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Posted by Roger Moss on December 2, 2007, 3:59 pm
Roger Moss wrote:
> I have 3 old hand operated Singer sewing machines but I am having a good
> clean out and want to keep just one - the question is which?
>
> - a model 15K from 1914, recently serviced but not original (repainted
> in a horrible hammerite type finish, with a plywood case)
>
> - a pretty model 99k from 1923
>
> - a very pretty model 28K from 1937 (with a boat type shuttle).
>
> I don't know whether the last two work - they definitely need a good
> service - but am tempted to keep one on the grounds of looks.
>
> How do the 15K, 28K and 99K compare in terms of ease of use, reliability
> and results? Is it simply the case that the later machines are better?
> The 15 and 99 use round bobbins, which I would have thought was
> more modern - but actually predate the 28K, which is a bit confusing.
>
> Thanks
> Sally
Interestingly, these represent the 3 different Singer mechanisms -
vibrating shuttle, oscillating shuttle and oscillating hook - does
anyone know why they produced the different kinds?
- Sally
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