Vintage Sewing Machine Shop.....Come on in and sit a spell
Originally Posted by Candace
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
Nancy
What's bad is that this person can't even google???? Lame.
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Originally Posted by cabbagepatchkid
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....
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:
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Originally Posted by vintagemotif
Originally Posted by Candace
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
Nancy
What's bad is that this person can't even google???? Lame.
Hehehahaha!
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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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
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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Originally Posted by quiltlady
Originally Posted by quiltlady
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
Thanks for any help you can give me.
Pat
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.
Originally Posted by vintagemotif
This FW listing is interesting:
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/art/2521914387.html
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/art/2521914387.html
Originally Posted by chris_quilts
Originally Posted by quiltlady
Originally Posted by quiltlady
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. Thanks for any help you can give me. Pat
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