lee231

There was a 221 FW on an on line auction here last Thursday, I saw it to late to bid, went for $107. No attachments or case, bare machine, still was worth it.

lee231

On my 15-91, what is the extra knob left of the stitch length lever for?

deplaylady

Oh wow...

QuiltnCowgirl

That is the stitch regulator screw. You use it to adjust and hold the lever to the right of it at the stitch length you want.

lee231

This was the machine I went to the auction for in the first place. It went for $120, a little rich for my blood. This was on the auction as a salesman's sample machine.

QuiltnCowgirl

Wow - neat little machine, but I agree - a bit rich in price for me too.

beaniekins

That is indeed a gorgeous machine, but I wouldn't have paid $120 either.

miriam

I have had a very long day. While I was traveling for work I stopped in a GW in Brownsburg, IN. The GW is down the road from Walmart. Anyway, I spied a sewing machine in there. Potted motor in an industrial looking table - I would love that table. At first I thought it was a treadle but it is electric - straight irons. Looks like a 201 electric - it has a treadle type foot control for the electric. It was $69 but Sunday might be half off. Anybody in that part of town?

cabbagepatchkid

There is a Singer 185J for $20.00 on Cape Cod, MA Craigslist.

http://capecod.craigslist.org/art/2499544220.html

That's a better deal than the one that I found for $35.00 :thumbup:

cabbagepatchkid

This is a good blog post to learn how to identify vintage Singers by their silhouette:

Part 1~
http://vssmb.blogspot.com/2011/07/vi...gers.html#more

Part 2~
http://vssmb.blogspot.com/2011/07/vi...s_28.html#more