tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39978749816850282182024-03-22T12:41:30.693-07:00Steel SewingMostly, my adventures with vintage sewing machines.SteelSewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18354516995973891931noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3997874981685028218.post-56050687200802238422019-01-22T05:35:00.002-08:002019-01-22T18:21:55.851-08:00I Needed a New YearI had one of the most eventful December's ever. One family member went to the emergency room on the 12th. We lost the family patriarch on the 14th, almost lost another member on the 22cd when a deer leaped in front of their car and took out the windshield. On the 24th, a third family member packed a moving van and left for Ohio.<br />
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Needless to say, things here have been very busy... and it has just now begun to settle into a new normal.<br />
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In this quiet, with parts of the house empty... it was time to begin a list of improvements and updates, and to put the sewing room back together. The single most difficult part is that I've collected a few more sewing items than we had two years ago. Actually, ahem, <i>several</i> more items. Decisions had to made as to which few sewing machines was going to grace the room. It's unfortunate that I couldn't fill the entire room with sewing machines, but everyone else insisted that the room be functional; that you might have room to sit and sew. I know right?<br />
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Machines were chosen by both curiosity and abilities. The 'curious combination' would set the Pfaff 130 in close competition with the Necchi Mira. The two machines are nearly identical in ability, and we're terribly anxious to compare the two side by side. With the arrival of a post 1929 Singer Combination table... newer machines with more sewing possibilities were also considered and finally chosen: the Necchi SuperNova Automatica and Lady Kenmore model 89. Both machines are dependable and have a host of decorative stitches available. There will be one last addition: probably the Kenmore 158.1918 free arm with it's monogram attachments. It might not be in a cabinet, but the versatility and free arm might prove useful.<br />
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There would be many hurtles to get all this done.<br />
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The Pfaff 130 cabinet needed repairs. In particular, the threads of the pivot pins into the wood of the cabinet were stripped and I had to figure a way to make the set screws hold the weight of the 130 when the cabinet was closed:<br />
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The Singer Combo table needed a ton of cleaning, and lots of glue and clamps... and then more glue and clamps.<br />
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While all of this was happening... the sewing room floor was sanded and re-coated (twice). The ceiling repainted, and three coats of paint redid the walls. The last 5 weeks have been very, very, busy. <br />
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Top surface of the hinge area on the Pfaff cabinet.<br />
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Lower view. <br />
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Since there was that depression on the lower side of the hinge mount, I went ahead and carved out two wooden plugs to fit in the depression.<br />
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These would be glued into place, allowed to cure, and then trimmed as needed for the hinges and deck of the machine to turn freely. In addition to these plugs, I found similar straight slot tapered head wood screws that were a half an inch longer than the originals. These would reach the 'new' wood that I had glued on to the bottom.<br />
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I added a squirt or two of plastic wood putty to the screw holes prior to tightening everything down, and again, allowed that to cure. Hopefully the putty would assist in making the mount more stable.<br />
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Meanwhile... since I had to wait for the cure... the walls got painted. =)<br />
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Finally, both cabinet and sewing room walls were nearly finished and for the first time since it's been here, the Pfaff 130 was rolled down into it's cabinet. It might seem silly, but it really was sort of exciting. The fix held, the putty held, the glue held, the longer screws held... and the forty pound machine did not come crashing down onto the floor. That was a really good thing considering that I'd sanded the floor down by hand and had applied two coats of poly. I'm not sure which would have been more heart-breaking...<br />
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This Singer Combination table arrived early in December and as excited as I was about it being here... it was several weeks before I had the chance to touch it.<br />
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This is the post '29 version of the Combo table and it has the swing-out side door. Originally it had a Singer 66 dated to 1930. The bones of the table were in great shape, and the veneer was almost all there and although quite loose- it was still looking pretty good.<br />
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This table gave me lessons in patience. I'd glue down the veneer on this edge... only to find it loose on another, and another, and another. I didn't have enough clamps. The glue takes 24 hours to cure, and all told, gluing down all the loose edges with three pairs of clamps... took nearly a week.<br />
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It was worth it. I rubbed down all the outside surfaces with Orange Glo. The dry wood sucked in several coats of boiled Linseed oil and after a little more work, the table became warm and inviting.<br />
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The tri-fold insert now opens and closes without issue - when before it was hanging up on it's own loose edges. I debated which machine for several days and finally I gave the Necchi SuperNova a try...and for reasons I can't explain it seemed to be picture perfect.<br />
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The white and pink went with the wood, the cane in the chair, the wooden floors, and the white window and baseboard trim... and it all seemed to fit well with the dusty gold walls. Perhaps the three hours spent looking at off-white interior paint tints wasn't a total waste of time?<br />
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The room is almost finished. The Pfaff 130 and Necchi/Combo table are the dark furniture. The other two cabinets that I could squeeze it are more mid-century modern and in the lighter maple wood tones. I'll take shots of the Necchi Mira and Lady Kenmore 89 as they make their entrance, and maybe soon I'll have another machine or a sewing project to post. =)<br />
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<br />SteelSewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18354516995973891931noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3997874981685028218.post-50330189142736128772018-11-22T22:09:00.006-08:002018-11-23T15:33:10.485-08:00A Frozen Kenmore?Last Saturday another machine found it's way onto the workbench. - Thanks Greg.<br />
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This Maruzen/Jaguar machine was manufactured in 1965 and has the Kenmore identification number of 158.160 or, if you wish: a first-year Kenmore Model 16. The outside shape is similar in design to the earlier model 87.<br />
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It <i>should</i> straight stitch, back tack, zigzag and there is a set of cams... but it wasn't anywhere near ready for that yet. When it arrived, it wasn't ready for anything at all, maybe life as a bookend, or a doorstop, or holding a small boat in place in a lake. The machine wouldn't turn <i>at all</i> - and what I mean by this is that the hand wheel would not turn. This would be what some people might call <i>frozen</i>.<br />
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The entire process of: oil, wait, wiggle and oil again began in earnest. It's always helpful to have the manual and to be able to check instructions and illustrations for all the routine maintenance oiling points. I should say, however, that when a machine is frozen, the 'normal maintenance' procedure is only a primer for me, usually I get a bit more expansive.<br />
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Here's photos showing the the atypical little round holes that is often the maintenance guide spots for oiling when a machine is up and running. More often than not these spots ask for <u>one</u> drop of oil. When a machine as locked up as this one... it should expect a little more from me than one drop of oil in those designed points.<br />
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What I look for when trying to free up a frozen vintage machine is any place at all where one piece of metal links with another piece of metal... or one metal bit is surrounded by another. Linkages are always a concern esp if there is any oxidation or rust around the unions. A little extra oil never seems to bother the metal parts at all, but it's not good for vinyl or plastic parts - over oiling can cause serious damage to non-metal materials: parts like cam stacks, worm gears and timing belts. I've seen these parts cracked, broken, and stained with over oiling. <br />
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There's usually a lot of spots where one metal bit meets another. Sometimes it's the end of a metal arm that connects one piece to another, and sometimes it's where a round piece of metal passes through a solid piece.<br />
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Exactly which lubricating product is best to use when trying to free up an old machine is a subject of great debate. Some people advise using only time and sewing machine oil. Others confess to soaking machines down with kerosene, or thinned sewing machine oil. Some suggest more modern products: like the spray can of Triflow that I like to use. Other products such as Wd40, PB Blaster, or Kroil Penetrating Oil are also frequently mentioned. No matter what initial product I use to loosen a machine, it seems as though everyone agrees that sewing machine oil must be used after the machine has become free.<br />
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The first thing I do with a machine as stuck as this one, is to check the bobbin area. I'll make a note of the mounting direction of the needle, and remove it. Then the slide plate comes off. There's often a trick to getting slide plates on and off but the one on this model 16 was easy to remove. It pops off and pops right back on.<br />
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Next on my list was to remove the bobbin carrier and bobbin. The bobbin carrier on this machine gave resistance and worse yet, everything had a light coating of oxidation - meaning it was beginning to rust. The assembly did not want to come out. I was going to need a clean replacement bobbin if this machine came back to life. The light rust also meant time spent with emery paper and/or super fine grit sand paper (320 or higher) and sometimes a little 0000 steel wool. I removed all the oxidation from the inside and outside of the bobbin parts. - Wish I'd taken a 'before' shot here, it looked awful and after I finished, it looked nearly new.<br />
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My purpose in removing all the bobbin bits is to check the entire area for stray thread or material that might hinder movement while making sure all the parts are clean enough to function correctly. When I finished cleaning off the oxidation, I went over the surfaces with a drop of sewing machine oil on a cotton cloth.<br />
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It took two days before I could coax this machine into a full revolution by hand. As usual the hand wheel finally moved a tiny bit and I kept working it until it finally made a rotation, I went back and lubricated it again when the wheel was in the stiffest place. When the hand wheel finally went all the way around with little effort, it was time to check the wiring.<br />
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Every inch of the outside wiring was checked, and checked again. Typically I'll visually inspect the wire as I run my fingers across the surface, looking and feeling for any breaks in the insulation. The exterior wiring on this machine was intact, but very hard. Sometimes this stiffness will ease out of the wire when I clean it with a rag and mineral oil... sometimes it takes several swipes before the old coatings begin to soften. On this machine... I'll probably replace the exterior pedal and plug wires. The insulation layer is so hard that I'm afraid it's going to crack under any duress.<br />
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The next step before testing the motor was to inspect the inside wiring. Again, I rolled the machine carefully onto its side being careful not to damage anything on the back (spool pins, connectors, etc) and made a visual inspection of all the internal wires making sure the insulation had not been compromised and that bare wire wasn't showing. On this model, it was also a chance to consider the condition of the belt.<br />
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The wiring didn't have any breaks so I carefully plugged it into my fused power strip. I've learned to <u>not</u> replace the needle or bobbin assembly on a first test in case there's an issue with timing. This habit keeps me from breaking needles. When I tried out this machine, the mechanics turned, and it did spin, but the motor made a horrible noise.<br />
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I checked my parts stash and found that I had an extra Kenmore motor with the same mounting bracket. Perhaps I
was slightly impatient and wanted the machine to run so that I could
continue to diagnose potential problems. Usually I'd make every
attempt to get the original motor working, but this time I had an extra and just swapped them out. I will see what ails the old motor later.<br />
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The mounting/adjustment bolt had to be removed, the belt had to be slipped from the pulley, and two screws holding the wiring junction box were removed. Oddly, it's also a great time to see the condition of the internal wires.<br />
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The more complicated part was identifying the motor wires inside the junction box, removing the correct screws and wires, and then replacing the old with the leads of the replacement motor. Once that was finished it was time to reassemble everything. Then there was the issue of belt position and tension. The entire process took slightly over an hour before the machine could be flipped back up and plugged in again for a second test. The time spent doing all this was worth it because the machine ran without any howling noises. Actually, the machine ran quietly and the pedal was responsive. <br />
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At this time I reassembled the bobbin area. Placed a new needle in the machine and did a rotation by hand to make sure the needle would go up and down without striking anything.<br />
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I hadn't spent any time at all making the machine any more attractive. All my efforts had centered on the mechanical parts. With the wires checked, the machine running, and the needle going up and down as it should... I wiped down the sewing area, slipped the top cover back on, found a good bobbin and a spool of new thread for the top and began the threading process. At this point I wanted the machine to sew, and if it didn't... then there would be more work to do on the mechanics. <br />
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It sewed a simple straight stitch on the very first try. The stitch length lever was working, and so was the reverse. Since I was there, I tried the feed dog drop... and it didn't move at all. So much success... and still more to go.<br />
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The feed dog drop on many of the machines of this era is a knob on the deck that turns. This turning motion moves an arm underneath which is connects to a metal pin that moves in and out of the feed dog movement assembly. When the pin is in the out position, half of the assembly should move and the other half should not. When the pin is inserted the entire assembly should move. That's how it's supposed to work, but in this case the pin didn't move. The rounded tip of this pin is in the circle above.<br />
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I unplugged the machine, removed the pedal and power cord connections, de-threaded the machine and set the top cover off to the side. Carefully, and with props, I stood the machine on its hand wheel. Once I knew it wasn't going to fall over... I sprayed more lubricant at the tip of the pin allowing the liquid to drip down into the casing. I oiled the knob assembly as well. That's all I could do, and allowed it to stand over night.<br />
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The next day, the pin wasn't any looser than it was the day before so I found a long bolt that was thinner in diameter than the pin, and set it on the tip of the pin and rapped it once with a light weight hammer. That was all it took. The pin went loose, and the knob would turn as it should.<br />
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I've freed up a half dozen of these and that's usually all I ever needed to do. This one is stubborn. The pin will move in and out like it's supposed to, but the two assemblies appear to be slightly stuck together and the one half isn't moving freely from the other. The feed dogs are not dropping. It's going to take more oil and cleaning.<br />
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I set the machine back up on its feet, put it things together and tried a straight stitch again - and it still sewed. I went to attempt the zigzag. On this Kenmore it meant slipping in the No. 1 disc. Some machines will zigzag without a cam, but this one needs a cam. The zigzag cam was still installed when it arrived.<br />
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The first attempt gave no zigzag. The needle bar assembly was not moving back and forth. I took the cam out, removed the lid, and put the cam back in to watch what was going on. I tried adjusting the zigzag width by the dial to no avail, it wasn't moving.<br />
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Usually the lower half of the needle bar assembly would sway back and forth, but this one was stuck in a right hand position and not swaying. I rotated the mechanics by hand until the needle had cleared the foot and then I reached over to see if it would move at all. When I put little side pressure on the needle bar I heard a rather unusual crunching noise and suddenly the needle bar swung to the left hand side. It was rather disconcerting...<br />
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I tried the hand wheel again and the needle bar began the swaying zig-zag motion as it was supposed to do. I peaked in the top and couldn't see anything broken, then rocked the machine back to look underneath and found this:<br />
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It's a first. Apparently this nearly whole acorn had been hidden somewhere in the insides and had just enough surface tension to stop the needle bar sway motion by rubbing against a connecting arm. My moving the needle bar by hand was too much for its dried condition!<br />
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This is as far as I have come with this Kenmore Model 16 after a week of tinkering every night. Once the feed dog drop assembly behaves I'll replace the wiring. I have begun to clean the exterior and it appears a whole lot better than it did. The machine is running quietly and it's very smooth. There's still one thing I plan on taking apart and cleaning and that's the upper tension dial. It just looks like it needs a good cleaning.<br />
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So this machine is really close to performing the way it should. It has a few dings and chips and blemishes, but over all it looks pretty nice. I like the unusual styling and hopefully, someday soon, I'll find it a new home and some one will sew with it again. That's the goal.<br />
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One machine at a time. =)<br />
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This really is a hobby for me. I suppose that there may be a way to make money doing this, but I have yet to figure out how. What seems more important to me than anything else is getting a working machine to a person that needs one, so I try to donate machines as often as I can. </div>
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The Bamm-Bamm table and chair with a working Kenmore and attachments and cams </div>
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Morse Fotomatic II 4300.<br />
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I went to drop off a Singer 301a to another vintage sewing machine fan and messed up my timing and missed her. She called me and since I was there in her driveway, she asked that I set the machine under the carport where it would be protected from the weather.</div>
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"Next to the white Morse?" I asked.<br />
"You can have that if you want it." she said.<br />
"I dunno if I have room." I kidded.<br />
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After setting the 301a and all it's associated bits in the carport, on my way out I reached over and playfully tapped the hand wheel of the Morse. It didn't budge. I stopped, grabbed the base with one hand and the hand wheel with the other and tried to turn it and it still didn't budge. Like a sad-eyed puppy in a pet shop window, I was hooked. It had to come home. It's like some sort of addiction. I can't turn my back on a viable machine in need.<br />
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The Morse was not difficult. It took about three hours of oiling and cleaning and cleaning and oiling, and wiggling and jiggling and then it finally freed up and then that loosened more and after a couple of good runs I threaded it up and it began sewing. The rescue process gets a lot shorter when there isn't any rewiring needed.<br />
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One machine drifts out, another drifts in.<br />
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I wasn't getting anywhere when it came to thinning the herd.<br />
