Tour My ANTIQUE and VINTAGE Sewing Machine Collection - Victorian, Edwardian & World War Era SINGER 

Thankyou, I will definetily get onto it!

That is awesome! And they are very addictive lol!

Haha good luck! Let me know what you get, there's so many out there I love to see what everyone chooses!

Thank you! Will do! :D

Thatnk, I love them to! Probably why I've ended up with so many.... 😂

You are so welcome!

Great idea!! I will definitely do one at some point :D

Don't worry, I will be doing a lot of sewing with these in the future

@@AnnabelleAndBensAntics super cool !!!

Thankyou so much! There's definitely some more I want to add to my collection, but we're doing it gradually lol

Thanks so much! I can't wait to get to work repairing them to :)

That's so cool!

@@AnnabelleAndBensAntics singer machines are very durable ..

Thanks

Yes they definitely are!

Thanks :)

Oh I had no idea, will have to try it out, thankyou!

Thanks :D I'm glad you like them

haha, I know. And it's only a small problem really lol

My pleasure! I've actually just finished filming an updated sewing machine tour so cant wait to show all the new ones off as well!

@@AnnabelleAndBensAntics great! I'm looking forward to seeing it

no worries, so glad you enjoyed them!

thanks and I'm glad you enjoyed it. I actually completed my first vintage sewing machine repair and restoration yesterday and now I'm hooked, I have another one half done but am just waiting on some new parts

@@AnnabelleAndBensAntics Which machine? Did you film the process? I have a tote bag project to finish today, then I have a Singer 27 from 1910 to start work on...

@@AnnabelleAndBensAntics Here is a link to Andy, I find his repair videos helpful. (You may also) ru-vid.com/show-UCUSPDsHaFtRoz1VA2U1xJ4w

@@linuxfan7779 yes I filmed it and it's actually a friends machine so wasn't featured in this video, but I will be editing it and releasing it soon :D

Oh those sound awesome! I'm actually about to do an updated sewing machine tour with everything I've gained since this one (it's a lot lol) so make sure to keep an eye out for that if U want to see even more!

Oh thanks, I always struggle to find out what the designs are called

@@AnnabelleAndBensAntics Me too. Given the vast amount of decals over the decades that Singer produced them, it's an education in itself. Some decals are rarer than others and therefore more prized among sewing machine enthusiasts. Here in the US the " PHEASANT " decals and the " OWL" as well as the " PERSIAN" are considered rare or uncommon. Those are the ones I keep an eye out for.

@@oldschoolwoolandweavingcen4060 oh I'm going to go look those up now!

oh awsome I'm so glad you enjoyed it :D

Thanks 👍

Will give it a go. I've been rather busy so havent had a lot of time to work on these yet

@@AnnabelleAndBensAntics There are videos online with information on how to clean these old gems. Not with WD 40. The artwork on them is delicate. Even Windex is a bad idea.

@@rogerpeggywheat1630 Thanks, I've actually joined a realy great reddit group all dedicated to people helping each other repair these machines so I'm confident whatever I do will be ok :)

That's the plan!, have gotten started on a few of them but no major progress to report yet. We will get there though!

They are precision machines which can be fussy about adjustment and corrosion, and they will break if handled roughly. The hand crank, balance wheel or main shaft can bend or break if they're dropped, which can happen if a cabinet machine comes adrift from its hinges, or a portable machine isn't properly attached to its cover when carried. Having said that, if a machine was well cared for in its previous life, before being consigned to the attic or outbuilding, then it's often just a matter of removing surface rust and grime, and oiling the bits that need it.

Sweet :)

I've got quite lucky on there several times, it's great!

I think that is so cool that they released different versions of the same machine. Or a lot of the time they also sold the motor separately lol

Haha! We are actually looking at downsizing, but I agree. They all need to be used a bit more!

Not really...it is a collection. Collecting to display and enjoy...I have over 50 machines of the era all work but, not used , displayed, discussed, and enjoyed by many visitors

Honestly there not normally cheap in the UK either, I'm just very lucky an very happy to drop everything at a moments notice to pick one up!

