Mechanical help

[Pandora (Premo)]

Originally Posted by onebdzee

Still have my moms old Singer(60+ years old, too) that's holding up even better for the house ....figure I'll give it to my daughter

Mine has really held up great as well, but the cabinet needs refinished and the machine itself needs some minor work. Last night, my husband and I were seriously considering donating it to the Smithsonian, but today, he is considering finishing it, fixing it and giving it to my younger sister since we have no daughters.

I bet we have the same machine. I have a Singer 66 model and the service representive's phone number that sold it to my grandmother is #1680.

[Pandora (Premo)]

Originally Posted by Pandora

I bet we have the same machine. I have a Singer 66 model and the service representive's phone number that sold it to my grandmother is #1680.

It was manufactured in the 40's.

[onebdzee (Premo)]

Originally Posted by Pandora

It was manufactured in the 40's.

I think mine was made right after yours....not sure of the year(mom said late 40's early 50's)....It was one of the first "new" portable ones they made....My grandmother bought it and used it then gave it to my mom when she got married back in '60....She gave it to me back in '85 so I could make my kids clothes(she said it was cheaper than buying them )....I've had it reconditioned twice since I got it and it works better than anything I've used

I bought a new machine about 10 years ago, ended up giving it to my neice because it just didn't sew like mine did ....I think she used it a couple of times and put it in the closet to collect dust