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Among the many in the garage was a short row of modern plastic machines. All three had drifted in at no almost cost to me... and all three went out at once! Given away to for missionary work in Central America. (Thank you Dawn!)<br />
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Those three machines out gave the work shop some open space, but not a whole lot. I didn't help myself when I found an ad for 1891 Singer VS2 fiddle base with an asking price of 25 dollars. Sure, it's way out of my wheel house, but learning something new is always good, right? Yes, it needs a little help and it's not the prettiest or ugliest machine to grace the workshop... but it's a challenge.<br />
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The VS2 was cleaned and serviced and even though I can't find the new treadle belt that I know I have somewhere in the garage... I managed to find some aquarium tubing that worked as a belt. There seems to be some sort of presser foot issue (besides my own foot's inability to keep the treadle moving steady). There's an adjustment that is off because the machine keeps puckering the material. It sews for a few stitches and then puckers to a stop. One of these days I'll figure out what's wrong. It's close though, really close to working.<br />
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The weird thing (?) is that the machine came with the needle, shuttle and foot that was on it and that was it. So, I went looking through the shop at all the odd bits I've picked up over the years. On a shelf, gathering dust, was a Singer puzzle box. It's not complete, but it appears to be made for an Improved Family machine which means everything should work on the VS2. It's the only puzzle box I have, and it came completely by accident; hiding in the bottom drawer of the Kenmore Lady 89 cabinet.<br />
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Call it a bizarre coincidence if you like... but I have a lot of those.<br />
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Last Saturday Sis and I left before it was light again. I stood in the cold waiting for a 730am estate sale and after checking the packed sewing room, I didn't see a thing we could live without. We moved on to a sale near Avalon. <br />
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My interest had been peeked by a photo of a Pfaff 130, a workhorse even at sixty years old. The only weakness on these is the timing belt. If it's degraded, then they just aren't worth fooling with - since no one makes a replacement. Even if someone did make a replacement timing belt... it would take hours to replace.<br />
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The 130 was still there and the timing belt looked good, but it was priced a tad more than I had in mind. There was also a Singer 127 with Memphis decals in a treadle. I was checking it out when a sale worker and I began talking about sewing machines. I mentioned my likeness for the forlorn machine, and how I redo them and end up giving so many away. The sales person's eyebrows lifted and she yelled upstairs to see if they still had that old machine in a cardboard box...<br />
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Everything in the box was covered in a layer of dust. Here's a photo of the attachment case and just how much cleaning I had to do. The pedal was there and so was the manual and all the cords and even more important than all that... the front and top doors still had viable hinges:<br />
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This brown box Singer 500a made me work. I cleaned and oiled and it still wouldn't make a full turn. I removed the motor, checked the electrics, greased the gears... hours ticked by and the hand wheel refused to turn 360 degrees. I was about to give up when one of my cohorts in vintage sewing machines stopped by for the first time in months, and we talked and traded machines.<br />
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Greg finally got his two Singer model 66's back, and I noticed how empty the back of his truck appeared and saw an opportunity... I slipped in a Singer 15-88, and then another 66 with reverse... and a complete 328k package and then gave him the 111w151 industrial. (Six machines out!) He noticed the 500a on the workbench and I confessed that I was a little stumped. He pointed out how to remove the bobbin carrier and it wouldn't come out.<br />
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It was stuck.<br />
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"Oh," he said, "you'll need a special tool for that."<br />
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"Special tool?"<br />
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"Yeah, a hair dryer."<br />
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There had been hints: small globs of dried oil and gear grease that had turned into hard yellow chunks that looked a lot like broken plastic bits laying inside. He left with that advise... and a nearly dead Kenmore 158.161. (Two machines in.)<br />
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When Greg left, I ran upstairs for a hair drier. I turned it on low and carefully warmed the 500's bobbin carrier and within minutes it popped right out (btw, it was quite warm). Then I extracted several strands of thread wound tight under the carrier before aiming the hair drier to the cam stack. I could sit and watch the hard yellow plastic grease chunks slowly melt and drip away - and that's exactly what this machine needed.<br />
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When I turned the hair drier off, the hand wheel turned all the way around. After several minutes of back and forth and around and around, I felt comfortable trying the motor and it ran! By then it was late and I planned to return to the machine in the morning.<br />
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Except for one major interruption...<br />
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The lady from the estate sale on Saturday insisted I take a business card and to drop her a line when I got home. I had sent her an email before working on the 500a. She wrote back Saturday night saying they didn't sell either of the other two machines on Saturday and was wondering if I'd like to have them. Two sad, lonely, unwanted machines... I'm such a sucker for a machine in need. So, as well as I had done with Greg taking six and leaving one... I'd brought the 500a in all on my own... and now two more!<br />
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The first is a Singer 127-3. This is a shuttle machine made in 1930. The cabinet needs help but the bones are all there. I may have to finally purchase a sheet or two of veneer and the woodwork is going to take days. The second machine was the 1950 Pfaff 130. Overall it was in pretty good shape. The hand wheel turned, the wires appeared to be in good shape. The mechanics looked okay. I pulled it from the cabinet and set it on the bench for a test and a good cleaning. The light came on and the motor ran and after looking up the threading, it also sewed.<br />
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The cabinet needs lots of little touches on the outside. Spots of varnish have peeled away from the drawer edges. Some of the runners need glued back on. The harder part will be the sewing area. The screw mounts are nearly stripped and there's an occasional scratch that I should be able to color so that it fades into the rest. I like to leave the wear where I can, but the sewing area still needs to be smooth, and a forty pound machine must be well anchored.<br />
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The cardboard-O-matic below took a lot more cleaning and oil and a new
needle and new thread and two days after coming home the 500a finally laid down a
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After reading the manual and slipping in the
correct disc, the zigzag came to life as well. I will need to repair the brittle plastic wiring harness that's too loose for my liking in the base.<br />
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The 130 is getting the detail cleaning treatment as well, and I've gone over the 127-3 with the oil cloth. The two electrics are looking pretty good. The cabinets are going to take more time - and I still have too many machines. Looks like maybe this weekend I'll give my favorite non-profit a call and see if Yvonne has room for five or six machines. <br />
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A special thanks to Kim at <a href="https://reclaimedmemoriesllc.com/">Reclaimed Memories LLC</a></div>
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Thanks also to <a href="https://www.machinelady.com/about">The Machine Lady</a>,</div>
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and all the amazing people at the <a href="http://www.victoriansweatshop.com/">Victorian Sweatshop</a>.</div>
<br />SteelSewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18354516995973891931noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3997874981685028218.post-8700835304725202572018-10-31T14:38:00.003-07:002018-11-02T22:04:03.598-07:00Small World Mira "I like that sticker on the back of your car." I said to the two ladies standing in the garage.<br />
"The WVU sticker?" the one asked.<br />
"Yes, that's where I went to school."<br />
"Me too." she said.<br />
"What part of town did you live in?" I asked.<br />
"Pineview Apartments," she said.<br />
"Now way, I lived in Pineview, right when you pulled in to the office, third floor."<br />
"You couldn't have, because that's where I lived."<br />
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Once we sorted it all out we realized that the summer she graduated and moved out... my two roommates and I moved into the <i>very same</i> apartment. Now that's just weird. Especially when it's thirty some odd years later and I'm standing in a nearly empty garage way across a city that I haven't lived in for two decades. We were all looking down on an old sewing machine that I really didn't need. I'd been saying to myself for quite some time that it might be nice to stumble upon a Mira... but I wasn't actively looking. <br />
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The ad went up on one of the local online classified services and showed several photos of a cabinet and only hints of the green machine within. The seller's description centered on the unusual furniture design and the many possible repurposes for a mid-century modern, blonde-colored, wooden desk and matching chair that became a part of the desk when not in use. I was excited about the cabinet, the possibility of the machine being a Mira only added intrigue. I called the number. The ad had been online for about seventeen minutes. When a voice answered I asked the dumbest question ever...<br />
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Do you still have the sewing machine? (hehe)<br />
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I sat on the edge of my seat all the way across town through rush hour traffic. The rational part of me seriously wondered: what in the world was I doing? This was not a machine I needed. I was going to have to find a way to get the cabinet in the house. Furniture would have to be rearranged. This was not going to be easy. I was making a ton of work for myself... all because of a 'collector's' mentality? Seriously?<br />
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Readers of this blog might know already that I have this wonderful little Necchi BU that sews up a storm. It's the machine that took well over a week to bring back to life and it has returned the favor by being my best behaving machine. I took a pretty big chance bringing it home...<br />
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That experience encouraged the hunt for a Nova... which I did find. The Nova needed assistance as well, but it became useful in the sewing room. With both of these machines up and running and easily accessible... there really wasn't any practical reason to find a third. Except that's how they were introduced: first the BU in '48, then the Nova in '53, then the Mira in '54, and after that a major face lift happened across most of the Necchi line. With the exception of the Espiria and Miranda, all the other machines were sleek and curvy.<br />
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Practicality had nothing to do with my interests.<br />
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It was more about that <i>thing</i>. Perhaps it was a 'finishing the set' thing and maybe it was the cabinet thing: a Dutch influenced design made to save on space and a little desk when not in use. As far as I know there is no specific term that identifies this piece.<br />
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This design was not exactly new or specific to Necchi. A cabinet very similar in shape was offered by Montgomery Wards in the 1940's and Kenmore had it's own version in the 50's, even Pfaff offered what seems to be the exact same piece as the one shown above. <br />
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One can also see the design influences from the 1930's <br />
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There had been a down pour that forced us all into the garage<br />
and there before me was this beautiful little cabinet<br />
and inside (because I just had to look) was the bonus... a light green Mira. </div>
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It was a two-for, a buy one get one free.</div>
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I know right? But I have to rationalize it somehow...</div>
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The machine itself was in excellent condition. It wasn't covered in oil or dirt. </div>
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It looked well loved, the hand wheel turned, the needle went up and down.... </div>
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and yet it had a story to tell as well.</div>
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It had 'that' plate. Not all Mira's come with it. This motor mount plate was reserved for the Mira machines that were ordered with the Wonder Wheel. If I found a wheel, it would bolt right on!</div>
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The other tell-tale signs of Wonder Wheel are the holes in the zigzag levers. </div>
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These are needed for the arms of the wheel to connect.</div>
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And yet, with all of this aside and exciting and just about as perfect as it could get... it was still a vintage sewing machine. To be more specific... it was still a vintage Necchi sewing machine which usually means one thing: check every millimeter of wiring. Since all the wiring I could see was still green... I knew it was all original. </div>
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Below the deck there's a connection that runs from the junction box to the knee control. It's an ingenious two piece affair with a plug on one end so that the machine can be removed from the cabinet without having to disassemble anything. After chasing down all the wires, this was the only piece I found that looked worrisome<br />
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The insulation had cracked beyond repair. That gentle curve and sixty plus years of bending every time the machine was rolled up or down had taken its toll. It's the only 'high stress' piece of wire on the entire set up, and even though the pair of wires underneath all that mint green were individually wrapped, it still had to be redone. Not redoing it would have been irresponsible.</div>
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One end of this section was easy to find and unplug inside the cabinet but</div>
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the other had to be chased into the motor cover and the junction box underneath.</div>
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In just the act of moving the motor assembly to gain access... </div>
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bits of insulation crumbled every which way.</div>
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Of course I like to think the timing was perfect, and that this machine<br />
found its way into my shop right when it needed to be fixed.<br />
In truth, it probably could have gone for awhile longer, maybe...</div>
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With the contact ends loose... the wires had to be slipped between the deck </div>
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The plug itself was in great shape and it is the kind that can be reused.</div>
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It only took a few minutes to cut a correct length of new wire, strip the ends,<br />
crimp on prongs, add a little shrink wrap and then re-attach it all.<br />
The hardest part... was making a little drawing so that I put<br />
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And then I reassembled the motor cage and restored it to the deck.</div>
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The last minor little issue was some old masking tape and adhesive.</div>
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This all slide off pretty quick with little effort and some sewing machine oil.<br />
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Now I'd like to tell you that the story is over, but it may just be the beginning?</div>
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The Mira is clean, oiled, the questionable wiring has been replaced and I've gone so far as to go over the cabinet with two coats of furniture wax. The machine runs, sews, the light works, the two speed switch works... </div>
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what else is there to write about?</div>
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How about an email a month later from the seller</div>
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saying they just found the box of bits... if I'm interested.<br />
- and this is the picture they sent.</div>
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So now I wait for the opportunity to pick up the Wonder Wheel. </div>
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At this rate I may have to give up vintage sewing machines, </div>
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because I can't imagine a scenario getting any better than this.<br />
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Maybe the lesson I need to take from it is that </div>
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I should toss 'practical' out the window a little more often</div>
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and just enjoy the adventure. =)</div>
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<br />SteelSewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18354516995973891931noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3997874981685028218.post-35650210708862895082018-10-26T11:03:00.001-07:002018-10-26T17:58:26.507-07:00Un sacco di cucito (A bag of sewing)It all started (again) with a nondescript photograph near the very end of over a hundred other posted photos found online in regards to a local estate sale:<br />
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This sale was in a part of town I've never visited and with a 7am start time in the middle of October, it meant navigating unfamiliar Pittsburgh streets in the dark - and none of that worried me. Another person might have looked at that picture above and never noticed the bag on the floor. Or if they did notice it and the partial view of the sewing machine, would they have recognized the make and model?<br />
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Here's an exploded view. There's only one sewing machine that looks like that: cream and coral two tone, central control dial, top cam door, <i>ventilated</i> front door... I felt it had to be a Necchi Supernova Julia 534. It just had to be.<br />
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Maybe?<br />
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I had to go find out...<br />
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At ten till seven on a very cool mid-October morning there was a short line of people already standing on the stone stairs climbing up to the door of the estate sale. The light in the eastern sky was just beginning to change. I was a little concerned that the one thing that brought me all this way might escape my grasp. (How silly!) When I was finally I waved inside, I stepped into the foyer, turned, went straight up the stairs, scanned the first bedroom floor, and then the second... saw the bag, read the 25 dollar price tag, peeked in to see the white letters: <i>Supernova</i>, lifted up the bag by the handles and headed quickly for the cashier.<br />
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I asked her if I could set the bag behind her table for just a moment, and then dashed back inside to grab a Singer Sew Handy 50, nearly complete, in it's original box with case and another 25 dollar tag. I couldn't resist. The amusing thing is that the original price is printed on the cardboard Sew Handy box: $24.99. So much for inflation!<br />
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After an hour drive home and a short nap... I headed downstairs to see just what had I got myself into <i>this</i> time... and sure enough it was indeed a Julia 534. What I didn't know was how filthy the machine would be inside that bag.<br />
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For awhile I thought maybe the dried-on icky brown stuff might have been nicotine... but the more I cleaned off the brownish film, the more it began to feel like old, dried-on, oil.<br />
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I should say that before I began all the cleaning, I did check every inch of the wiring, especially underneath and where the wires enter the pedal and junction box (ie: anywhere wire could come in contact with metal). I had also removed the bobbin and bobbin carrier and then carefully read the instruction manual on how to make sure the embroidery settings were <i>not</i> engaged.<br />
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For those who don't know, running a Supernova in stitch settings that do not need a cam (straight and zigzag) without disengaging the embroidery mechanism can cause permanent damage to the embroidery unit. This is not a warning you'll find anywhere in the manual. It's a warning handed down by long time Necchi owners.<br />
