Singer class 7 1887-1889

[Gelcoater]

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In his retirement my dad has been buying and fixing up old sewing machines.
Adler, singer, etc.
9 out of 10 times they simply need to be cleaned and lubed.
He picked up an older class 7 out of Utah and there are pieces missing.

He’s looking for schematics or detailed pics of the internal “skip foot” on a no letter stamp Singer.
Anyone??

 

[Gelcoater]

He has a small EBay store selling obscure old boat parts. Spark plugs for a 63 Evenrude or an oil seal for a this or that. He probably has a couple. So he ships a lot.

He has a few running machines.
He sent me an item last year, it came in this box he fabbed and sewed.

 

[monkeyswrench]

He has a small EBay store selling obscure old boat parts. Spark plugs for a 63 Evenrude or an oil seal for a this or that. He probably has a couple. So he ships a lot.

He has a few running machines.
He sent me an item last year, it came in this box he fabbed and sewed.
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That's pretty cool actually.

As for really old diagrams of really old equipment, I stumbled upon a site called "Craftsmanspace".
They had free access to old public domain books. Most stuff was turn of the century and earlier. Made me realize people were really damn smart then, and I've become too dependent on tech.

 

[Gelcoater]

That's pretty cool actually.

As for really old diagrams of really old equipment, I stumbled upon a site called "Craftsmanspace".
They had free access to old public domain books. Most stuff was turn of the century and earlier. Made me realize people were really damn smart then, and I've become too dependent on tech.

Thanks, I’ll pass it along.
He’s of that generation of if you need something, make it.
He’s just not sure what he needs exactly. Is a little older than he usually does.
The no letter stamp he told me denotes an early version.
He knows just enough to get in trouble

 

[monkeyswrench]

Thanks, I’ll pass it along.
He’s of that generation of if you need something, make it.
He’s just not sure what he needs exactly. Is a little older than he usually does.
The no letter stamp he told me denotes an early version.
He knows just enough to get in trouble

I'm not of that generation, but of that mindset. A lot of things you can make easier than finding. Any old equipment the pieces aren't super precise, and not a 15 step process to manufacture. In this case, sounds like the parts gone al together. Usually I just get one in pieces, or worn out. Easy to copy a piece, hard as hell to imagine one.

I use an anvil pretty often. It's an 1890 Hay Budden, stamped Atchison Topeka RR.
Old stuff is cool!

 

[buck35]

My wife sews for a living and owns roughly 25 various types of machines . I'll pose the question to her when she gets home.
She loves the older stuff with metal gears .

 

[DrunkenSailor]

Here's a manual from a 1891 model. It might be similar. I can e-mail it if it doesnt show up on here.

 

[DrunkenSailor]

Heres the attachment book for the 1888 model.

 

[DrunkenSailor]

I also found one from 1891. Hopefully these help.

 

[buck35]

Ok RDP.
Testing @RiverDave word that any question has an answer on RDP

In his retirement my dad has been buying and fixing up old sewing machines.
Adler, singer, etc.
9 out of 10 times they simply need to be cleaned and lubed.
He picked up an older class 7 out of Utah and there are pieces missing.

He’s looking for schematics or detailed pics of the internal “skip foot” on a no letter stamp Singer.
Anyone????

Do you have or can you get a photo?

 

[ElAzul]

Can't offer any help on the part but my Grandpa sold Singer machines door to door waaaaay back in the day. Found a picture of him in an old Singer panel van last year that was pretty cool. He always had a soft spot for older machine's