advance.
Jan.
Yeah, Billy I did it again!
#1697
Originally Posted by siss
hi billie, i also have my late grandmother's treadle sewing machine in a very ornate cabinet.
#1698
I'm sure this site has been mentioned before, but I'll mention it again. They have a step-by-step guide for refurbishing certain models, including the 66. Their manual does address the different types of bobbin winders on the 66.
Originally Posted by no1jan
Does anyone have a closeup picture of a model 66-1 treadle bobbin winder (don't laugh Billy, I didn't break this one).
I took mine apart to clean it thoroughly thinking it was the same as my other 66 treadle but this one doesn't have the black piece for the bobbin winder but a steel one. I goes together differently. I have most of it put back but can't figure out the rest. It is made differently than the other treadle.
Thanks in advance.
Jan.
Yeah, Billy I did it again!
I took mine apart to clean it thoroughly thinking it was the same as my other 66 treadle but this one doesn't have the black piece for the bobbin winder but a steel one. I goes together differently. I have most of it put back but can't figure out the rest. It is made differently than the other treadle.
Thanks in advance.
Jan.
Yeah, Billy I did it again!
#1699
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: montana
Posts: 620
Originally Posted by SewExtreme
Originally Posted by SewExtreme
Help! Can't make up my mind. One is a Peerless and the other is a 'I don't know yet'. ...
I just found out last night from the owners that it is a Burdick manufactured by the Davis Co and sold by Sears and Roebuck in the early 1900's(1899-1903) and later was renamed the Minnesota B.
Think I might get it :idea:
PS: warning to new members... this bug is really, really contagious, sew be sure to protect yourself! :lol: :lol: :lol:
can't stand to see the regal ladies not taken care of & used.
#1700
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: montana
Posts: 620
Originally Posted by Honchey
Hi Everyone, All I know is that this thread is going to get me into trouble !!! I never realized how beautiful some of these old machines are. I already have 9 sewing machines at home but not as vintage as the 2 I'm looking at on ebay. I put in a bid on a featherweight -what will I do with my Janome 720? and I made an offer on an electric Red Eye 66? What I really want to do is to get one to take apart clean it and then I can say it's mine!!! I love to take things apart just to see how they work. There doesn't seem to be alot of "works" underneath the treadles. Would it be possible to motorize a treadle? and if so, would it be possible to get a tutorial on it? I know, I know, wheels are turning and I getting into more trouble. it's late, I'm going to sleep--probably dream about all the trouble I'm getting myself in. Anne
have a "slightly rural" older part of the area. even treadle cabinets fit in my Camry. smitty
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