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The next cleaning step for me was as usual, a little sewing machine oil on a cotton rag. Once the surface filth came loose I went over it again with warm soapy water and a sponge. In the case of this machine, and because of the really tight spaces around all those delicate switches... I bought a pack of inexpensive tooth brushes and followed my work with a dry wad of cotton.<br />
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It would take several attempts to dampen and loosen the film on this machine, but eventually it began to look good.<br />
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If it was only one oily film on the top surface of the machine, there were a dozen such layers underneath. You can see the difference above. It would all eventually come clean. I carefully propped it up on it's side (being paranoid not to damage the plastic thread spool pins on the back). The brown film acted more and more like old oil. <br />
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This was another time where I went for a cotton rag and denatured alcohol. No damage to the paint, or decals, and the work went quickly as long as I could reach the surfaces. The change was more dramatic here.<br />
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With the machine surfaces cleaned, the wiring checked, and the embroidery mechanism disengaged, I went over all the oil points again and turned the machine easily by hand. Every night as I closed up the shop I added another drop of oil here and there. It was almost time to see if Julia would sew.<br />
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Without returning the bobbin and carrier or threading the machine, I plugged everything in and tested the switches. The light switch has to be in the on position for this machine to work. The light bulb glowed and I tried the pedal and the machine ran, but something odd happened. I noticed a strange black dust on the deck area in between the feed dog drop lever and the light and motor switches. I knew had carefully cleaned that area, so I cleaned it again, and wondered.... then ran the machine for a moment and more black dust returned. That's when I knew I was going to have to check the belt. I was almost certain it would need a new one.<br />
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The belt change became problematic. The first problem were that there were no screws in the balance wheel lock. That didn't stop me from removing the lock, but then the balance wheel did not want to come off. I ended up removing the wheel pulley from the motor shaft to have the belt loose and then spent a day oiling and nudging the balance wheel.<br />
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This balance wheel isn't your normal vintage sewing machine one piece unit, it's a two piece affair where the lock washer is riveted into the outside balance wheel half. Removing the top cover gave me access to the back of the balance wheel assembly and soft taps with a wooden dowel rod and a mallet finally convinced the wheel to move. <br />
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When the back half moves, the entire assembly moves with it. It was a slow process; turn the wheel and tap, turn again and tap... more cleaning, more lubrication and TriFlow and then finally the two balance wheel halves came off. I managed to find two matching screw head bolts the correct size and thread for the lock nut.<br />
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By now, it was Thursday and I'd brought the machine home on Saturday. I didn't spend all day every day cleaning and working on the Supernova. Most of my efforts were reserved for the early and late hours. It still seamed to me that this was taking a little longer than usual. In retrospect and as I write this, I realize that yes, I have taken my time. There are items on this machine I have never come across before; the two piece wheel, the two speed control, the rumored 'brittle' switches and also the 'push button' needle release. Add all those concerns and a heavy layer of dark film, along with with the care needed to make sure the embroidery unit isn't damaged, and there's little wonder why my work was a little on the slow and cautious side.<br />
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Eventually, I had to trust my work and the fifty-plus year-old craftsmanship built into this Italian-made machine. I didn't try everything, but the straight stitch and zigzag stitch were working well. Soon, I'll sit down with the cam sets and see what else it will do. I've been told there's thousands of combinations.<br />
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It's not like I needed another sewing machine. For that matter, it's not like I needed another Necchi. I have yet to write a post about the early Necchi BF sitting behind me on a shelf, or a black Nova found forlorn and in need of rewiring from at another estate sale - and there's a mint green Mira as well. (I need to find a wonder wheel!) I have to admit that the Necchi's here are beginning to outnumber any other marquee.<br />
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The Supernova's are a challenge. As with any of the more complicated vintage machines they have their strong points and their weak points. On these curved bodied Necchi Supernovas made from 1957 on, there are things that can wear out. The push button needle mount has been known to fail (replaceable with a traditional mount) and occasionally the old rheostat will go bad which means having to rewire the machine and eliminate the dual speed - or some people choose to slip them into a treadle. The one other thing that can go is the tiny little spider gear in the embroidery unit. That can't be fixed, but replacements units can occasionally be found or the entire mechanism can be removed leaving the machine to do straight and zigzag only. There are lots of options to keep an old Necchi sewing - which can't be said for many of it's competitors built during the same time period. When the timing belt goes on a Pfaff 130 - that's it, it's done - which is not the case with the Necchi.<br />
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<br />SteelSewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18354516995973891931noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3997874981685028218.post-16642322986806408452018-10-20T19:43:00.001-07:002018-11-02T20:54:07.751-07:001960's Kenmore Sewing Machines 60-69 (WIP)Here's my attempt at making a visual guide to the Kenmore sewing machines of the 1960's. It is incomplete for several reasons. I couldn't always find a corresponding image for the models that I knew were being offered, and the information available to me appears to be faulty in that many machines and models are just missing. Since this piece is a work in progress, any information that might help fill in the gaps or clear up some of the confusion would be very welcome.<br />
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While the 1950's saw many changes for sewing machines and the companies that supplied Sears & Roebuck, </div>
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It takes a year or two for it all to settle, but by1961 White no longer supplies machines</div>
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and almost all of the 1960's machines are built by Soryu and Maruzen of Japan.</div>
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There were very few exceptions:</div>
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From then on in the suppliers are either Soryo or Maruzen. This makes it a little easier to identify the maker.</div>
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Soryu continues with the Model 27 above (148.273 & 148.274)<br />
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New Soryu Model 28 (148.280) above<br />
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New Soryu Model 29 above (148.290, 148.291, 148.292)<br />
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Maruzen supply the Model 35 (158.353)<br />
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Maruzen Model 44 (158.442 158.443)<br />
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Maruzen introduces the <u>new</u> Model 46 (158.461, 158.462) <br />
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Maruzen Model 47 (158.470, 158.471)<br />
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Maruzen Model 48 (158.480)<br />
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Maruzen introduces the new Model 50<br />
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<u>1961 Kenmore Sewing Machines</u></h2>
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<u>1961 Soryu (148):</u></h2>
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1n 1961 Soryu (148) offers many models from 1960 with only a slight change in model numbers:</div>
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Model 27 (148.273, 148.274)</div>
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Model 28 (148.280)</div>
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Model 29 (148.292, 148.293, 148.294)</div>
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Model 39 (148.394, 148/395)</div>
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Model 86 (148.861)</div>
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Soryu introduces the following <u>new</u> models for 1961:<br />
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Soryu Model 40 (148.400)<br />
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Soryu Model 87 (148.870)<br />
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Soryu Model 1204 (148.12040)</div>
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1961 Maruzen (158):</h2>
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Maruzen continues production of the model 44 (158.444, 158.445) from 1960 </div>
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as well as the model 46 (158.460 158.462) model 47 (158.470, 158.471)<br />
model 48 (158.480) and model 50 (158.500, 158.501, 158.502)</div>
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Maruzen introduces the <u>new</u> model 43 (158.430)<br />
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<u>1962 Kenmore Sewing Machines</u></h2>
1962 would mark the last year for Kenmore sewing machines made by New Process Gear Company of Syracuse New York with the model 76 (120.760 &120.761) and there <u>may</u> still be a final few Gritzner Lady Kenmore model 89's. The sad truth is that the information available does not include any information of the Gritzner machines.<br />
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13 models </div>
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<u>1962 Soryu (148): </u></h2>
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Soryu continues to offer the model 28 (148.280) model 29 (148.294) </div>
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model 40 (148.400) and the 1204 (148.12040)</div>
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1962 Maruzen (158):</h2>
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Maruzen offers the model 43 (158.430) the model 46 (158.463) and 47 (158.470, 158.471)</div>
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as well as the model 48 (158.480) and 50 (158.501, 158.503)<br />
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and introduces the new Maruzen model 34 (158.340, 158.341)<br />
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<u>1963 Kenmore Sewing Machines</u></h2>
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<u>17 models </u></div>
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<u>1963 Soryu (148):</u></h2>
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Soryu continues to make the model 29 (148.294 & 148.295) </div>
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and brings back the 1961 model 87 (148.871 and 148.872)</div>
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and continues with the model 148.12040<br />
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Soryu introduces the new model 20 (148.200 & 148.210)<br />
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and new model 21 (148.210)</div>
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1963 Maruzen (158):</h2>
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In 1963 Maruzen continues to offer the model 34 (158.342) </div>
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the model 43 (158.431, 158.432) the model 43 (158.431, 158.432) </div>
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the model 47 (158.472) the model 48 (158.481) and model 50 (158.504, 158.505)</div>
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Maruzen introduces the new model 32 (158.320 and 158.321)</div>
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<u>1964 Kenmore Sewing Machines</u></h2>
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<u>14 models</u></div>
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<u>Soryu (148):</u></h2>
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1964 Kenmore models built by Soryu include a continuance of the following models:</div>
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The model 29 (148.294, 148.295) the model 87 (148.871, 148.872) and the 1204 (148.12040)</div>
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the model 20 (148.200) and the model 21 (148.210).</div>
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Neither company offer a new model in 1964 </div>
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Maruzen (158):</h2>
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Mauzen continues producing the model 32 (158.321) model 34 (158.343) model 43 (158.433) model 47 (158.472) and model 48 (158.481) and model 50 (158.504 and 158.505).<br />
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Neither company offer a new model in 1964 </div>
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<u>1965 Kenmore Sewing Machines</u></h2>
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<u>12 models </u></div>
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<u>Soryu (148):</u></h2>
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In 1965 Soryu again does not offer a new model and continues to produce the model 20 (148.200) the model 21 (148.210) the model 29 (148.295) and the model 1204 (148.12040)</div>
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Although Maruzen offers the model 32 (158.321) model 43 (158.433) and the model 50 (158.505) the company did offer four brand new models in 1965:</div>
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New from Maruzen for 1965 is the model 12 (158.120)</div>
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Maruzen model 13 (158.130)</div>
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Maruzen model 14 (158.140)</div>
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Maruzen model 15 (158.150)</div>
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and the new Maruzen model 16 (158.160)</div>
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<u>1966 Kenmore Sewing Machines</u></h2>
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13 models</div>
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<u>Soryu (148):</u></h2>
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Soryu continues with the model 20 (148.200) and 21 (148.210) the model 29 (148.295, 148.296) </div>
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Soryu introduces the new model 23 (148.230, 148.231)</div>
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and the new Soryu model 53 (148.530)</div>
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Maruzen's offering fro 1966 include the model 12 (158.120, 158.121) </div>
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the model 13 (158.130) and the 43 (158.433)</div>
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New for 1966 was the Maruzen model 33 (158.330)</div>
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<u>1967 Kenmore Sewing Machines</u></h2>
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<u>17 models</u></div>
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Everything you thought you knew about Maruzen and Soryo numbering goes
out the window in 1967. For reasons only known to themselves and perhaps
Sears... model numbers leap ahead to four digits.</div>
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<u>Soryu (148):</u></h2>
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Continue into 1967 for Soryu is the model 23 (148.231) model 53 (148.530 148.531) </div>
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New for 67 is the Soryu model 40 (148.400).</div>
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New model 42 (148.420).</div>
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Maruzen (158):</h2>
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Maruzen model numbers are the first ones to go to the new four digit code.<br />
In 1967 they continue to offer the model 13 (158.130)</div>
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the model 15 (158.152) the model 16 (158.163) the model 22 (158.221) and the 33 (158.331).</div>
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New for 1967 from Maruzen include the following:<br />
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1525<br />
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The new Maruzen model 1525 (158.15250 158.15251)<br />
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1551 </div>
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The new Maruzen model 1551 (158.15510)</div>
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1581 </div>
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The new Maruzen model 1581 (158.15810)</div>
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1641 </div>
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The new Maruzen model 1641 (158.16410)</div>
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1649 </div>
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The new Maruzen model 1649 (158.16490)</div>
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<u>1968 Kenmore Sewing Machines</u>
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34 models</div>
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<u>Soryu (148):</u></h2>
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Not to be left behind, Soryu came into 1968 with five new models, </div>
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each stamped with the new four digit model number </div>
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New Soryu Model 1201 (148.12010)</div>
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The new Soryu model 1203 (148.12030)</div>
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The new Soryu model 1204 (148.12040)</div>
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The new Soryu model 1300 (148.13000)</div>
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The new Soryu model 1302 (148.13020 148.13021 148.13022)<br />
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Maruzen (158):</h2>
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Maruzen, however, must have been planning for this new four digit model code all along.</div>
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They entered 1968 with no less than 19 new models!</div>
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New Maruzen model 1200 (158.12000)</div>
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New Maruzen model 1202 (158.12020)<br />
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New Maruzen model 1301 (158.13011)<br />
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New Maruzen model 1500 (158.15000)</div>
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New Maruzen model 1600 (158.16000 158.16001)</div>
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New Maruzen model 1652 (158.16520)</div>
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New model 1654 (158.16540)</div>
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New Maruzen model 1700 (158.17000)</div>
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New Maruzen model 1701 (158.17010 158.17011)</div>
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New Maruzen model 1749 (158.17490)</div>
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New model 1750 (158.17500 158.17501)</div>
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New Maruzen model 1751 (158.17510 158.17511)</div>
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New Maruzen model 1752 (158.17520)</div>
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New Maruzen model 1801 (158.18010 158.18011)</div>
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New model 1802 (158.18020 158.18021)</div>
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<u>1969 Kenmore Sewing Machines</u></h2>
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37 different models<u><br /></u></div>
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<u>Soryu (148):</u></h2>
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In 1960 Soryu continued to offer the 1204 148.12040 the 1300 (148.13000) </div>
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and 1302 (148.13020 148.13021 148.13022) models and added the following:</div>
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New Soryu model 1101 148.11010</div>
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New Soryu model 1206 148.12060</div>
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New Soryu model 1207 148.12070</div>
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Maruzen (158):</h2>
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Maruzen again offered the model 1200 (158.12000) 1301 (158.13010) 1500 (158.15000) 1650 (158.16500 158.16501) 1651 (158.16510) 1652 (158.16520) 1654 (158.16540) 1751 (158.17511) 1752 (158.17520) 1801 (158.18011) and 1802 (158.18021, 158.18022)</div>
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New Maruzen model 1303 (158.13030 158.13031 158.13032 158.13033)</div>
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New Maruzen model 1400 (158.14000)</div>
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New Maruzen model 1503 (158.15030)<br />
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New Maruzen model 1601 (158.16010 158.16011)</div>
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New Maruzen model 1753 (158.17530)</div>
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To find the model number on -<i>most</i>- Kenmore sewing machines of this era: </h3>
It
is usually located just under the lip of the deck as the machine is
facing you as if you were to sit and sew.<br />
The number is typically
stamped into an ID plate that has been riveted to the casting. I always use caution in rocking the machine back the couple of inches required
to read this plate. Any loose hinge pin or damaged mounting can make
this very challenging - if not dangerous. I always make sure I have unplugged the machine and inspected the pivot area of the cabinet or case for structural integrity and loose pins.
