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garynortheast · 15-07-23, 11:07 PM

1922 Singer model 15K

admin · 16-07-23, 06:54 AM

That's a fabulous thing.

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garynortheast · 16-07-23, 07:34 AM

It's gorgeous ain't it? I've just ordered a new belt for it, and I did a small repair to the left hand drawer frame. Aside from that and needing oiling it's fully functional. Over 100 years old and built to last.

Craig380 · 16-07-23, 08:30 AM

Cor, that's lovely. The wood is beautiful.

garynortheast · 16-07-23, 01:08 PM

I might rub down this part and wax it as it's a bit scruffy. I'm not going to go too mad though as this is intended to be a working machine.

It was a bit of a bargain at £75.

daktulos · 16-07-23, 07:34 PM

Wow, my grandmother had one identical to that (in the 80s). I wonder what happened to it!

garynortheast · 16-07-23, 09:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daktulos

Wow, my grandmother had one identical to that (in the 80s). I wonder what happened to it!

My mum had one too, in the 60s; I still remember the sound of it when she was using it.

Luckypants · 17-07-23, 06:57 AM

Those would have been very common in years gone by. Around 1998 I worked for a client on the site of the old Singer factory in Clydebank. The site is HUGE and employed thousands of workers, so big it had it's own station. Now it is low rise office blocks and warehousing.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singer_Corporation

Sir Trev · 17-07-23, 06:22 PM

Always nice to see some age on wooden furniture, so a light polish that protects rather than remove the patina sounds a good plan.

garynortheast · 23-07-23, 08:04 PM

While I was cleaning the machine yesterday and fitting the new belt, I realised that I had misread the serial number. There was another digit on the end which I'd missed. That made sense, as when I was trying to follow the manual on removing and replacing the bobbin, and threading the needle, the diagrams looked nothing like my machine. I went back to the ISMACS site and put the full number in and it transpires that I have a 1927 model 66K. By chance I already had the correct manual on my pc. Suddenly, following the instructions became a whole lot easier..

New belt is now fitted, machine is cleaned and correctly oiled, and it sews beautifully.

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garynortheast Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Mid Wales Posts: 2,583	Re: The all new, slap bang up to date photo of the day 2023 It's gorgeous ain't it? I've just ordered a new belt for it, and I did a small repair to the left hand drawer frame. Aside from that and needing oiling it's fully functional. Over 100 years old and built to last. __________________ http://www.teulu-cymru.org/cartref.html https://teulu.bandcamp.com/releases

16-07-23, 08:30 AM	#54
Craig380 Member Mega Poster Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 1,273	Re: The all new, slap bang up to date photo of the day 2023 Cor, that's lovely. The wood is beautiful.

16-07-23, 01:08 PM	#55
garynortheast Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Mid Wales Posts: 2,583	Re: The all new, slap bang up to date photo of the day 2023 I might rub down this part and wax it as it's a bit scruffy. I'm not going to go too mad though as this is intended to be a working machine. It was a bit of a bargain at £75. __________________ http://www.teulu-cymru.org/cartref.html https://teulu.bandcamp.com/releases

16-07-23, 07:34 PM	#56
daktulos Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: St Albans Posts: 364	Re: The all new, slap bang up to date photo of the day 2023 Wow, my grandmother had one identical to that (in the 80s). I wonder what happened to it!

17-07-23, 06:57 AM	#58
Luckypants Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Nr Ruthin Posts: 7,073	Re: The all new, slap bang up to date photo of the day 2023 Those would have been very common in years gone by. Around 1998 I worked for a client on the site of the old Singer factory in Clydebank. The site is HUGE and employed thousands of workers, so big it had it's own station. Now it is low rise office blocks and warehousing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singer_Corporation __________________ "Your Viffer sounds like it is raising hell! Spot on." - Witchery 17/4/08 Snow Plough Appreciation Society - Member #3

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23-07-23, 08:04 PM	#60
garynortheast Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Mid Wales Posts: 2,583	Re: The all new, slap bang up to date photo of the day 2023 While I was cleaning the machine yesterday and fitting the new belt, I realised that I had misread the serial number. There was another digit on the end which I'd missed. That made sense, as when I was trying to follow the manual on removing and replacing the bobbin, and threading the needle, the diagrams looked nothing like my machine. I went back to the ISMACS site and put the full number in and it transpires that I have a 1927 model 66K. By chance I already had the correct manual on my pc. Suddenly, following the instructions became a whole lot easier.. New belt is now fitted, machine is cleaned and correctly oiled, and it sews beautifully. __________________ http://www.teulu-cymru.org/cartref.html https://teulu.bandcamp.com/releases

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