Antique Singer Sewing Machine

this is a sewing machine that i found on the side of the road. it works perfectly. please ask questions!

more info later when i am more awake

Cheers

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• singer
• sewing
• machine
• road
• old
• 1939
• bobbin
• thread.

[97rosie]

how do you do you change the type of stitching (e.g: zig zag, straight, ect)?

[16mmDJ]

@97rosie straight only

[rastan1977]

Hi,i have a singer dated 1903 in case with original manuel.Is it worth anything?

[16mmDJ]

@rastan1977 It depends on the condition that it's in and whether it's working or not, etc, etc. But most likely it is.

[LetFreedomRing]

Small world. I was fortunate to have found one of these which was mfgr'd in 1957 in a garage abandoned by a prior tenant. It works perfectly and I'm loving it.! This one is in a beautiful cabinet and still had all kinds of supplies in the drawers. I hope you're oiling and lubricating it properly. Enjoy your machine.

[16mmDJ]

Thanks!

[Gazpacho8]

That's a nice find, these are good sewing machines but are somewhat dated for everyday use. The reason it was on the side of the road is that they aren't really worth anything. Despite being old a pretty, everyone back in the day had one, consequently they usually go for under $25 at auction, the same goes for the treadle type. A friend of mine recently bought a 1924 treadle model at auction for $10.

[Latikairis7]

awesome find.

[Sylvette2009]

I got that same machine from my grandmother my works perfectly i used mostly every day. I took the machi to a man that repairs someting and she was alive since then. Its a antique machine. Dont throit way just fix it and sale it :)

But i dont have the box that was a surprise for me to know that it was a box for this machine.

[Lopage21]

Let me tell you something that is a great find, my sewing machine is from 1924 also a singer, & I got it for $50 however it needed some work to get it running again, now I have to say since I got it repaired it has been the best damn machine ever & as long as I take care of it, it surely will out live even me. So enjoy yours.

[richfincm]

If the motor is removable, it is a singer 15-90. If not, 15-91. The 15-91 & the 201-2 are THE BEST straight stitch machines that Singer ever made. The stuff they make now is JUNK. I own LOTS of old Singers & no two sew exactly alike. They were the best of the 20th century. Bobbin case can be found for cheap online (part #125291). Don't pay more than $15 w/ship for bobbin case. FREE manual @ site I sent to you. HTH. Take care.

[richfincm]

If the motor is removable, it is a singer 15-90. If it has a potted/non-removable motor, it is a 15-91. The 15-91 and the 201-2 are THE BEST straight-stitch-only machines that Singer ever made. The stuff they make now is cheap JUNK. I own LOTS of pre-1960's Singers and no two sew exactly alike. They were the best back in the 20th (last) century. The bobbin case can be found for cheap online (part #125291). Don't pay more than $15 w/ship for bobbin case. I have a PDF manual I can share. Msg me

[richfincm]

If the motor is removable, it is a singer 15-90. If it has a potted/non-removable motor, it is a 15-91. The 15-91 and the 201-2 are THE BEST straight-stitch-only machines that Singer ever made. The stuff they make now is cheap JUNK. I own LOTS of pre-1960's Singers and no two sew exactly alike. They were the best back in the 20th (last) century. The bobbin case can be found for cheap online (part #125291). Don't pay more than $15 w/ship for bobbin case & machine manual is FREE @ Singerco.com