If there is a locking tab or screw in the front, I'll unlock or unscrew it to allow tilting
the machine back just far enough to read the number. The change in weight distribution when tilting an old all-metal machine can cause a
portable to slide away and a cabinet to lean. <br />
<h4>
What do those numbers mean?</h4>
There
are theories as to why two seemingly identical machines have only slight
differences in model numbers. Some say a single digit change between
models indicates cabinet or portable, and I've also heard a theory of
changing the last digit again because of a new model year.<br />
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For
example:<br />
The very first model 35 Kenmore would be a 158.350.<br />
It's been
suggested that this .350 number indicates it's the first year for the
model,<br />
and that the machine would be in a cabinet.<br />
The model 35 with
the model number: 158.351<br />
would also be a first year model, but sold as a
portable.<br />
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The second year of production for that same model
35<br />
would change the last three digits to 158.352 (the cabinet model) and
158.353 (the portable).<br />
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Since no one seems to know the truth behind the
often confusing model numbers, this theory seems to fit for a few
years. Where it gets confusing is that the model 35 predates the model
13. I don't think anyone will ever understand this mystic manner of
Kenmore model numbering. If it's not confusing enough, between the two
suppliers Soryu and Maruzen one of them may have made the model 13,
while the other may have made the 14<br />
and it could have been years apart... <br />
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I'm sure that in
retrospect no one at Sears, Maruzen or Soryo had any idea that at the time that they<br />
began something that would continue for well over a decade.<br />
<h4>
Notes and links:</h4>
*trying
to sort out all of this information has been an absolute nightmare. I've made an
attempt, but I'm sure it's full of errors. Please let me know if
information is incorrect. To save on space, only one set of photos for
any particular model are offered. Once 1960 is set, I included only
photos for the new models. If there are omissions, they are not ones I made knowingly.<br />
<br />
The story behind
who made all of the Kenmore 15 clones<br />
is as mysterious as the
manufacturers of the odd Canadian machines.<br />
Items we will try to cover
later. =)<br />
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**Addendum: this list of models offered by Sears seems very incomplete. There is no mention of the model 52 or 88, so any information regarding missing models would be most welcome. This list also does not include the various machines sold to Canada under the Kenmore label that were not sold in the US.<br />
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Here's a Kenmore Manufacturer List and<br />
perhaps the best updated list of JA/JC numbers currently available online:<br />
<a href="http://www.doubleveil.net/zssmp/resources.htm#sears">http://www.doubleveil.net/zssmp/resources.htm#sears</a><br />
<br />
There are several Kenmore groups online<br />
I have not yet personally signed up and checked them out<br />
Here are the addys:<br />
<br />
io group<br />
<a href="https://groups.io/g/VintageKenmoreSew">https://groups.io/g/VintageKenmoreSew</a> <br />
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Yahoo groups<br />
<a href="https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/VintageKenmoresSew/info">https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/VintageKenmoresSew/info</a><br />
and<br />
<a href="https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/OldKenmoreSewingMachines/info">https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/OldKenmoreSewingMachines/info</a><br />
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This isn't the end all of Kenmore Sewing machine identification for the 1960's models,<br />
but perhaps it's a start.<br />
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<br />SteelSewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18354516995973891931noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3997874981685028218.post-65890123322769344972018-10-17T06:20:00.005-07:002018-10-17T06:20:44.268-07:00Canary in the Coal MineEarly one Saturday morning in October my Sister and myself clamored into her car to chase after a few things listed in local estate sale ads. We made it to Avalon early and had to wait for a few minutes then dashed in, grabbed the few things we had seen from online photos, paid for our stuff and went back to the car. With the important things taken care of... I returned and casually went through the crowds only to escape again with 2 Singer puzzle-boxes and a student manual. We left that sale and drove across town to another estate sale where I thought there might be more than one vintage sewing machine.<br />
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The difference in the two sales was like night and day. No really. At the second sale I needed a flashlight to look through a long dim basement. Although there were a couple of dusty overhead lights, the entire area was stacked so high with box after box... that the lighting was really poor. Slowly, from one table to the next filled with various household excess (including a boat & trailer) I began to find signs of sewing.<br />
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At first it was a plastic sewing box with thread, then an old desk drawer with scissors... as I went further in my little circle of torch light caught a spindle leg. I had to move three boxes and a plastic file bin to open the little cabinet. Inside was an old Kenmore. My own research for the 50's Kenmore page did me in at that moment because I recognized the model. In the dim light I could see the lines of one of the first Japanese Kenmore machines: a model 37. In every regard it appeared to be complete. The attachment box was in the door along with a 24 cam set. The hand wheel only did a half turn and the machine was covered in dirt.<br />
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Even while I unscrewed the machine from it's tiny cabinet, it was so dim and dark in those basement shadows that I honestly thought the machine was beige...<br />
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At home, on the bench, after a good oiling and removing the bobbin, case, and carrier... the machine did a full turn. I cleaned and oiled and oiled and cleaned mechanics. I took some thread out of tight spaces in the bobbin area and a nice pad of lint out from under the feed dog plate. The hand wheel did 360 then without issue. When I felt that the motor should be able to turn it over... it did. I tried the switch, and the light came on. Things were looking up for this example of a first Japanese Kenmore! Eventually, it sewed a straight line which wasn't all that good (skipped stitches) until I realized I'd forgotten to set the presser foot... duh. The next stitch was far better and then the zigzag came to life as well. I was really enjoying this little machine. The controls are intuitive and the threading path was simple.<br />
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The only thing that wasn't coming along all that well... was cleaning off the yellow.<br />
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My first attempt to get the finish back to brilliant was a piece of cotton cloth and some sewing machine oil. That's all I did, went over it lightly and then I went for a sponge, dish soap, and warm water. It was getting better.<br />
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The fed dog plate was almost too easy to rub clean, but the bobbin slide plate may never look great - it is really scratched. On the metal control handles I used a little four ought steel wool. The same was used on the top tension dial face and shaft as well as the little thread guides.<br />
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Eventually I got to the really filthy part, behind the motor. Again, soap and water and once it dried I went over all the paint with an oily rag.<br />
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My issue... is that I've seen what the paint used to look like behind
the thread guide arms and I haven't quite got there yet. I mean if
you're going to have a bright yellow sewing machine... it should be a
bright yellow!<br />
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I sat and thought about it. Having had the experience of cleaning off a filthy 28 Sphinx and then the re-leveling of the shellac on the 66... and since there wasn't a decal anywhere on this machine... I grabbed the can of denatured alcohol and a clean cotton rag and began to gently rub the paint down in a well hidden corner behind the motor. The rag showed a dirty residue and the finish looked a little brighter. I went for it.<br />
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I've gone over the entire machine once and it's nearly back. I may have to try it again. I've also noticed that the light in the shop isn't all that great and it certainly doesn't help with the yellow. This machine really should be indoors under a little lamp.<br />
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As much as I enjoy the wild color... I should mention that this first year Japanese Kenmore is a very well equipped<br />
machine. Not only is there the built in light and zig-zag controls that hint of Necchi influence ... there's a great little tab for flipping up the presser bar. The threading is simple. The stitch length dial is big and easy to find and use. The feed dogs drop with a dial on the deck. There's a left-center-right adjustment for the needle position and to top all that off, it came with 24 decorative stitch cams. Wow. Now I should say that a lot of machines of that era offered many of these features, but this one takes it a little further. At sixty-one years old all it needed was a good cleaning to lay down a very good stitch - and it surprised me at how quiet it was.<br />
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There are people that will argue that the quality of sewing machines went downhill once they began to be built in Japan... and it just isn't true. I'm not going to say that all of the machines that came out of Japan during this period were durable little work horses... but the Kenmore line has proven itself as being pretty darn good. This machine must have given all the big names a lot of concern - and the color choices lead the industry. <br />
<br />SteelSewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18354516995973891931noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3997874981685028218.post-41390336977730326332018-10-16T20:18:00.002-07:002018-10-17T07:19:40.756-07:00Rewiring A Juntion BoxYes, I know, I've been absent here lately. Apparently the Brown Recluse Spider bite threw me off my game more than I realized, but hopefully I'm nearly back - although still sometimes a little foggy in logic. Here's a for instance: I suppose I could have gone out and just ordered a new junction box. If I had paid myself for the time, materials, and toil it would have been less expensive. But there's that nagging thing in my head that says I can fix this, and save the resources.<br />
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When repairing these old boxes the real tricky part is to make sure the parts line up exactly as they were taken off or else the 'motor' and 'light' lettering may end up upside down, or worse yet the plugs get switched.<br />
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On this particular box the old wires had a last bit of good insulation right at the end where they attach to the copper leads. In a way I found this fortunate because I could cover the old wire, new wire, and solder joint with shrink wrap. The tools I used were: wire cutter/strippers, flux, solder, soldering gun, solder stand, shrink wrap, a butane lighter and new wire.<br />
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I made sure to mock up where my hands were going with a hot soldering gun tip and where that tip gets laid down to cool. After setting everything up I gave it a practice run before plugging in the iron. And, as usual, I had a moist sponge anchored down to clean the solder tip.<br />
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Since this box includes both the cord plug to the outlet and the pedal cord... I know that these would be considered high wear items and I should use the heavier insulation wire. The norm for this would be AWG 16 gauge with the SPT-2 coating.<br />
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I also know that I'm working on a vintage sewing machine power cord, and that one lead is going to run from this junction box to the wall outlet. When I sat down to figure out just how long that cord was going to be I considered several factors.<br />
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The length of a power cord can have fractional effects on the amperage supplied to the machine and also, as the power cord length increases so does the possibility of heat build-up. I realize that vintage electric foot pedals can fail and fires have happened. I took all this into consideration and made the power cord a reasonable length, and no longer. I am usually in the habit of unplugging my VSM after every use, but I also use a fused outlet with a switch. This is what I will have to do until I get the chance to replace vintage pedals with new electronic ones.<br />
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The condition that had given the machine the strange look was what you might call alligatored shellac - if it was a wooden piece of furniture. The shellac coating on top of the Japaning had crystalized which is what gave the paint such a strange look.<br />
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I had made every attempt at the time to clean off the fogged layer using a combination of denatured alcohol and sewing machine oil. It was a combination I had stumbled upon by accident cleaning a filthy model 27 Sphinx. The Sphinx had come out beautifully clean... but the shellac coating on that one had been intact and my cleaning method was a very light touch.<br />
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When I tried a little denatured alcohol on Greg's 66... I found that I couldn't get anywhere near the decals for fear of silvering. All I could do was clean off the bad shellac in runs and paths around the decals. This left me with a much better looking 66... but it was still a strange beast. I began to search for a way of making it look nicer that didn't ruin the finish any more.<br />
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It was during my Brown Recluse spider-bite recovery period when I wasn't feeling all that intelligent that I searched the internet looking for a solution. On a forum website called Quilting Board under the subtitle of Vintage sewing machines I found a sticky post on how to refinish your old black machine if the shellac had gone bad. It was a method of what they call re-leveling. The post was written by a subscriber that volunteered his method and experience with machines of a bad finish to perhaps assist someone with their machine. There are several posts and replies and photos and I found it really helpful and thought I'd give it a go. It would probably be best if I just gave everyone the link:<br />
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The information was fascinating and eventually I talked myself into it. If I had to add any single comment to the way he described how to re-level shellac... it would be that perhaps this method should be done in a place that was a little less humid than my garage. When I went about my attempt to re-level it was smack in the heat of July and August in Pittsburgh Pa during a summer that had been one of the wettest on record. There was never any dry air... so my first coating took days to dry.<br />
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The other warning that I should give is one that seems to be all over the news as of late. The volunteers over at QB are great. There are many Vintage Sewing Machine people there to help with methods and advice that it's a decent place to get a question answered. However... this comes with a price. The site is a very slick for-profit endeavor with commercial sponsors and therefore all the forums are heavily moderated. From my experience it is not a place to express an opinion; The First Amendment does not exist there. I have personally had a lot of experience with being a forum moderator myself, and I've never experienced anything like what's going on over there.<br />
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If you want or need an online forum about VSM's with a huge knowledge base and wonderful people that have a sense of humor... I'd highly recommend The Victorian Sweatshop. There are people there that write Wiki and ISMAC articles and are just a whole lot of fun. They understand community building, and there is a thread over there that Glenn helped with as well when it comes to re-leveling shellac:<br />
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Anyways, back to the paint. As people have noted, this is not a method to completely restore your machine. It is an attractive choice when it comes to cleaning up a machine that might not be worth a full restoration. It is a way to make an otherwise ugly finish look a whole lot better - but certainly not new. Here are the photos from my experience with Glenn's re-leveling method.<br />
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As far as I'm concerned (hopefully the photos will speak for themselves) this somewhat easy method does a great job making a dull and dreary machine look very nice indeed. I think Greg will be pleased - if he even recognizes the machine because it's not at all the same dull and dingy 66 that he dropped off. =)<br />
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It's been an adventure. My first post on the type 40 showed four specific variations and as time went by and more evidence arrived... it appears as though there were indeed five distinct versions. I did write a short addendum on the first post putting forth the proposition that there may be a fifth, but one single cabinet didn't make it so in my book. Then I happened upon a second, and a third. Oh by golly, it's a revolution!<br />
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Resources for information on these early type 40s is scant. The theory that I've been running with is that Singer probably did not design a cabinet specifically for an electric-only machine... unless they planned on offering an electric only machine. It would seem odd for a company to design something they weren't planning to use. The history of the first offerings of Singer electric machines is also difficult to pin down. From all appearances Singer had the 101 model in the works and the type 40 was going to be the new 'electric only' cabinet.<br />
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Western Electric had already been selling electric home machines in the 19 teens with limited success. So Singer did have a resource to imitate. Singer also offered the 'electric motor kit' in 1920 allowing conversions of previously sold treadle or crank machines over to the new power source. The kit had specific instructions on where and how to drill and thread a hole in the cast iron to accept the bolt that would hold the motor and bracket.<br />
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This advertisement above in particular seems to suggest what I believed all along: that the type 40 had been designed for the 101 exclusively and they both were to be introduced in 1920 as the new high-end, electric-only, top of the line sewing machine in the new "Singer 101 Electric cabinet". <br />
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Some sources say the first electric cabinet (type 40) was indeed sold in 1920, but that it housed a model 66... other references have the type 40 first being sold in 1918... which makes no sense at all since Singer didn't have an electric machine to offer the domestic market in 1918. The other thing that I need to keep in mind is that the timing of products being offered to the public may have been different between the US the UK, and else where in the world. The model 101 was never offered anywhere else but here in North America - again, adding to confusion.<br />
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I have yet to find an example of a model 66 with a casting date of 1920 in an original version type 40 Library table, and I have seen two correctly dated 101's in such a cabinet. This is not to say that another one of Singer's other models wasn't sold in the first version of the type 40. It's entirely possible that it happened, but available evidence does not indicate that such a combination was planned by Singer. Adaptation and invention of exterior mounted motors seems to have taken all the wind out of the sails when it came to the introduction of the potted motor, electric-only model 101 - the first mass-produced and specifically designed all-electric domestic sewing machine.<br />
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V2 Circa 1921 to 1923</div>
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No footrest. </div>
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Middle split top w/right hand drop down leaf</div>
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3 drawers (One pull-out, one drop down, one oil can shelf)</div>
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3 leg crossbars and pyramid medallions on front legs</div>
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V3 *new distinctions: 1925 to early 1927</div>
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Middle split w/one drop down leaf </div>
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No three 'doors' on the front - just one wider pull down drawer. </div>
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No crossbars between the legs</div>
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Pyramid medallions on front legs.</div>
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V4 1927 - to early1930</div>
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Middle split w/one drop down leaf </div>
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One pull down drawer </div>
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Change in leg design* - a detail that had previously escaped me.</div>
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No crossbars or medallions on legs</div>
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About those legs... it appears as though the decorative cut in the legs
was changed - this is just below where the medallions had been placed on
the front, but the cut is inclusive of the back legs as well. Sometime between
1927 and 1930 the carved flair is changed. Prior to 1930 this flair was a
single swipe of the lathe, and then sometime after 1930 the flair became formed
by a double swipe. There are probably far more technical terms for this
little detail... and if you know what they are, please share. =)<br />
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V5 late 1930 to 1957</div>
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Off-center split - right leaf remains horizontal</div>
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One pull down drawer</div>
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No crossbars or medallions on legs<br />
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The Queen Anne Variation</h3>
I should make room for the QA. The 'Queen Anne' table is often noted as being it's own variation of the type 40. Nomenclature of the times refers to the table as "Type 40 (Queen Anne). I had thought for a long time that the Queen Anne was introduced in 1939 with the new Singer 201, but it appears as though perhaps the table was around way before that.<br />
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I'll go out a limb here because I've only seen one of these and will probably see more as I did with the type 40 variation... but this is a Queen Anne with a center split top and drop down right hand leaf. This would suggest... that the QA <i>may have been</i> in production prior to 1932. I'd like to see more evidence, but I can't rule it out.<br />
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V7. The usual Queen Anne table with 75/25 split.</div>
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<b>Early Singer Combination Tables.</b></h3>
Again, there seems to be different variations of the early combination table. One may have a simple one-piece insert that fills the empty space where the machine would sit so that the table can be used as a table and then there's a second version has a three piece hinged insert that is not removable but folds in such a way to allow a machine to be rolled up into place.<br />
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Variation 1: for the portable</div>
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The insert space on one combination table may be large enough to accept the lower half of a portable case, where on another table the machine is bolted in and flips down like a more 'normal' electric cabinet. Some were built specifically for use with a portable machine and foot pedal, others yet have a built-in knee control with wiring systems similar to those on the early type 40's. Some combos had a single pull out drawer, some had a hinged door, and others yet appear to have had no drawer at all.<br />
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All of these wooden early versions date back into the 1920's and typically seem to use the same wooden leg design as the type 40 Library table. They seem to be the same height and depth, but are wider.<br />
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If you search through some of the online sites documenting historical changes in the Singer line, ISMACS and Needlebar do not exactly agree with each other. It may be that Singer introduced specific changes in the cabinets here in the US, and then made changes to them before going to Europe.<br />
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Variation 2: built in machine.</div>
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For example, when Needlebar shows a type 40 Deluxe Library Table as "E01" (Electric cabinet 1) the table pictured is the second variation of the type 40, not the first, and they show it housing a model 66... whereas the first electric available here was the potted motor 101 in 1920 in the first variation of the type 40 table (not the second), followed by different models with exterior mounted belt driven motors in 1921.<br />
