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<p>[QUOTE="Shangas, post: 4304912, member: 360"]Hey folks. </p><p><br /></p><p>The machine is a Singer Model 27 / 28 (there's not much difference between them), likely from the early 1900s. </p><p><br /></p><p>I can't see the serial-number in the photos, so I can't be more precise than that. </p><p><br /></p><p>It is a treadle-powered vibrating-shuttle sewing machine, and it's missing the two slide-plates that go across the machine-bed over the bobbin-race. </p><p><br /></p><p>Having the original belt is useful, but not always great. These belts were leather, and often wore out, so it's a good thing that they can be easily replaced. You can easily find a new one on eBay for just a few bucks. </p><p><br /></p><p>Is it rare? Not really. The singer vibrating shuttle models were produced in vast numbers. It is rarer in the sense that it's a much older model, though. </p><p><br /></p><p>With a LOT of effort, it could be restored. The missing slide-plates, and the missing/replacement-needing treadle-belt are easily found on eBay. Slide-plates go missing ALL THE TIME, so there's an active industry manufacturing replacements. </p><p><br /></p><p>Finding the original bobbins and shuttles...that's...doable. It's not easy, but it can be done, if you know where and how to look. They do make reproductions of these, but the reproductions are not as good quality as the antique originals. </p><p><br /></p><p>All that aside, it can likely be made to run again, if you're willing to put in the effort. These machines are bomb-proof. Short of welding it together with a flamethrower that spits lava, these things will withstand just about anything you can throw at them. I bought a Singer 128 (this machine's little brother) as a "display model" for $20.00.</p><p><br /></p><p>It's now my main machine for fixing & altering my clothes.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Shangas, post: 4304912, member: 360"]Hey folks. The machine is a Singer Model 27 / 28 (there's not much difference between them), likely from the early 1900s. I can't see the serial-number in the photos, so I can't be more precise than that. It is a treadle-powered vibrating-shuttle sewing machine, and it's missing the two slide-plates that go across the machine-bed over the bobbin-race. Having the original belt is useful, but not always great. These belts were leather, and often wore out, so it's a good thing that they can be easily replaced. You can easily find a new one on eBay for just a few bucks. Is it rare? Not really. The singer vibrating shuttle models were produced in vast numbers. It is rarer in the sense that it's a much older model, though. With a LOT of effort, it could be restored. The missing slide-plates, and the missing/replacement-needing treadle-belt are easily found on eBay. Slide-plates go missing ALL THE TIME, so there's an active industry manufacturing replacements. Finding the original bobbins and shuttles...that's...doable. It's not easy, but it can be done, if you know where and how to look. They do make reproductions of these, but the reproductions are not as good quality as the antique originals. All that aside, it can likely be made to run again, if you're willing to put in the effort. These machines are bomb-proof. Short of welding it together with a flamethrower that spits lava, these things will withstand just about anything you can throw at them. I bought a Singer 128 (this machine's little brother) as a "display model" for $20.00. It's now my main machine for fixing & altering my clothes.[/QUOTE]
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