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Singer Protégé 2639 sewing machine from the front

Singer Protégé 2639 sewing machine from the back

Singer Protégé 2639 sewing machine from the right end

Singer Protégé 2639 sewing machine from the left end

The Singer Protégé 2639 is a convertible free arm sewing machine that was introduced in 2003*. This machine uses a class 15J bobbin that isn’t
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Mercury Electric sewing machine from the front

Mercury Electric sewing machine from the left end

Mercury Electric sewing machine from the back

Mercury Electric sewing machine from the right end

This is a model 15 clone made in post war Japan. I don’t know who the manufacturer was, but it’s badged “Mercury Electric”.
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Elna 50 "Grasshopper" sewing machine from the front

Elna 50 "Grasshopper" sewing machine from the right end

Elna 50 "Grasshopper" sewing machine from the left end

Elna 50 "Grasshopper" sewing machine from the back

The Elna 50 is often referred to as the Elna Grasshopper because of its color, small size and folding motor controller knee bar. All
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New Home Sewing machine – Badged Climax T from front

New Home Sewing machine – Badged Climax T from the left end

New Home Sewing machine – Badged Climax T from the back

New Home Sewing machine – Badged Climax T from the right end

New Home – Badged Climax T, manufactured by the National sewing machine company. These are not uncommon machines, but I don’t have a
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Husqvarna Viking Optima 150E from the front

Husqvarna Viking Optima 150E from the left end

Husqvarna Viking Optima 150E from the back

Husqvarna Viking Optima 150E from the right end

This Husqvarna Viking Optima 150E was given to me by a friend in Gainesville Florida who wanted to find an easy way to get these
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Kenmore 385.1278191 from the front

Kenmore 385.1278191 from the left end

Kenmore 385.1278191 from the back

Kenmore 385.1278191 from the right end

The Kenmore 385.1278191 looks like it might be the spiritual ancestor of the Kenmore 385-15516. This machine was purchased as a parts machine
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White 8931 from the front

White 8931 from the back

White 8931 from the left end

White 8931 from the right end

This White 8931 was one of the first sewing machines I purchased at a garage sale. It was stuck in the cabinet, and
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Pfaff 11 from the front

Pfaff 11 from the left end

Pfaff 11 from the right end

Pfaff 11 from the back

The Pfaff 11 is a machine that I don’t have a ton of information on. I do know that it's a long bed 3/4 sized vibrating shuttle machine.
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The Auto-Reel vs Touch & Sew badging is pretty crazy. Singer clearly wanted to dump the Auto-Reel moniker. It does however cause some confusion, since the Auto-Reel* is the really the only model with the push button in front of the main pillar.
*Unless it's been rebadged 😅

Singer 600 Auto-Reel from the front

Singer 600 Auto-Reel from the left end

Singer 600 Auto-Reel from the back

Singer 600 Auto-Reel from the right end

The Singer 600 Auto-Reel is the successor to the 500 Rocketeer, and was quickly followed by the Touch & Sew series of Singer sewing machines.
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Singer Simple 3232 from the front

Singer Simple 3232 from the back

Singer Simple 3232 from the fright end

Singer Simple 3232 from the left end

The Singer "Simple" machines are entry level, lightweight, and light duty Zig-Zag sewing machines commonly sold at big box retailers and online. When used as intended...
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New Home Lightweight - Greyhound from the left end

New Home Lightweight - Greyhound from the front

New Home Lightweight - Greyhound from the back

New Home Lightweight - Greyhound from the right end

New Home lightweight portable vibrating shuttle, Made by National Sewing Machine Company. I have very little info on this machine. It's a 3/4 sized aluminum body machine.
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Singer 457 Stylist from the front

Singer 457 Stylist from the back

Singer 457 Stylist from the left end

Singer 457 Stylist from the right end

This Singer 457 Stylist came to me as a parts machine with a broken plastic top gear. I may rebuild it at some point.
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White Rotary Model 47 from the back

White Rotary Model 47 sewing machine from the front

White Rotary Model 47 sewing machine from the left end

White Rotary Model 47 sewing machine from the right end

White Rotary 47. I’m not 100% sure this is actually a model 47, but so far that’s my best guess. It seems to be earlier than the White FR serial machines referred to as Family Rotaries.
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Davis Underfeed C&C

General Electric - Portable Sewing Machine

Singer 24-24

Willcox & Gibbs

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It's a neat machine, keep an eye out, I see them on FB marketplace now and then.

New Home Type F Rotary from the front

New Home Type F Rotary from the back

New Home Type F Rotary from the right end

New Home Type F Rotary from the left end

New Home Type F Rotary. I currently have three machines of this style, all three manufactured by the Free Sewing Machine Company. Two of them are badged as “New Home”,
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Free-Westinghouse Type E Rotary from the back

Free-Westinghouse Type E Rotary from the front

Free-Westinghouse Type E Rotary from the left end

Free-Westinghouse Type E Rotary from the right end

Free-Westinghouse Type E Rotary. At the time of this writing I have two of these machines manufactured by the Free Sewing Machine Company, this one is badged as “Free~Westinghouse
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Singer 185 Sewing machine from the front

Singer 185 Sewing machine from the back

Singer 185 Sewing machine from the left end

Singer 185 Sewing machine from the right end

Singer 185J/K Introduced in 1958 the 185 replaced the much loved Singer Model 99, it also happens to be one of my favorite sewing machines.
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Singer model 99 from the front

Singer model 99 from the left end

Singer model 99 from the back

Singer model 99 from the right end

The Singer model 99 sewing machine had a remarkable production span from 1911 to 1958. It’s a compact, 3/4 size version of the Singer 66
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Kenmore 158.521 from the left end

Kenmore 158.521 from the front with the cam lid open

Kenmore 158.521 from the back

Kenmore 158.521 from the front

Kenmore 158.521 or Model 52 "Pictorial" Made in Japan for Kenmore by Jaguar/Maruzen in 1962. It’s one of my heavier domestic machines at 33.5 pounds, but it’s an all metal
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My Little Worker 😀

Nice. I have a New~Home Little Worker that looks almost exactly like the "Midet" badged machine in the background.

I've seen Damascus badged machines, but never this one, it's very cool. 🙂

Yep :-)

I have a 20, but it's missing some parts at the moment.

I haven't tried yet, I will once I have it running. It's a chain stitch, so it should be pretty easy to get a decent stitch out of it though.

Betsy Ross 707 from the right end

Betsy Ross 707 from the back

Betsy Ross 707 from the left end

Betsy Ross 707 from the front

Betsy Ross 707, This is a toy sized chain stitch sewing machine. It’s made of cast aluminum, and this is a motorized example, but they were also offered with a hand crank. My understanding is...
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Kenmore 117.812 from the front

Kenmore 117.812 from the back

Kenmore 117.812 from the right end

Kenmore 117.812 from the left end

The 1948 Kenmore 117.812 rotary was offered in the Sears Catalog for $109.95 around 1948. It's one of those unmarked cast magnesium, portable sewing machines.
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Riccar RZ-208B from the front

Riccar RZ-208B from the back

Riccar RZ-208B from the right end

Riccar RZ-208B from the left end

The Riccar RZ-208B is a late 60s or early 70’s, all metal sewing machine. It has basic Zig-Zag, a blind stitch and buttonholer functions. It
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