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The Combination tables listed by Needlebar begin with the model 301 and proceed numerically to 307. Differences in individual exterior design are not noted, but the specific machine model number to table model number match are recorded as the following:<br />
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301 - for 99 and 128 machine models.<br />
302 - for 15, 66, 115, 127 models (with knee control)<br />
303 - for 15, 66, 115, 127, and 201 models<br />
304 - for 101-12 models<br />
305 - for 15-60, 66-6 & 127-13 models (with knee control)<br />
306 - for 15-87, 15-90, 66-6, 101-4 & 127-13 models (with knee control) <br />
307 - for 24 and 68 models<br />
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Of all of the above models significant visual design difference are shown in the 305 & 306. The 305 appears to have had taller front, back, and side panels than any of the other combo tables, and the 306 appears to be the only model without a drawer.<br />
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ISMACS list of Singer Combination tables lists only the following:<br />
301 - 99, 128<br />
304 - 101<br />
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It is also interesting to note the curvature of the knee controller. The same two piece 'hook' style of controller is found in many of the early type 40 cabinets which eventually gave way to a nearly straight single piece lever.<br />
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Variation 3: Built in machine with side drawer.</div>
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Changes in design of the "Combination Table" line of tables begin sometime around 1925 where you see the single pull out drawer removed and in it's place comes a side drawer with spool spindles. <br />
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*again, these are only my observations. The truth may be out there. Consider this a work in progress. =)<br />
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Comments and Corrections are very welcome.<br />
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<br />SteelSewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18354516995973891931noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3997874981685028218.post-30808397283579703012018-07-20T08:06:00.003-07:002018-07-20T08:40:38.524-07:00Passion? Or abberant behavior...I hate to put any fine chips in the finish, but there are times when sewing machine restoration isn't all that glamorous. (No! tell me it's not true!) There's not always some crazy road-trip miss-adventure into the great unknown or mysterious machine appearing in the driveway overnight. There are quiet weeks, times when the heat and humidity make you think twice about visiting the workshop. Days when the work you really need to get done is so mundane that's it's difficult to stay thrilled.<br />
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I made a challenge for myself to begin in one corner and clean and fix all the little things that I've put off. The result has left me very satisfied on one hand, but it meant some rather quiet and monotonous hours.<br />
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I suppose it wouldn't have been so bad if there hadn't been two of them! Two Kenmore footballs: a 117.580 and 581. Each needing a complete cleaning. The crinkle finish is lovely and durable and really neat in the light gray... and very darn annoying to clean. It really did involve a lot of time with a bucket of cleanser and a toothbrush.<br />
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The second machine gave me fits when it came to amount of gunk inside the presser foot spring bar area. The black bar that should move up and down against the presser foot lever is supposed to move! This one didn't. Two nights of an oil soak and in the end I still needed a small tack hammer to get it out of the spot it had glued itself into. <br />
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Cleaning does make maintenance and repair seem way more exciting, fun, and interesting.<br />
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This 1930 Singer 101 (V4 type 40) was far too slow. I had already cleaned and oiled the machine once and it still wasn't what I had in mind. A thousand stitch-a-minute machine should sew a lot quicker than it was doing. I ended up with the motor service instructions from the owner's manual... pulled the motor out and cleaned and re-greased all the proper points. Amazing that they believed the owner would do this twice a year! Speed increased, sound decreased, but it still wasn't enough. The ceramic controller on this one may be on it's way out since a change in control mechanisms made all the difference. I bypassed the knee control and subbed in a foot pedal, and away it went. Now, it's almost <i>too</i> fast.<br />
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Then there was one where just the very act of cleaning tested me.<br />
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This 40's Singer model 66 wasn't a recent arrival, more important things had leaped ahead of it. The motor turned, the mechs spun, the wiring looked fine. A short test a while back saw that the light glowed and the motor sounded good, and off into the corner it went. Little did I know...<br />
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Everything else about the machine was pretty normal except for that same old moral question. Antique sewing machines are so different than many other antiques in that people want to use them. The thing with many collectors is having a fully <i>operational</i> machine so that the fun comes from sewing with one and then another. There's a certain pleasure learning the subtle differences and controls.<br />
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For a machine to purr along and manipulate a thin little thread as it was designed... all the pathways must be clean and free of any debris. This often means having to remove very specific areas of wonderful aged patina. That's always a hard call. I left a little more than usual on this 66. <br />
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The underside of the presser foot is spotless because it will be in touch with new material. The thin edges are clean, but I left the dull haze on top that's taken 70 years to form. I did the same with areas on on the needle and foot bar.<br />
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The pillar behind the motor is spotless to limit motor-killing dust, but I left the age on the inspection panel. I'm happy with this overall look; a delicate balance between function and decades of acquired character.<br />
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It does make me wonder though. I know it's just me in some regard. I'm the one that 'has to' make sure all the working bits are clean and perfect. I'm the one that wants the machine to present well, and I'm the one taking all the time. It's either a passion to recover these nearly lost pieces of history... or some sort of O-c-d driven personality quirk. There is a certain redundancy to it that concerns me. I need to mix things up more, change it up, stay out of a rut...<br />
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Some disappointing news on the Adler front:<br />
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Yep. That is what's left of the timing belt. Try as I might I have yet been able to find the part number online. The machine is model 453a circa 1955... and I am still digging through websites (mostly in German) to see if I can find a replacement. It's going to be interesting when I find one, because that means having to time a 60 plus year old machine without any written clue as to what I'm doing. Ah; back to the great unknown!<br />
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Next post 'may' be a redo of the Model 40 DeLuxe library Table.<br />
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I've had to re-number the versions, and add a few clarifications. <br />
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<br />SteelSewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18354516995973891931noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3997874981685028218.post-6949976466140543252018-07-07T07:19:00.002-07:002018-07-07T19:33:02.678-07:00Bam-bam and Waiting for ZaneI thought that I might get a little break as I waited for that much anticipated phone call. I feel like one of those TV Picker guys. Every time I try to imagine 'hundreds of sewing machines' my excitement level goes up, my pulse quickens, and patience seems a tad scarce. This is the hard part, the waiting. <br />
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To take my mind off things, I went back down into the garage and began a simple re-poly on the Lady Kenmore cabinet. The original finish was just rolling off. I could rub the old finish away with my fingernail - that's how brittle it was. Fortunately the entire cabinet is very close to the same color and many panels seem perfectly fine, so the fix here isn't going to be a major re-do. A little bit of sanding, a rub down with the 4-ought steel wool and then a tack cloth and a couple of poly coats until the amber matches.<br />
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I made the mistake of looking at CL and found another Lady K that was not running. I couldn't help myself. The price was crazy reasonable for a non-functioning machine. So now I have a spare. I like this. Sewing with a fifty plus year old machine is a lot of fun, but having to find parts isn't. Having one in reserve is perfect.<br />
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When I brought it home the hand wheel refused to do a full turn in either direction. The strange thing is that when the wheel began to bind, it didn't feel hard. The bind, whatever it was, had some give to it. My first thought was that perhaps somewhere along the line some thread had made it to where it shouldn't be and that never mixes well with the usual German tolerances.<br />
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Everything was fine in the front and the feed dogs were clear. The bobbin case had a bobbin half full of thread and the other half was wound all over the insides. It took a few minutes to dislodge every trace of blue thread. Once I finished, I lowered the machine without a bobbin or carrier and wouldn't you know the wheel did a full rotation. It was time for some oil drops and a check of the wiring, and then power, and away she went. Within the hour it was back up and running and sewing. The only difference between this model 89 and the other one came down to the date of manufacture. This one is a 1958 model while the first is a '59. Other than that, they're identical.<br />
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Then came a visit to The Sewing Machine Lady. I needed a few new parts (which she always has) and she handed me some old Kenmore stuff she didn't have any use for. Had the opportunity to see an ancient Howe treadle and a Wilcox & Gibbs, both of which still work and could be museum pieces!<br />
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I wish I knew how the magic works, I swear, sometimes it's just plan weird. Among the Kenmore things was a manual for a model 52 and a box of the double sided orange cams. Little did any of us know that I might need them the very next day.<br />
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A request came in wondering if I might have an older, solid, durable, steel machine for a very energetic teen learning to sew. The young man is sewing hockey jerseys and apparently he's been a little too rough on Mom's machine.<br />
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A quick glance through the stack of available machine heads and wouldn't you know... I just so happened to have a Kenmore 158.525 sitting in the garage without a pedal. It's solid steel through and through and it runs and sews wonderfully. I added the owner's manual and cam set that Kathy gave me... and cleaned up a fantastic solid-wood table with matching chair. It also has a Kenmore ID plate, but I've never seen one like this:<br />
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How perfect is this? An all-steel machine with straight stitch, zigzag, back tack, decorative cams, double needle and free sewing capable... with a built in 4-step button hole option in a heavy duty chuck of solid wood cabinet? No plastic, no veneer! And I have the owner's manual and the attachment box with 7 cams. Wouldn't you think this is about as teenager proof as it gets!<br />
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It made me work. It's been serviced and oiled, and oiled again. I've scoured the bobbin area for every speck of dust. I didn't like the wear spots on the power cord, so those have been replaced. The motor sparked a tad too much, so I tore it down, cleaned out all the carbon dust and put a shine to the armature. I went through all the cams to make sure the mechs worked the way they should and I cleaned and polished everything twice. The noise level has dropped, the machine runs crazy smooth, and I think I've done everything I can to give a young sewer a good learning experience.<br />
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I think it's great to learn to sew on a machine like this, Everything is out in the open, visible, no computer programing needed and you have to care for it. A powerful lesson on all accounts. If the table and chair were to be here another day, I would have had them sanded down and re-finished. There's a few glaring blemishes. But all-in-all the whole thing makes me smile. I've nick-named it Bam-bam. It must be the bone-like wood trim? <br />
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The only question I have is... How on earth do all of these things know to come together this way? A machine from McKee's Rocks, a cabinet from Irwin, and a manual and cam set from Zelie! Or is this just one of those things that I shouldn't question. I feel like some cosmic conduit. The needed thing over here must be moved to over there... and I'm just the clueless delivery guy.<br />
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However it works, I'm happy to have it. We'll make the best of it. <br />
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The other machine to be on the bench soon is thanks again to Greg and I never saw this coming. Where does he find these things? Or maybe I should be asking how do these things find Greg? It's just amazing. This machine is an Adler. That's right, the same company that builds those high-end commercial machines. Apparently they offered a scant few models for home use. This is the harder to find model 453.<br />
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It appears to be all there with attachments and owner's manual. I'm guessing from the look of it that it desperately needs a good cleaning and servicing. A domestic-use Adler machine... omg. How fantastic is this? This could be a show piece. It's probably a work horse, probably as durable as they come - because that's what Adler makes. This could make a sewing room super special. I'm going to have to be very careful and pull out all the stops. It needs to be a show-stopper.<br />
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So yes, I have things to do and they're important and special and fun... but it's still there in the back of my mind.<br />
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I'm waiting for the man to call and say he's found the time to show us all those machines and parts from a dealership that began in 1951. It's a daydream come true and the wait is just driving me crazy.<br />
<br />SteelSewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18354516995973891931noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3997874981685028218.post-52977082212739114092018-06-26T10:39:00.001-07:002018-06-26T10:39:13.602-07:00Edith Cabinet FinishedSometimes it's easy to sand down a surface or two and then rub things down with steel wool and a couple of poly coats later the piece looks great... this was not one of those times.<br />
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The Domestic cabinet was very much like an old singer type 41 that I redid a year and a half ago. The top surface had a veneer which was darker than anything else on the cabinet. I sanded it down, decided to try and save it even with the occasional scar, and then I clear coated it twice. That's it. I didn't need to get any darker because it literally set the tone for the rest of the cabinet. All the other pieces would have to become that color.<br />
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The sewing surface woods were different from left half to right half. The left had a very similar veneer as the top which matched the outside side panels and the front. These all got the very light colorless treatment.<br />
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The right side, or machine side however, was not a veneer, nor were the edges, corner upright pieces, or spindles. Each set of these were a different wood, and a different color.<br />
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To darken the machine side of the sewing surface I started out with a light Walnut coat, then steel wool, and then a light red mahogany. After that dried and was scrubbed with the wool, the color was almost close enough, and it finally came together with two coats of gloss poly.<br />
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The crack under the one hinge took very well to the wood glue and
although it may not hold forever, using the door as the leaf prop the
way it is designed should save the piece from further damage. The
door itself had many other issues. Since it's supposed to be open when
using the machine, I had to address each one. The trays and the spool
holder had begun to rust and they were removed and sanded down. I had to
tape off each spindle, but the results were worth the effort.<br />
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the wood finished, and the trays redone, it threw one more obstacle.
The door was not closing properly. The small ball-bearing like bead in
the frame of the door is supposed to pop into a little metal cup. It was
a half inch off. Upon close inspection I realized the
top hinge was not set properly and it was removed and taken to the
bench vice to flatten out the cupping. I've never seen a hinge do that
before! With the plate flat and set flush, the door closed and the bead
hit the cup. It's still a quarter of an inch from perfect, but I'm
delighted with the results.<br />
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The square like cabinet edges got a very similar treatment as the sewing surface except they took two coats of the walnut, then the mahogany, and then the clear. The spindles were one coat each before the poly coats. It was a challenge with the brush when it came to applying each coat. One surface would just need a light wash, while another wood would need a thicker layer of color.<br />
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To be honest, I'm amazed at all of the results: the machine, the cabinet, everything. I never would have thought that lying just under all those very weathered surfaces was such a magnificent machine and cabinet. I'm gathering up the attachments, box, oil can, bobbins and perhaps some old wooden thread spools and a pair of scissors. I think that no matter how much sewing Edith does in the future, she's going to present really well for years to come.<br />
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I've had this thought... that perhaps I should return her now. Take her back to the house she came from. The home is being refurbished from the ground up and the gentleman doing the work is trying to incorporate every little original piece he can use. Perhaps Edith would be welcome - a visual reminder of what he wants to accomplish on a much grander scale. =)<br />
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My next post may be a week or two out. There's this opportunity I have to visit with a person who has "hundreds" of older sewing machines and parts on top of parts. Sure, there may be something else I could do before that happens, but it may be worth the wait.<br />
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Be well until then!SteelSewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18354516995973891931noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3997874981685028218.post-31442899686645055252018-06-18T05:05:00.002-07:002018-06-20T08:01:09.681-07:00Edith's Cabinet part 1<div style="text-align: center;">
1938 wasn't the best year. </div>
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Although there had been advances with the economy since FDR began the New Deal... for reasons historians consider 'natural cycles' 1937 through 1938 saw a recession dip. Unemployment was up, and the business sector blamed Roosevelt, and to make matters worse there were hints of war from Europe.<br />
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The 'Domestic' sewing machine was first produced in 1869. It was an independent company from Buffalo, New York until the 1920's when White Manufacturing of Cleveland purchased them in 1924. I can only imagine the times and the calamity of '38 when Edith and her cabinet were produced and sold. It's almost paradoxical to have bought a sewing machine in that year. One would have had to have a great deal of optimism in very uncertain times.<br />
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The machine and cabinet were made and combined in White's third Cleveland factory located on Main and Elm streets. Although the cabinet with turned lower legs and a swinging door is very common for the period. I can 'almost' identify the White style at a glance. They just have a 'look' about them.<br />
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Edith's cabinet is certainly curious.</div>
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There are a lot of subtle details that make restoring this piece a more time-consuming than others. The first, of course, are the turned legs. Without having access to a lathe I find myself sanding it by hand and each turn creates more fine detail work.<br />
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I've learned to take a sheet of sand paper, flip it over, and then add a layer of duct tape across the back. Once I've done this then I cut out a long strip of sand paper about a quarter of an inch wide. The tape backing keeps the paper from wearing out too quickly and snapping as I pull it back and forth around the spindle details.<br />
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and I'll twist the sandpaper into a long thin tube for finer areas.<br />
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The sewing deck finish is coming off far more easily on the sewing machine side while the leaf side is taking more effort. Normal sand paper cleaned off the machine side, and it just wasn't working at all on the left leaf side. I spent an hour with sand paper and managed maybe a third of the area. At that time I gave up and went back to the trusted piece of glass. Scraping with the glass piece must be done with great attention so to not dig into the wood or your fingers... and to avoid polishing. It took a half an hour to clear the other two-thirds with the glass.<br />
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All around the cabinet are more details that need to be dealt with a sharp folded edge of sandpaper. Whether it's the bevel on the sewing deck edge and it's two tiers... or the three distinct lines of the raised front panel... </div>
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One other trick, besides the tape-backed sandpaper strips or the glass shard, or having to roll small sandpaper strips loosely to slowly sand the fluted bits... I've also learned to keep my Linseed oil rag at the handy. I'm not oiling the wood to crate a finish. The rag has residual oil in the material and I'll rub it across an area that I've been sanding and wait for the oils to 'show' me where I've missed paint or finish.<br />
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This cabinet won't be ready in a hurry, and yet it is exactly those time-consuming details that make it such an attractive piece to recover. I do often wonder why I do it. Wasn't it Einstien that defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over again and getting the same results. Here, again, I'll have a lot of hours in refinishing... and chances are no one will want the machine.<br />
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During the sanding I found a problem. The White cabinets of this era are slightly unusual in that they have a cable assisted lifting mechanism that helps lower and raise the machine. When the lid is up and the machine is out this cable also serves as the anchor which keeps the single left leaf horizontal. The cable, however, does this on the 'back' of the sewing surface which leaves the front hanging. The only thing keeping the leaf upright in the front is the cut of the edge of the leaf wedged against the edge of the sewing surface wood - unless you open the front door and slip it's edge under the leaf. Since the cable and the two hinges keep everything taunt, there shouldn't be an issue... but in the photo above, you can see that the wood has cracked under the front hinge. The stress also transmitted into the wood on the outside as seen below:<br />
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I'm going to have to remove the leaf entirely and see if this can be repaired, there is a slight warp in the hinge. I'll remove it and straighten it and then slip some wood glue into the crack and clamp it. If this isn't enough of a repair, then I may have to get out the big guns and perhaps drill a hole and insert a piece of dowel or a cut a butterfly. It will depend on the depth and extent of the fissure.<br />
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This one one is mostly there, but there are chips, and the surface has a lot of discoloration. </div>
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In the end I hope to have a nice cabinet, but even as I worked on it through National Sewing Machine Day I suspect that even if the cabinet and machine become an attractive and functioning piece... it is perhaps for not. There are probably a lot of other things I could be doing with my spare time that might be more adventurous, lucrative, or rewarding, and yet I do enjoy this work and always learn something new with each project.<br />
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This is the White Rotary bobbin case number 836.</div>