@@AnnabelleAndBensAntics I have three 28K (actually a VS3, 28K and 128K) that cost nothing, a fiver and "free with another machine" respectively

@@eternaloptimist2840 So lucky! I love it when that happens!

@@AnnabelleAndBensAntics There's an element of luck, but for me it's mostly about patience (I've been collecting over 20 years) and looking in the right places. Just searching eBay regularly has turned up a 15K treadle for a tenner, a couple of very good 201K for £25 as well as 319K 320K 431G and others for very reasonable prices. Most of them have needed a service, some needed repairs - a 29K is the biggest project I've taken on, in terms of work, parts needed and knowledge yet to be acquired, but I have other things more important on which to spend my time ...

@@eternaloptimist2840 yere, i often go months without finding anything good and get three at once that are all such good steels I can't say no to! It's only when I'm in a real rush to get something that I end up paying out of the nose for it 😅

Oh wow that sounds really cool! And thankyou!

Ow nice! Great find :)

Thanks

I use the ISMACS International Singer Sewing Machine Serial Number Database, its gives you a range. ie from numbers 100-200 they were made in July of 1984, they are a singer 15k and were produced in Clydbank Scotland. Here's the link :D ismacs.net/singer_sewing_machine_company/serial-numbers/singer-sewing-machine-serial-number-database.html

@@AnnabelleAndBensAntics thank you so much 🌺

@@caolila181 no worries

@@AnnabelleAndBensAntics There are a couple of things to note about those tables. Firstly they record the date that the numbers were allotted to a batch - we don't know how much later the machines were actually built. Secondly the quantity recorded is for that particular batch - often you will see another batch of the same model just a few entries either side of a particular record. So if a batch date is stated as "July-December 1903" that's when that batch was allotted, not the total scheduled production of that model for that period.

One day I honestly want to take a trip to the USA just so I can go sewing machine shopping! You guys get so many that never got produces in the uk

I would give it a good dust off and wipe down and see what works/turns and go from there

I would just keep an eye on the fb market place for your area or ebay. I've gotton a lot of deals that way

They are very very cool and honestly an absolute dream to work with!

@@AnnabelleAndBensAntics You have that right! I love them and collect them also. It is a sickness with me I swear it is ha ha.

@@lindamorgan2678 Oh it definitely is!

I never noticed I did that and I meant 1892 :D

Thankyou! I will 😊

Yes thankyou!

Oh wow, that's pretty impressive!

@@AnnabelleAndBensAntics i want to restore it but dont know how

@@Eds157 there are a lot of recorded online along with several very informative Reddit pages to help u get started or we do have a vintage sewing machine chat channel on my discord with some very knowledgeable people

But I don't know what brand it is

thankyou I will have to check those people out :D

Oh lovely!

Very nice

Yes that's definitely the plan, to keep them in great condition so that one day someone else can enjoy them :)

I hadn't considered the social significance of these two inventions together, which is odd because the things I collect are too many vintage sewing machines and too many bicycles. They both combine elegant engineering with pleasure in using them (and foot power - must practice treadling).

This is a charming perspective and will help justify my growing antique machine collection!

Oh that's so nice! I definetily prefer treadles to hand cranks but they take up so much room! To much fun to use though!

Yes that's true I did mis speak lol. And honestly most of them are expensive over here to, I've just been very lucky with people wanting to get rid of them quick and me willing to drive right that second to pick them up :)

I think it is actually from 1922. The model 99 was introduced in 1911. 5 of my 35 singers are 99's ( also have a bit of an addiction ). They are very sturdy and easy to use, and share a lot of parts with the larger 66. I had an older model 127 that would not move, it took a lot of gentle persuasion and oil as the needlebar was rusted in place but it now sews beautifully. Good luck and don't give up on the attic find.

@@ryndl Wow, you got it bad.:-) I have a couple of 66K and a 185K which is a facelift of the third 99K version. The 66K was what I used as a child, and finding a replacement was what started my collection. I currently have about 15 Singers, and maybe ten others - a few Jones' and some Europeans; mostly working, a few projects.

:)

I would try your local Facebook market place, gumtree, or eBay :)

It is a bit of a problem

It definetily was!