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Old 01-30-2011, 04:53 PM
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Here are a few pictures of my finds last weekend. Been doing some research and still confused!
Pretty machine! You will have fun with it. Why confused? These machines are simple.
About the models and the different classes and the sort. Just started learning about the different machines and find it hard to keep track in my head. I look at one and think I might know what it is, but once I start reading about it, I realize there was something on the machine, right in my face, that I missed and makes it something else. I'm living and learning.
Oh, I still do that. For the Singers, if the tension is in the front it is a 66 class and takes one type of bobbin, and if the tension is on the side it is a 15 class and takes a different type of bobbin. I believe that goes for your Wizard and Kenmore too.


You got an excellent deal all for that price! Enjoy!
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Old 01-30-2011, 05:01 PM
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Thank you, Featherweight. The nearest JoAnn's is 50 miles, but I have a Dr appointment in Traverse City Friday, so I can get it then. There's a FW dealer in Reed CIty which is 30 miles in the other direction. He should have one, too.

Granmother23, That 404 is a good looking machine.
If you can't find one, I think I may have an extra. Just PM me if you need it.
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Oh Grandmother23, My favorite is the 404. They are all nice. but, I always have a favorite... :thumbup:
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Originally Posted by vintagemotif
Oh, I still do that. For the Singers, if the tension is in the front it is a 66 class and takes one type of bobbin, and if the tension is on the side it is a 15 class and takes a different type of bobbin. I believe that goes for your Wizard and Kenmore too.

You got an excellent deal all for that price! Enjoy!
Monica, did you get that backwards or am I misunderstanding what you mean? The Model 15 class has a tension disk on the face plate like if you are looking at the face of the machine. The Model 66 has the tension disk on the side of the head of the machine - like right where your nose would be as you watch your stitches from the side -- where most machines have the tension disk.

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Old 01-30-2011, 05:23 PM
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Thank you Sharon, Purplefiend, for mentioning the dental floss! My 201 no longer clanks. My husband said I should do that with all my treadle belts.:)
I'm so pleased that you "sewed" the problem away. :lol:
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Old 01-30-2011, 05:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Grandmother23
Here a a few more from last weekends trip. I know we like pictures, but don't want to overload either. By the way, 4 machines were $90 total and the 404 was given to me by my sister.
Grandmother23, what a neat find. You have a Kenmore class 15, see how the tension disk is on the front face plate! Perfect example of a class 15 machine.

Your Spartan, a 3/4 size machine, is the same as a Singer 99, just a cheaper version of the 99 originally, but now worth more because they are rarer than the 99.

The Singer is a 99, which is a 3/4 size machine.

The 404 is sometimes called the Rocketeer, a very nice machine.

Your Wizard looks to be a class 15 machine, but I never heard of the Wizard! Wow!

Those are some really neat machines, congratulations!

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Wanna see a real barkie? Its a Necchi BU, its in horrible
condition and the seller wants $200! :roll:

http://austin.craigslist.org/atq/2161868441.html

Sharon W.
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Poor thing! Looks like someone pulled it out of the dump. Those are really nice machines.
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Old 01-30-2011, 05:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Grandmother23
Here are a few pictures of my finds last weekend. Been doing some research and still confused!
It is a 15 clone. You could convert it to a treadle. Bobbin cases are readily available.
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Originally Posted by purplefiend
Wanna see a real barkie? Its a Necchi BU, its in horrible
condition and the seller wants $200! :roll:

http://austin.craigslist.org/atq/2161868441.html

Sharon W.
OH NO! that is sooo sad. A pretty Necchi, once...hopefully it can be cleaned up.
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