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sitting on the bench will need when it becomes the next machine project.</div>
SteelSewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18354516995973891931noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3997874981685028218.post-41282303066717639892018-05-31T15:45:00.002-07:002018-06-04T17:45:30.834-07:00Edith, le domestiqueIt's very rare that I watch any television, but sometimes, in the summer, as the evening unwinds I might flip on the screen and watch the re-broadcast of the day's stage of the Tour de France. There's something mesmerizing about the coverage: the lush French country side and the rolling peloton below. Watching it for a few minutes is always very calming to me, a guilty pleasure I suppose.<br />
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Within each team of riders there is one person whose job is to run errands. The idea seems difficult in the middle of a race, but none the less this one team member runs back to the team car if it is required. He gathers up the drinks and disperses them and sometimes the meal/snacks as well. This position on the team is called <i>le domestique</i>. In the realm of the race, it is a very esteemed position. You have to be a very adept cyclist.<br />
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I was reminded of this when I made the acquaintance of Edith, a long time Brighton Heights resident.<br />
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Edith is, and always will be a model 19 Domestic sewing machine manufactured by the The White Sewing Machine Company of Cleveland, Ohio. She has the interesting serial number of 19x5029. Circumstances far beyond her influence found Edith in a position where she became ignored for a long time.<br />
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When she found her way into the garage on Monday night, I hate to say it, but she was last on a long list of things I wanted to get done this week. <i>Le domestique</i>... had become <i>le lantern rouge</i>. With most of everything I had to get done being entirely dependent upon sunny weather... the lantern rouge quite quickly became the <span class="ILfuVd yZ8quc"><i>maillot jaune</i> as I waited for the skies to clear, the rain to stop, and the ground to dry.</span><br />
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<span class="ILfuVd yZ8quc"> Since the hand wheel did indeed turn... a little machine oil was added to the joints.</span></div>
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<span class="ILfuVd yZ8quc">And.. I had to find another motor wheel.</span></div>
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<span class="ILfuVd yZ8quc">And empty all the fluff from the feed dogs. </span></div>
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<span class="ILfuVd yZ8quc">The cabinet wiring was actually really interesting. There are two metal arms that hang down so that a person could wrap up the cord to have it out of the way. It's very much similar to what you might find on some vacuum cleaners. That alone isn't interesting. The part that was is that the cloth insulated wire was fine until the bend, then it was shot... and then fine again until the next bend where it was shot, and this went on all the way to the end. </span><br />
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<span class="ILfuVd yZ8quc">Fortunately there was a small white insulator/junction and inside it the power cord was united with a second cord and the second sent power throughout the machine. This second cord was nearly perfect and the rest of the wires on the machine seemed flawless. I will need to pull the rheostat and clean it, and I forgot to get a shot of the knee bar. I don't know what else to call it. It's a long straight knee bar that pivots in and out. It has two arms, and is not curved at all.</span><br />
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<span class="ILfuVd yZ8quc">After replacing the old plug wire, I removed what was left of the old rubber wheel and slipped the required wooden pencil behind the motor and then tested it. The electric motor spun with gusto. I set about giving the machine a few more drops of oil and then sat down to some real cleaning. When I finished up a few hours later... I removed the pencil, which set the borrowed motor wheel onto hand wheel and gave the knee control a little push... and I had to nudge the hand wheel (away from me, because I know better) and away she went.</span><br />
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<span class="ILfuVd yZ8quc">This never ceases to amaze me. </span></div>
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<span class="ILfuVd yZ8quc">Edith had been living in a house all by herself for a very long time. A lot of must and dust and no heat and you can sort of tell by the barn-siding tones of the cabinet that it's been a while since Edith has been out. And yet even with all that behind her... push the knee bar and away she goes, ready and willing to do what she was built to do. </span><br />
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<span class="ILfuVd yZ8quc">If that wasn't enough, the light works as well.</span><br />
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<span class="ILfuVd yZ8quc">She's an inspiration. </span><br />
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<span class="ILfuVd yZ8quc">Soon I'll find a needle and thread and see what sort of stitch we get, and then later I'll have to unplug everything and give the cabinet a good oil soap bath. I get the feeling that the wooden parts may take a lot more effort and several weeks... just like the Tour. </span><br />
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<span class="ILfuVd yZ8quc"> For today though, I'd say Edith has won the stage.</span><br />
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<span class="ILfuVd yZ8quc">*Edith was not used by accident. It's the first name of the woman that first owned the home. =) </span><br />
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<span class="ILfuVd yZ8quc">I see a couple of additions coming to this post as the days pass. Edith is doing well, and she is close to sewing. The entire bobbin area needed micro cleaned below the race. There were bits of thread and fluff entangled in the finer metal work. Then a learning lesson on the 1938 lower bobbin tension and how to thread the bobbin, and well, we're getting closer to a good stitch, but just not quite there yet.</span><br />
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<span class="ILfuVd yZ8quc">I did want to include the missing knee control bar photo:</span><br />
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<span class="ILfuVd yZ8quc">and a few more glamor shots of those wonderful little details:</span><br />
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<span class="ILfuVd yZ8quc">It took a little coaxing, and some learning on my part. The 1938 bobbin and tension is a little different than usual, but I did manage to figure it out! Not a bad stitch at all. I'm just delighted with Edith - and I think maybe she's happy with all of us as well. </span><br />
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<span class="ILfuVd yZ8quc">I may do another page for the cabinet restoration. Although I do enjoy the work... sometimes I just want the sewing surface to be pretty, perfect, and smooth and the exterior seems to take a backseat. I'm not sure what I want to do here. I can 'see' it all restored as if it were new... and a part of me likes the outside just the way it is. </span><br />
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<span class="ILfuVd yZ8quc">Since I'm a little torn. I think I'll redo the sewing surface, and let that take me where it will.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Kenmore Sewing Machines</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">1950 - 1954</span></div>
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The 1950's saw big changes in sewing machines and manufactures. It may be the best place to get hold of a little rhyme and reason when it comes to Kenmore machines. The first machine of the 50's that Sears & Roebuck continued to sell was old the Franklin designed Kenmore. First introduced in the 1933 catalog it didn't sell well and was re-introduced in 1938 as the "Kenmore" hoping that if Sears applied it's trusted Kenmore name to the machine that it would give it some prominence. Sales proved this to be the case and it was continued to be offered until the end of the fifties. <br />
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This angular crinkle-finish machine was sometimes called simply "The Kenmore" sometimes The Kenmore Rotary, and sometimes the word Deluxe is mixed in, but it all begins with the Franklin and it keep this shape throughout.<br />
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As the decade begins Sears relies on The White
Manufacturing Company of Cleveland Ohio to to provide sewing machines.
Between the Domestic, Kenmore, Imperial and White labeled sewing machine lines
White had become the second largest sewing
machine company in the US.<br />
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The "Football" or 117.959 model barely makes it into the fifties. The most significant change with the football is probably the color. The model began in the same near black crinkle finish as The Kenmore, and then it was offered in a light gray and green tinted finish.<br />
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The Kenmore 'long shuttle' is another White made machine that is sold until the mid-fifties. The easy identifiers here are the bell shaped service door on the front above the tension dial and the shuttle winder.<br />
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So here we have (for the most part) three very distinct shapes of mostly dark colored machines. The Kenmore (Franklin), the Football, and the Long Shuttle. Changes in paint color: a football in light gray, or a Kenmore in green or copper brown... hints at the 50's era since these new colors were added near the end of the model life.<br />
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The other color Sears & Roebuck sold in sewing machines with the Kenmore label came from The New Process Gear Company of Syracuse New York. They provided a
different look to the Kenmore sewing machine line with smooth
bodied, light-weight and sleek looking machines made from from aluminum in a color
other than black.<br />
They were almost always a shade of blue-green metallic, and the manufacturer
designation prefix would be: 120.<br />
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These machines are interesting in that they utilized nylon/plastic to replace the brass races on the shafts of the machine. Combining the aluminum body with the much lighter bearing races provided a very portable sewing machine. The only real issue is that the races eventually wore out and there wasn't a fix. If the machine survived until today, there's good reason to be cautious of it's ability to sew well into the future.<br />
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I should also mention the Kenmore 117.97 although I have yet to find a photo of a survivor.</div>
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It too was made by White and offered in the early 50's.<br />
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Any variation of one of these 5 shapes of sewing machine was the extent of the Kenmore line until 1955. </div>
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One color paint jobs are indicators, and each machine is a straight stitch only unit.</div>
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Although some of the models being made in the early fifties will continue to be made, 1955 has one important change in the Kenmore line-up. The Kenmore Zigzag Automatic. The ZZ machine was being provided by White, but was actually made in West Germany by Gritzner-Kayser. It is one of three machines to be exceptions to the manufacture number. The Sears number says "117" assigning it to White - but it is not a White built machine.<br />
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The Kenmore Zigzag Automatic. </div>
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White did offer another model in 1955. It resurrected its old FR Rotary
machine, renamed it the Commander 30. It appears to
have been sold by Sears under the 'Commander 30" moniker between 1955
and 1956. From what I can gather from references it appears as if the 1955 Commander 30 was a White manufactured machine, while the 1956 model may have been made in Japan.<br />
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The Commander 30</div>
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The other odd-ball for 1955 is this model: the Kenmore 116.531. </div>
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This is a machine that seems to have escaped the history books. It
appears at first to be of the same color and manufacturing style as the
New Process Gear machines, but has several White-like features as well.
It was a one-year only portable machine. (See blog entries entitled: I've got the Yoyo & You Have the String?)</div>
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The deal between White and Gritzner-Kayser continues as they introduce the 117.740. The most notable change is the that it's the first decorative cam machine ever offered by Sears - and also a high shank machine. Never mind the fact that the bobbin door isn't all that ergonomic, that gets fixed some time in mid production with the addition of a second slide plate. Some models were blue, some green, some in between.</div>
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The zigzag White/GK machine becomes two-toned, and labeled the 117.840. it's not alone now as the only zigzag machine available because the 148 and 158 manufacturer designation begins this year with a host of new machines.</div>
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Before going over<span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-size: small;">more</span></span> new offerings, I should take the time to explain a subtle change in nomenclature which is hinted at in the above manual cover. The manufacturer's number on the serial number plate does not change in 1957... nor does the number orientation. There's still a 3 digit number indicating the maker, then the decimal point and a number to the right indicating the model. The 117.841 is still a White provided model 841. What changes is the way that Sears & Roebuck identifies the model to the consumer. As seen in the owner's manual above, Sears literature now refer to the machine as a Model 84.<br />
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Here's another example:</div>
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The model above (not from the 50's) is officially known as a Kenmore 148.520, but instead of just leaving it as that, Kenmore decided to refer to the machine in advertising and printed materials as "The Model 52". The number 52 being the first two numbers of the number set on the right of the decimal from the ID plate. 148.<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>52</b></span></span>0. Eventually they would run out of first two numbers and go as high as the first four numbers.<br />
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Up until the now Kenmore had not done this. This was new. They never tried to sell the old Franklin/Kenmore machine (117.52) as a model 52. This "new" way of identifying the Kenmore machines may have made things easier for the consumer of the 50's... but now, years later, it may add some confusion.<br />
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This is not a model 52 it's a 117.52</div>
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This is a model 52, it's a 148.520</div>
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The owner's manuals have this new "model" treatment. Once you begin to understand that if the sewing machine in question has a manual that claims to be a model number on the cover, chances are the machine was made after 1956.<br />
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To be more specific, if the manual cover claims a model number in a way like the manual above, then the machine was made after 1956 and provided by either White (117) Gritzner-Kayser (516) New Process Gear (120) Maruzen (158) or Soryu (148).<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Introduction of the Japanese Kenmore Machines.</span></div>
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The first Japanese manufactured Kenmore labeled machines enter the line in 1957. Many of these were zigzag models and many are referred to as 'automatic'. The new prefix number would include both the 148 and the 158 numbers. The later 158 number is identified as Jaguar or Maruzen while the 148 belongs to Soryu. <br />
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148.270 & 148.271 Commander made by Soryu.</div>
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Soryu Models for 1957 also include the "Model 39" </div>
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The Model 39 will include the Kenmore ID numbers<br />
148.390, 148.391 and 148.392<br />
A Class 15 machine with *Kenmore Deck<br />
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*Many Kenmore machines will only fit in a cabinet built for a Kenmore<br />
the deck is square-cornered instead of round-cornered<br />
and the machine deck is usually 19 inches wide instead of 14.5.<br />
What it means is that the Kenmore machine probably will not fit<br />
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Maruzen models new to 1957 include the model 35, 37 and 44.<br />
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The Model 35 includes Kenmore ID numbers</div>
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158.350 158.351 158.352<br />
The Model 35 was the third zigzag and second pattern cam machine available from Kenmore<br />
The cams are small and black and there as many as sixteen where the GK model only had nine.<br />
The Model 35 is a class 15 High shank with Kenmore Deck. <br />
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The Model 37 includes the Kenmore ID numbers</div>
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158.370 158.371 158.372<br />
This is another Zigzag with pattern cam machine and the same cams fit the model 37 as the 35.<br />
A class 15 High shank with Kenmore Deck and I have to say<br />
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The Model 44 (158.440) made by Maruzen<br />
A Zigzag machine on a round cornered deck. <br />
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According to some references 1958 is the year that White lost it's contract to supply Sears & Roebuck with sewing machines. This may be true, but the standard Kenmore (Franklin) would be offered throughout 1958 and records include the machine in 1959 with the identifying 117 prefix. </div>
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This didn't mean that Gritzner-Kayser didn't continue to supply Sears with machines. It meant a new manufacturer's number was again added to the list (516) as GK provided new and revamped version of last years 840. The machine was awarded the most interesting name: The Lady Kenmore. This German made Kenmore machine would be sold in 58 and 59 and perhaps as late as 1962.</div>
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The Lady Kenmore Model 89 (516.891)<br />
Zigzag and decorative stitch but now with a built in cam stack. <br />
Class 15, Kenmore Deck<br />
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Soryu would again offer the Model 39 in 1958 (148.392)<br />
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Kenmore Model 27 Challenge<br />
What really does appear to be a Kenmore 15 clone.<br />
I would guess a class 15 bobbin straight stitch.<br />
Designated as a 148.270, 148.271, and 148.272<br />
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Kenmore Model 86 (148.860)<br />
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Maruzen would continue to offer the<br />
Model 35 (158.351 & 158.352)<br />
Model 37 (158.372)<br />
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Model 44 (158.440 & 158.441)<br />
as well as add the following:<br />
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Model 45 (158.450)<br />
*Haven't found any image of a Model 45 yet.<br />
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Model 46 (158.460)<br />
Zigzag with decorative cams<br />
Class 15, Kenmore deck<br />
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Model 47 (158.470)<br />
Zigzag with decorative cams<br />
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As the era ends Sear & Roebuck are still selling:</div>
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The Kenmore (Franklin) by White</div>
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120 designated machines from The New Process Gear Company of Syracuse New York </div>
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The Lady Kenmore (Model 89) from Gritzner-Kyser </div>
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Soryu continues with the 27 and 86 models (148.861) </div>
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This wraps up the 1950's when sewing machines changed considerably as well as the manufacturers that provided the machines - especially the Kenmore line for Sears. What I find interesting about these machines and the decades to follow is that so many of them were rather well done. Both the Necchi BU and the Pfaff 30 that I rescued from the same time period were machines that were nearly frozen and it took days to loosen them up. Even the recent experience with a Pfaff 130 that was quite stiff - took a lot of time and oil to get the machine back in operation.<br />
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Oddly, none of the Kenmore machines that I've worked on from this era ever took as long to get back to running. I've never had to rewire a Kenmore motor and still to this day, it was a Kenmore made in Japan that made such a perfect stitch that I still miss it. Perhaps Kenmore machines aren't as exotic or cutting edge, but so many of them have stood the test of time and continue to function on a daily basis. Maybe they weren't made for boat sails or horse saddles... or advertised by an Italian Actress... but it doesn't mean they weren't a quality product. To me, the Kenmore line is over-looked. It is perhaps the best deal around when it comes to a good, durable vintage sewing machine that's a lot of fun to use. They usually sew well - and isn't that what a sewing machine should do?<br />
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When it comes to identifying a Kenmore it's difficult to narrow down a decade with the black or almost black machines at a glance. Chances are that a dark colored machine was built prior to 1956. If, however, the machine is of a bright color or two-tone in salmon, yellow, beige, light green or blue - then you have entered the decade of 1956 or younger. The bright colors and two-tones spill into the early sixties making this period of electric Kenmore sewing machines pretty easy to identify.<br />
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*I should note that I am not a historian, and I'm sure there are mistakes in this presentation. Hopefully I will be able to correct
and add pictures and facts and they become available. (ie: Please let me
know!) Needless to say I will be updating this page and consider it a
work-in-progress. Maybe it can give the vintage sewing machine fan a
starting point in identifying Kenmore models of the 1950's. Or better yet, maybe some one will reading this will consider a vintage 50's Kenmore as a new addition to their sewing room.<br />
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Edits to follow. <br />
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Once the troublesome feed-dog drop pin began to move... I smoothed the pin surface with a small length of emery cloth and lightly coated the exposed pin parts with sewing machine oil. It was another situation where I found myself patiently looking out the window and moving the control back and forth, back and forth, back and forth... and it was all worth it.<br />
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For reasons I have not explored in depth, this single function of feed-dog drop seems to have been the lynch pin that allowed everything else to follow. The stitch length lever became quiet. There wasn't any more clamor from the machine except the slight rotation bump from where the shaft had sat for so long.<br />
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I sat down, determined to figure out the zigzag control. I knew the needle bar was going to move because it responded to the right-center-left position setting dial. So it came down to one of those trail and error things because I had no manual. I set all the controls to where I thought a zigzag stitch might happen... and got nothing.<br />
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After about an hour of trying all sorts of combinations and taking the top off and watching levers move levers I still couldn't get the machine to do what I asked. After awhile I began to suspect the selector dial. If the outer dial is pressed in and turned at the same time it 'clicks' into place and then you can turn the knob to the stitch you want.<br />
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The inside dial has a red arrow that either points up, or turns to point down. There is an audible click between the up position and the down. Not knowing any better, I thought perhaps the down position meant the straight stitch, and the top meant choosing a decorative stitch. This is not quite right.<br />
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After messing around with them for far too long I realized that the outer knob went 'loose' after selecting a stitch and it just sort of hung there. It didn't seem right for it to just jiggle there and I tried, but could not find any place that a spring could have been employed to keep the outer knob secure. This is when I began fooling with it in earnest and on a whim pulled at the outer dial and suddenly it 'clicked' into an outward position. It was this last 'click' that was the secret. That final quarter of an inch of movement from the outside dial flipped the lever that rides on the nylon cams. I tried the zigzag setting again, and there it was. Suddenly, all of the built-in stitches were available.<br />
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This isn't to say that the machine is sewing flawlessly. There's still slight tension issues. I really should be using better top thread, and I haven't changed the needle yet... but I'm very happy with the results so far. I even spent a few hours last night searching down a manual, comparing 117.841 attachments (they're the same!) and scouring the interwebs to see if perhaps there might be another unmarked, gold-colored attachment bin out there filled with feet that have the 'G-K' initials.<br />
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Feet with the "G-K" stamp.</div>
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It won't take any time at all to figure out what new Lady Kenmore belt to order. Isn't that fantastic?</div>
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I think this means it's probably time to get really serious about cleaning the machine!SteelSewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18354516995973891931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3997874981685028218.post-24983523206892615002018-05-23T18:05:00.003-07:002018-05-24T08:32:52.380-07:00The Wheel of Persuasion (Lady in Waiting Part II)The Lady in waiting was indeed still waiting.<br />
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Shortly after mid-morning I managed to find a few minutes to sit down with the Kenmore and see if any of the lubrication had soaked into the needed areas. Much to my disappointment, nothing had suddenly broken free in the night. The hand wheel still wouldn't budge. Up until now every machine I had encountered which was frozen had some minor degree of movement. The Necchi BU had led the pack with barely a millimeter of play. The Kenmore had no movement at all.<br />
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Again, I went through the linkages, and perhaps it was only a fraction of play, but the thread take-up arm did have just the barest bit of wiggle. Combining that with the overall condition of the front end, I felt that this area was not the issue and went searching underneath.<br />
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The most suspicious area of the entire sewing machine
ended up being a connection between a downward push arm and the bottom
feed dog linkage. There seemed to be more corrosion here than anywhere
else on the machine.<br />
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Since I was here, I went ahead and pulled the deck plates (bobbin and feed dog) checked for errant thread and cleaned out all the fluff, and again tried the wheel and got nothing. It was at this juncture that I realized that I couldn't really get a good grip on the balance wheel.<br />
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The wheel is a chromed piece and very smooth. The surface was machined in such a way as to give the flatness of the wheel a tapered edge. Try as I might, my bare hands always slipped. I just couldn't get a grip. This forced me to sit and think. I began to wonder how 'standardized' some things had become on sewing machines. After all, this was one made in Germany in 1959 and operated with a bobbin first designed by Singer in the late 1800's. I wondered what else on late 50's machines may have been similar between manufacturers?<br />
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I took a chance - unscrewed the balance wheel, slipped off the belt (stopped to clean off errant thread where I did not expect to find errant thread) and then I wandered off into the depths of the garage.<br />
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Eventually my eyes caught the glimpse of a hand wheel on an old Singer 66. This model had been made for a treadle base and the balance wheel was big, heavy, and it had spokes. I knew when I saw it that I could get a really good grip on that wheel... so, I removed it, and returned to the Lady.<br />
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To my both my delight and surprise, the Singer wheel slipped on as if it had been made to fit. It actually lined up in every way to the original wheel. I slipped on the lock washer, and reset the lock nut and screw. Now, I had something I could grip - if only the machine would turn...<br />
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I hit up that bad spot again with a shot of lube and tried out my new lever. The wheel worked really well, sort of. I mean it had grip. There wasn't any problem there. The issue was still that nothing wanted to turn. I could move the entire machine within the cabinet with a tug on the 66 wheel. It was at this point that I gave consideration to getting the heat gun... but an odd thought of 'What I need is a hammer' came to mind, and even though I don't usually pay attention to thoughts that sound like cheap jokes... I got out a small hammer.<br />
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With great care I gently tapped the rusty arm connection on the underside. I rapped it a couple of times and went back to the wheel. There was no 'sudden' break-free, but something did move. Suddenly I had just a touch, maybe an eighth of an inch of travel - one way. I tried to turn it back, and it went back maybe a sixteenth.<br />
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So there I sat, working the big 66 wheel down a sixteenth and then back up. After a minute or so, the travel distance grew to a half an inch. It was working! I'd guess now that perhaps (?) I spent five minutes wiggling back and forth and with each new twist the resistance waned until at long last I edged the wheel toward a full turn. It was easing up more and more with each movement. Several more minutes passed and the mechanisms were -almost- easy to spin. I stopped, replaced the 66 wheel with the original and reattached the belt. The wiring on this machine appeared flawless so I went ahead and plugged it in, flipped the fused power strip on, and tried the knee control.<br />
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The Lady waited no more.<br />
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She took off as if she'd been sitting there collecting energy just waiting for a day to spin again. There wasn't any motor whine. It just flew to life and I sat and allowed it to run for a good twenty seconds. She didn't complain at all - at first. It wasn't until I began adjusting controls that she decided to have issues.<br />
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The feed dog drop isn't working at all, and the stitch width selector is not happy. The feed dog drop appears to be an easy fix (?) but the stitch width is giving me real trouble. The machine will run perfectly smooth if the selector is near zero, but the complaints get more and more <span class="ILfuVd yZ8quc">clamorous with extended width in either direction. It's going to take a little more tracing and oiling I think, before the Lady has fully recovered from her extended holiday.</span><br />
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<span class="ILfuVd yZ8quc">I have reasons to be optimistic:</span><br />
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First four stitches from the Lady 89.<br />
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Now I should perhaps correct myself for what I mentioned in the first part of this.<br />
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The Lady Kenmore model 89 isn't the easiest machine to find, but the Kenmore model 117.640 is far more difficult. There weren't any issues with the quality of the 640 at all... since it too was another Gritzner made machine in a Sears suit. There is some question as to -exactly- when this machine was available in the US. I've seen dates as early as 1955 and as late as 1957. Finding information about the machine is difficult.<br />
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I need to give credit where it is due: The <a href="http://tightacres.blogspot.com/">Tightacres blogspot</a> has the only photo I can find online of a 117.640 - and that's just the 640... I have yet to see a Kenmore 117.644 - the portable model. Finding a picture of the original Gritzner isn't all that easy either!<br />
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This entire line of thought is giving me that itch again. I've been collecting Kenmore images for quite awhile and it may be about time that I did some sort of post. Call it: The pocket guide to identifying old Kenmore machines... if you have several pockets that are really, really large...<br />
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Maybe if I narrow it down to one decade at a time? SteelSewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18354516995973891931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3997874981685028218.post-10079718256974680272018-05-22T19:52:00.001-07:002018-10-26T16:26:14.321-07:00The Lady in WaitingSome people claim there are only a handful of sewing machines with the Kenmore label that are worth owning. Some folks will go even further and state that the best of the best is the Pfaff 280 in the Sears & Roebuck paint: aka the Lady Kenmore 516.891. If these people were going on rarity alone, I would argue that the early 50's Kenmore Zig zagger is a far more difficult machine to find, but in this case it's not the rarity, but the quality of craftsmanship.<br />
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The machine as first developed by Gritzner Kayser in 1955-56. </div>
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Sold here as a Kenmore 117.740</div>
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It wasn't the bobbin slide plate that the design team had been working
on. They spent hours turning the old interchangeable cam disc system
into an internal cam-stack made of nylon with a turn-dial selector. In 1958 Pfaff and Kenmore
announced the new and completely overhauled GK machine. The new
designation numbers for the Sears line would be the 516's, and and it would
be called the Lady Kenmore and often nick-named the model 89.<br />
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Complete design overhaul for 1958 and</div>
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The Lady Kenmore 516.891</div>
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In southwestern Pennsyltucky a Lady Kenmore isn't all that difficult to find. On Sunday, there were three different LK's in the local classified advertisements. Today there are only two:<br />
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The seller claimed to have picked this machine up at a local church sale, and I have no reason to doubt him. I think it's funny how the cabinet just screams Pfaff, the square handles are such a give-away. Put me in a room full of old cabinets, and it's the ones with the square handles that I'll want to open first! The woodwork on this one is in pretty good shape overall.<br />
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There were attachments included within the drawers... </div>
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but oddly, none that fit this machine, and you know what... I'm not going to complain.</div>
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The first set were these:</div>
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My first puzzle box! </div>
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This is style number 11 for the VF line of Singers.</div>
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The second case of attachments are a tad more modern and missing a few bits:</div>
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There was also a smattering of odd sewing supplies with two handfuls of bobbins. Only one will fit the Kenmore and I doubt it's from the same era. Then, lastly, as my Sister and I sat and sorted out the bits, I actually gasped.<br />
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Underneath three spools of thread in the back corner of the last drawer, I found the two black bobbins. These may never see a bobbin case again. They will probably be included with yet another small and growing collection that I have safely squirreled away in a box with a label that says: <i>Blackslide</i>.<br />
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The attachments was the fun part. The not-so-fun part is that the Lady will not turn. She's frozen solid - not even a tick of movement. It didn't take me long to find a suspect. One particular linkage appears to be the cause. It's been soaked down with Tri-Flo twice today and tomorrow we will break with tradition and attend to a Lady in waiting.<br />
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I think this is only appropriate. If she had never left Germany, she might be a Gritzner or a Pfaff, each well respected names in a long and distinguished line of European sewing machine royalty. Even here in the states the Pfaff name gets considerable respect. It's only because of someone else's choice of marriage decades ago that this Lady doesn't have the name of those more esteemed families.<br />
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*Speaking of which... Welcome to the family Ms. Markle.SteelSewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18354516995973891931noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3997874981685028218.post-91404101736582763242018-05-14T19:10:00.002-07:002018-05-14T23:32:51.766-07:00Of pots and pansLast Saturday, on a whim, I stopped in Aliquippa in front of a used furniture store. I just asked the guys at the counter if they might have any old sewing machines. Upstairs, in the back, in the corner, in the dark, sat several cabinets. I put my hands down on the closest one and began to scan: 185j, Kenmore 158, Dressmaker... and I thought maybe I'd get out of there arms-free when I realized that what I'd been leaning against was a version 3 type 40 DeLuxe library table. I backed away unsure if I really wanted to know what was inside.<br />
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A few minutes later I paid the man 12 dollars and sat the 40 with it's 1930 model 101 along with a Singer Zigzag attachment - complete -in the box with instructions - inside the car.<br />
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The entire trip home I was wondering where I was going to put the darn thing.<br />
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I know why I did it. I should have bought that ancient version 2 model months ago and now the ad is gone. If I had this cabinet then... I would have had the parts to fix the 1922 example. So I guess my thinking was -buy this now and that will never happen again: I'll always have the extra parts.<br />
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Missing out on that version 2 is really going to bug me for awhile. <br />
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Inside the 101 cabinet the machine was dusty but seemed okay. The hand wheel turned and one wire had come loose from the terminal. As I went to re-attach the wire I noticed that someone had been there before me and had accidentally wired it incorrectly. It took a few minutes to get it all in order. The funny thing to me was that the cabinet, both inside and out, could have been a twin to my 101 in nearly every detail.<br />
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Since I'd checked the wires, and the wheel turned with little effort, I plugged an extension cord into the power strip and then plugged that into the machine and flipped on the working light. I reached down... and for once in my life had the pleasure of swinging out an original 101 knee control. I pressed against it, and the 88 year old machine purred to life. This left me feeling strange. It shouldn't be that easy, so I started looking for faults. The machine didn't have much in the range of speed and the knee control seemed rather wobbly.<br />
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There was good reason for the wobble. The control plate should have had four screws holding it into the cabinet, but only had two...and if that wasn't enough, the control mechanism bracket was missing a third screw. Finally, I thought: something to do!<br />
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An hour later the control mechs had been cleaned. The copper bits were shiny again and the spring assembly was adjusted and locked. I found some vintage flat head screws the right size from a jar full of old cabinet bits and I remounted the control. Now, instead of moving the entire bracket, the knee control pushed the plunger and the range of speed was far more varied. It still needed a good cleaning, but just for fun I threaded it, slipped in a bobbin, and it sewed for me. In the big scheme of things I don't know what I'm going to do with this machine... but the cabinet is in really nice shape and maybe, just maybe, I might need that top. <br />
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If that had been the end of the weekend... I would have been happy,<br />
but no, oh no... there was more to come:<br />
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A version 4 type 40 table with a 1946 15-91 and a Singer 237 with a very noisy motor.<br />
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Both found their way into the garage.<br />
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On Tuesday, two more Kenmore machines showed up. One of those (a 158.54) found a home on Friday. The second one: a 148.200 is on the bench now. It's been loosened and it runs, and I need to change the needle to see if it will sew. It all looks very positive. It may get donated to the same non-profit if I can rewire a foot pedal for it.<br />
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Oddly, the machine has no light.<br />
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and it appears to be a candidate for treadle power.<br />
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It's the only pan here. (not sure if I would own a 148.200)<br />
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All the rest are potted.<br />
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On Thursday, at yet another yard sale, I found this 1957 Singer 201.<br />
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I really enjoy this machine and will have to take some quality pictures (something this Powershot SX130 is incapable of doing) because I've never seen such a clean 201. Conversely, I can't stand the cabinet. Sure, it's easier to carry... but I really don't care for the plastic. It just feels cheap and fragile.<br />
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The first 201 manual I've ever seen in this format.<br />
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How I managed to squeeze both a 101, 15-91, and 201 into the garage is a matter of some speculation. They don't really fit, and I have to open the door and move things to work on cabinets. One more poly coat and I should be done with refinishing a mahogany type 40 top and sewing surface in an original finish. The treadle project is on hold - oops - I haven't mentioned the ground breaking treadle project yet have I?- and it would help a lot if I could sell a nearly flawless 1951 Centennial 15-91 before the weekend.<br />
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because you know... I may need the room.SteelSewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18354516995973891931noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3997874981685028218.post-57214993775266238472018-05-13T20:48:00.001-07:002018-05-14T02:13:54.613-07:00The first cut...<br />
...was the worst. What happened to these scissors? They won't cut anything!<br />
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We've all been there right?<br />
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When the blades won't cut at all you begin the hunt for the 'good' scissors hoping that the ones you have in your hand weren't the good ones... and this is how it begins. My Mother has her best sewing scissors hidden. She won't tell anyone where they are, but if you ask her if she needs a good pair of scissors for something like you know... sewing... she says no. She has a pair. None of us have seen them in years. I have no idea what they look like. <br />
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When I began working on the sewing machines it used to be that I would get the machine ready to the point where it needed threaded and I'd call Sis in to do the rest. That lasted until the 8th machine (the 101) and she was out of town for two weeks. This forced me to learn the process of getting the machine threaded and sewing and to get there I needed a sharp pair of scissors... and I knew better than to ask Mom.<br />
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The funny (?) thing is when I did need that sharp pair I went to my own hiding hole and brought forth the pair of Joy 7 inch scissors that I found in one of the drawers of the very first vintage sewing machine I purchased: the Singer 500a. I'd never seen anything quite like them. They looked brand new, and were as sharp as new. The problem for me was that I couldn't keep taking them to the garage to make a clean snip on thread, and then back upstairs to their hiding place every time I needed to thread a machine... so I began to actively seek out another pair. That's when I came across the Italian made Griffon pair.<br />
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In the house, I located another pair of the 'old' sewing scissors. <br />
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and I began watching videos, secretly, late at night... on how to restore and sharpen old scissors. One thing lead to another and now it's become a thing I consciously do at a yard, tag or estate sale. Two weeks ago in a four story house packed to the teeth of contents for sale, I walked out with little else in hand but two pairs of Wiss pinking sheers:<br />
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Contrary to the sewing machines themselves, at least I know exactly what I'm after. I have my heart set on a pair of old Boker or Henkel's, but I do really enjoy the Wiss, and perhaps maybe someday a Mundial. If the stamp in the steel says 'Solingen' then I pick them up regardless.<br />
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I know this isn't exactly vintage sewing machines... but perhaps associated in the same way as silver thimbles or sewing machine oil cans. A good pair of sharp scissors seem to me to be a mandatory machine accessory.<br />
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When I found these 507's, I had to research them and apparently there were also the 617 & 608 sizes available during this incarnation of Singer branded scissors (there were many). <br />
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Finding old pairs is easier than I thought it would be. Cleaning them has become a learning experience. Many of these were black and rusty when I found them. Set screws can be very stubborn, and I'm still learning to get the edge perfect when it comes to sharpening. It can take a steady hand, a bench vise, a good file, or diamond chip sharpener and often a magnifying glass to see the angle on the edge. I'm slowly making my way through the pile. Of all these pictured, I have about seven that are still bad scissors.<br />
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Meanwhile, on the machine front, I gave four to charity this week. One Kenmore in particular arrived on Tuesday and was donated on Friday. Not a bad turn-around time considering it took an entire evening to get the stitch length mechanism unstuck.<br />
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As machines go out, others come in. I sold a very good example of a 201 last week and what happens? I pick up another one at a yard sale. This one is certainly different from all the rest. It has a casting number that indicates it was manufactured on the next-to last run of 201 machines in 1957. This means it was one of the last 201's ever built since production ended that year. I've never seen a cleaner 201. Paint and decals are nearly perfect, the owner's manual isn't green... and the spring plate doesn't have a spring. It's just a tin piece attached to the machine base. it's certainly a different 201.<br />
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One of the other additions to the garage is a second 101. I wish it was older and I'm still searching for that elusive version one or two type 40 table... but alas, I couldn't turn down a 1930 101 in a version three for ten bucks! <br />
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Pictures forthcoming, until then, happy sewing - and don't forget to hide those scissors!SteelSewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18354516995973891931noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3997874981685028218.post-51460338108517971082018-05-09T21:51:00.004-07:002018-05-09T22:25:46.243-07:00Those crazy ads!Late at night when the house is quiet and the day is nearly done, I'll sit for a spell in front of a screen. It's not really a place I prefer because I'd rather be active, moving and getting something accomplished. I'm sure it's just one of my own odd quirks, but staring at a screen is hard for me to do. Yes, that does mean that doing a blog isn't exactly relaxing for me.<br />
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What makes it bearable is the trill of the hunt. After two years of accepting any sewing machine that I stumbled upon, I've begun to actually seek out particular models and cabinets. That search is more for me than anyone else. and the hunt has it's moments.<br />
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I never expected this New Home advertisement...<br />
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And yet here in this age I've seen ads that were amusing, and some that were frustrating. The latter usually involve the mystery machine. Hide away cabinets are apparently terribly complicated contraptions for a certain percentage of the population - and I don't mean that to be insulting. Every sewing person I know once had their first experience with a flip-up machine and I can't fault those people who have never been taught how the machine rolls up.<br />
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It is a little telling though. If I see an ad where the machine is still down and has been photographed from above... then chances are the advertiser doesn't sew. It's not 'their' machine. To their credit, at least they tried. I can't count the number of ads I've seen suggesting a sewing machine for sale and showing a lone photograph of a closed cabinet.<br />
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Here's a few 'guess the machine within' pictures that have stumped me. The best I could do is identify an era. I'll go ahead and number them if anyone else might be able to identify the machine within, please feel free to comment.<br />
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Then there are the misspellings. This is something I do myself. I
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re-read again because I can make a real mess of the English language.
Verb tense is apparently my favorite to foul. My last two posts need serious corrections.<br />
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Probably a very useful item... for hog farmers.<br />
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Finally, I want to share this one. </div>
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The ad was up for about 45 minutes. </div>
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I have often wondered.</div>
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Searching various online classifieds have opened my eyes to many different levels of familiarity when it comes to sewing machines. The next time I post an ad to sell a machine... I may get really descriptive and mention how well it runs: like a well oiled Honda Civic, or Toro riding mower, or Triumph motorbike. I doubt any one would get it.<br />
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It's also made me double check my own postings, and even then, I know I'll make more mistakes. =)SteelSewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18354516995973891931noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3997874981685028218.post-39606767956098955132018-05-09T09:02:00.005-07:002018-05-10T02:18:38.462-07:00<br />
The Star Cabinet finale.<br />
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It's finally beginning to be
the cabinet I'd envisioned. It took a lot of sanding, and then, beginning with some crushed blackberries... I slowly began to give the raw wood a tone and finish. The wonderful red tones of the sewing surface inspired the entire piece. I wanted to be able to save and complement those reds. Blackberry juice added more red to the outside surfaces until it almost became too red.<br />
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I'd anticipated some change and hoped that a few poly coats might tame the flames, but eventually I had to give in. The reds were showing well on the cabinets panels, but hardly at all on the legs. Is was time to walk away from it for a few days - which is what I did.<br />
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There was a moment when I considered something more 'old school punk' as in solid blacks and pink, but eventually the cabinet showed me the way. Using a home made rubbing finish, I selectively added color. The hardest part
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Here, you can see where I'm nearly finished. One more rub down on the sewing area should still keep the wonderful red tones and hopefully come a shade closer to matching the inside of the leaf. The legs and top are darker but the contrast isn't alarming. The tones might be different, but they're still shades of a single color.<br />
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It's down to to one last decision. Which machine to set inside? I'll post a few different pictures and see which one seems to fit the new identity. It sure is a far cry from the coats of blue latex paint, and I don't mind. It's a perfect cabinet for a little creative expression. I'm starting to consider the 16 and a half length machines, as well as the blue and the greens. Even as I say this though... I have a feeling I already know which machine will look best. I wonder if anyone else will agree...<br />
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Originally, I had the Nelco above in mind. I thought the colors might complement each other. Now, I'm wondering if that whole pink and black thing wouldn't work here as well?<br />
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<br />SteelSewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18354516995973891931noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3997874981685028218.post-53406931897733571532018-05-09T08:58:00.001-07:002018-05-10T02:07:19.695-07:00Pfaffin' it: part twoSince I had the wiring figured out, everything on the Pfaff went back together without incident. Unfortunately, the bulb is burnt out and I haven't found another, but the wires are right when I do. This machine was the thirstiest I've ever work with, sucking in machine oil on a daily basis. I'd add a few drops each day and work it in and let it sit until it became a little looser. This went on for several days until the machine began to give up it's secrets and a time came when I could feel the rough spot.<br />
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One place on the top shaft didn't want to smooth and it made me sit back and think it through. Finally, I decided that the problem was gravity. If there could only be a way to move the machine into a position where a drip of oil wouldn't run from the rough. <br />
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I went to sleep Thursday night with the problem rattling around the back of my brain. On Friday there was a planned weekend trip to the old family farm and as I packed the car an idea came to mind. It made me laugh, but I thought 'why not?' so I stepped into the garage and propped the Pfaff up on it's balance wheel. I made certain it wouldn't tumble one way or the other and then gave the top end another oiling and turned off the lights, closed the door, and left for two days.<br />
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On Monday morning I sat the Pfaff down, checked all the connections, flipped the power strip and gave the pedal a test. This time the 1.0 amp motor turned the hand wheel all by itself. It didn't need a nudge! The motor noise was quieter and the machine spun a lot better. The oil must have finally found its way in!<br />
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It was time to thread it. This became slightly involved since I had to hunt down a bobbin and carrier. The only other Pfaff in the garage was a model 1222 from the eighties... and wouldn't you know... it had the right bits. Talk about lucky...<br />
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Going from the manual I threaded the machine and familiarized myself with the needle position, zigzag, and embroidery attachment controls. I disconnected the coffee grinder options, set both the needle and stitch length to a middle position, and then lifted the foot, and turned the wheel and the top thread picked up the bottom - always a good sign.<br />
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There were tension issues on the top, but the 130-6 sewed. Stitch length worked, and so did the zigzag settings. At this point I got brave and knowing that the embroidery levers were indeed working... I gave it a go. I'm not sure if it's working exactly as it should because I had a rather short piece of test cloth. I'll need to research a little more on what the embroidery stitches are supposed to look like and then test this again. At this point, I was relieved more than anything else, and began to get more serious about cleaning the machine. Even with light paint cracks on the deck finish, the machine looks pretty good, and it sews the basics. I wish I knew how to remove and then re-install the embroidery unit because I can't quite get the number dials clean.<br />
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So my feelings are mixed. It's a machine that sews, but there's more I want from it and me before I feel its finished.SteelSewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18354516995973891931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3997874981685028218.post-89556285301981695742018-04-25T20:40:00.003-07:002018-04-26T04:33:45.857-07:00Pfaffin' it part one.The first thing I did with the Pfaff 130 was nothing. I began by finding an owner's manual online in an effort to find a lubrication diagram. apparently I am not alone in this matter and a free pdf was easy to find. As I began to oil the machine there's always a point where it's best to just let it soak. That's when I began chasing down the wires to make sure everything was okay.<br />
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When the machine arrived, both the motor wires and the light wires were disconnected from the terminal. Since the insulation on the motor wires were okay, I figured I'd need the motor before the light. The other thing I would need was a foot control since there wasn't one. After rounding up a pedal, I sat down to figure out which wire went where. It looked simple enough since I've had experience with the same sort of three post terminal on many of the vintage Singer machines.<br />
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Although schematics and wiring diagrams appear a tad complex, the wires for an older sewing machine such as this Pfaff have become rather simple to me. The light on this machine, and many others, is a two wire affair. One single strand of wire brings electricity to the light, the other carries it away, or at least that's how I look at it.<br />
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Sometimes the light has it's own switch built in, other times the switch is located elsewhere. The switch is an interrupt for the current: throw it this way and the current is allowed to travel to the light bulb, throw it the other way and current isn't allowed to travel to the bulb.<br />
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If you can imagine that, then essentially the foot pedal (or knee control) is nearly the same as the light switch diagram. When there is no pressure on the foot pedal, current is not allowed to flow - the switch is closed. When there is pressure, current is allowed to flow and the switch is open.<br />
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The difference between the light switch and the foot pedal to me... is like the same as a house light switch or a house light dimmer. The simple switch is either on or off while a dimmer controls the amount of power to the light. In theory then, the foot control behaves like a light dimmer (or rheostat) in the room of a house. The word rheostat is used for both mechanisms.<br />
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So power goes along one strand of wire into the foot pedal... then it comes out the other strand of wire (if the pedal is depressed) and this one strand then goes to the motor. Power then exits the motor on the last single strand of wire on it's circuit and goes back to the electric plug: electric in, and electric back out. Makes some kind of sense to me.<br />
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In many ways the circuit for the light with a switch is the same circuit for a motor with a pedal. What the common vintage sewing machine electric terminal does... is allow for these two individual circuits to get power from one source: the cord with the plug that goes into the wall socket. So the terminal acts as a place to connect two separate routes.<br />
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Where it becomes complex in my head... is the number of wires involved. There are only the normal pair of wires that come from the wall plug, and they enter the terminal box where they are then split into two. With the motor circuit, the 'power in' line has to travel through one side of the pedal, out the other side, and then to the motor, through the motor, and then back out and to the 'power out' line of the terminal that will return to the wall socket on its one strand, just as it came in on the other.<br />
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This is probably an over-simplification on my part, but it works for me. Ask me how to wire a light switch at this end of the hallway, and then that end, for the same light bulb in the middle... and I'll have no idea. Even as I sit here and type this, the sewing machine sounds simple enough: two wires. One carries power in, the other carries it out. Everything you need to have power to must lay in between, and have a line in, and a line out. If it were that simple then why are there six wires to a sewing machine and three plugs on the terminal?<br />
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Oh my. The easy circuit to explain are the two wires for the light. Power-in goes to the light along one wire and power-out comes back. Often, there's a switch along the power-in line. That's it.I can therefore eliminate two of the six wires in my head. I know what they do.<br />
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The foot (or knee) control is what adds all the complexity. The reason it's a little confusing is because the control is way over there... and the motor and power source- are way over here. The third post on many of the vintage sewing machine terminals is simply a place for a splice in the wire. That's all it does. The third post connects the one single wire that is carrying the power away from the pedal... to the single wire that will now take the power and send it to the motor.<br />
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It's this way on the old Singer three wire terminals, and after examining the three post connector that was on the Pfaff, the theory appeared identical. Here's the Singer above. The thing to note on the Singer is that the splice is on the middle post. The middle post connects the one wire that is coming from the pedal and going to the motor.<br />
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Yes, I know. This might be boring.<br />
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Many people would rather not learn anything new and just hand it over to a trained professional. I wish I had the luxury, but I do not. If it needs fixed, I have to learn how to fix it, and there is a reason why I'm mentioning all this.<br />
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On all of the old Singer three post terminals the terminal for the pedal-out wire to connect with the motor-in wire is the middle post. This is not the case with the terminal that came with the Pfaff. By all appearances the terminal box on the Pfaff seems authentic and original to the machine, but the order of the wires is NOT the same as the Singer.<br />
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Needless to say, I had it wired wrong the first time and blew a fuse. </div>
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The wires above are in the correct order, but I'm not finished with them yet.<br />
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This made me step back and carefully examine the Pfaff plug. I got out a magnifying glass and it didn't take long for me to correctly locate the pedal/motor splice post and now, I feel a need to show everyone what I learned since mistakes can be learning tools. Oddly, I searched and searched and couldn't find a single reference online to how to wire this terminal. So maybe we're breaking new ground here.<br />
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The splice post for the pedal wire -power out- to connect to the motor wire -power in- is the post marked #3.<br />
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Anyways. after figuring out which wire went where I tested out the motor. This too is an interesting dilemma. Pfaff's are known for their tight tolerances when it comes to manufacturing. The problem with tight tolerances is that since there is even less space between metal surfaces than other machines... they usually need oiling a little more frequently.<br />
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If they are not oiled more frequently, or not at all for awhile then -as with many older machines- oxidation and rust can begin and the machine may begin to tighten up. The original Pfaff 130 had two things going for it: the first was a detailed oiling procedure, and the second was a very beefy 1.5 amp motor. An extra beefy motor will spin a machine that may have one little spot that's still not letting the oil soak in as far it should. Sometimes allowing the machine to spin will actually assist the oils ability to seep into that spot. <br />
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I had the Pfaff mechanisms spinning fairly free by hand when I wired the motor and pedal and decided to give it a try. The hand wheel would not take off running no matter how hard I pressed on the pedal. I still had to nudge it to go. The machine did spin and it spun well, but the original 1.5 amp motor had been replaced with a 1.0 amp unit, and I could tell. I have since taken this motor apart, checked the brushes, cleaned and serviced the motor to the best of my ability... and it still has trouble turning a slightly sticky Pfaff. It will do for now... but either the machine still needs to loosen up a little more or perhaps a different motor should be considered.<br />
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All that being said, the machine really does shows signs of life. I feel right now that there's a couple of spots that are a little thirstier than others when it comes to machine oil... and hopefully that will be rectified soon. It could probably sew right now if I asked it to... but I don't really think it's ready yet. When I finally get that one little rough spot out of the rotation (oddly right at the very tippy top of the thread take-up lever movement) then I'll be far more certain that the machine is ready to take the next step.<br />
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Until then...<br />
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