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Posted 2 years ago
myrandam82
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Here are some additional photos of previously posted Singer model-66 Red Eye 1923. Not sure what's original and what's aftermarket.
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Cool...my 1922 99K came with a green Singer box like that with a bunch of accessories. Kera identified all of them for me. This should keep her busy for a few minutes..lol.
myrandam82, Cool. :-)
dav2no1 is of course joking. };-)
I spy a green card board accessory box in the second picture, and it probably has a SIMANCO (Singer Manufacturing Company) number stamped on it.
No guarantees, but knowing that SIMANCO number might not only speed up identification of the various accessories spread out on the cabinet top, but which ones might have been part of a set that came with the sewing machine.
It looks to me like you have some flavor of a ruffler, a binder, a tuckmarker, two varieties of underbraiders, but for sure you have this adjustable seam guide:
https://www.singersewinginfo.co.uk/simanco/25527
As to the contents of the tip-out center drawer seen in the first picture:
In the left hand compartment, it looks like you have a plastic presser foot, possibly this one:
https://www.singersewinginfo.co.uk/simanco/161927
Partially hidden underneath that presser foot looks like a key, possibly one of these:
https://www.singersewinginfo.co.uk/simanco/96507
https://www.singersewinginfo.co.uk/simanco/124428
In the center compartment, you have some bobbins, probably these ones:
https://www.singersewinginfo.co.uk/simanco/32522
That multi-function tool is a bit of a mystery, and might be worth another picture.
In the right hand compartment, you have more bobbins, and a felt spool pin washer:
https://www.singersewinginfo.co.uk/simanco/8879
In the third picture is a Singer light/lamp, probably one of these:
https://oldsingershop.com/products/singer-15-66-128-sewing-machine-bakelite-work-lamp-light-singerlight-simanco-cat-s4
https://www.sewingpartsonline.com/light-assembly-singer-b428.aspx
https://www.etsy.com/listing/512885481/replacement-light-fits-singer-models-15
So, I hate to ask you to do this, but if you could make one more post with clear pictures of the accessories all laid out in rows, it would help with the identification process.
And before my scattered brain forgets, here's a link to the related post:
https://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/311206-clueless-but-curious
Got my second wind. There are parts lists available, so we should be able to sort it out.
The ones for the 99-1 and 99-12 are pretty sparse, but the ones for the 99-13, 99-24 and 99-31 show a lot of attachments:
99-1
https://www.universalsewing.com/images2/parts_lists/all/sqk75ljs.pdf
99-12
https://www.universalsewing.com/images2/parts_lists/all/2i6lkaes.pdf
99-13:
https://www.universalsewing.com/images2/parts_lists/all/qi5ss0qj.pdf
99-24
https://www.universalsewing.com/images2/parts_lists/all/bmp99d3b.pdf
99-31
https://www.universalsewing.com/images2/parts_lists/all/8mh0cmir.pdf
D'oh! I got my second wind, but the oxygen wasn't reaching my brain. >8-0
Those are parts lists for the model 99, so you might as well delete the comment above, as well as this one. :-(
These parts lists are probably our best shots at identifying all of your attachments:
https://www.universalsewing.com/images2/parts_lists/all/ro0o70lk.pdf
https://www.universalsewing.com/images2/parts_lists/all/nnle908p.pdf
Hi again, myrandam82. :-)
FYI, I found another source for parts lists that looks quite promising:
https://www.hendersonsewing.com/manual.asp?page=78
These two in particular look good:
http://hensewfiles.com/PDFs/SINGER%2066-1.pdf (September 1919)
http://hensewfiles.com/PDFs/SINGER%2066-4%20OLD.pdf (November 1923)
So I'll be working on them. However, I'll probably have difficulty in identifying some of the accessories/attachments in your current pictures.
One reason might be that they aren't Singer accessories (that happened with one of the attachments in dav2no1's SIMANCO attachment box).
Another is that in your current pictures, some of the attachments are partially occluding others, so a new picture where they're all spread out in rows would be appreciated. :-)
You wouldn't necessarily have to create a new post; you could edit this one, delete one of the current pictures, and then add the new one.
Hi again, myrandam82. :-)
I think I've taken identification of the attachments in this post about as far as I can without different pictures.
FYI, I found most of them in the parts list for submodels 66-4 and 66-5 (which is probably the submodel for yours), however, I had to go forward to the one for submodels 66-14, 66-15, 66-18 & 66-24 to get the light assembly (SIMANCO 195126), so that item probably was after-market for your machine:
https://www.hendersonsewing.com/manual.asp?page=78
http://hensewfiles.com/PDFs/SINGER%2066-4%20OLD.pdf
http://hensewfiles.com/PDFs/SINGER%2066-14.pdf
https://www.singersewinginfo.co.uk/simanco_accessories
https://www.singersewinginfo.co.uk/gallery_accessories
I'm putting them in order by SIMANCO number for now:
Seam Guide (yours seems to be missing Thumb Screw 287):
https://www.singersewinginfo.co.uk/simanco/25527
Center Drawer Key:
https://www.singersewinginfo.co.uk/simanco/28233
Felt Spool Pin Washer:
https://www.singersewinginfo.co.uk/simanco/29903
Class 66 Bobbin:
https://www.singersewinginfo.co.uk/simanco/32522
Hemmer Foot 1/8" (I can't quite tell; yours might be this one or the 5/64" one.)
https://www.singersewinginfo.co.uk/simanco/35857
Adjustable Hemmer:
https://www.singersewinginfo.co.uk/simanco/35931
Quilting Foot:
https://www.singersewinginfo.co.uk/simanco/35932
Shirring Plate:
https://www.singersewinginfo.co.uk/simanco/35960
Underbraider:
https://www.singersewinginfo.co.uk/simanco/35963
35996 Hemmer Foot 5/64"
https://www.singersewinginfo.co.uk/simanco/35996
Ruffler:
https://www.singersewinginfo.co.uk/simanco/36517
Tuckmarker:
https://www.singersewinginfo.co.uk/simanco/36583
Binder Foot:
https://www.singersewinginfo.co.uk/simanco/36594
Edge Stitcher (yours is partially occluded by another attachment):
https://www.singersewinginfo.co.uk/simanco/36865
Accessories Box - Green (I'd still like the SIMANCO attachment set number stamped on yours):
https://www.singersewinginfo.co.uk/simanco/148044
Plastic Presser Foot:
https://www.singersewinginfo.co.uk/simanco/161927
I don't like to use modern sales listings, because they have a way of disappearing, but this light is a near twin of yours, except for the plug, which the vendor says was replaced:
*snip*
Replacement Light - Fits Singer Models 15, 15-30, 15-86, 15-87, 15-91, 15-90, 27, 28, 66
New replacement light with 22" cord.
-Color is solid black and bulb is screw in type (bulb is included).
Will work with most all of the older singer lock stitch machine and clones that have the round inspection cover on the back. 110 volt
*snip*
https://www.etsy.com/listing/512885481/replacement-light-fits-singer-models-15
It's a bit difficult to tell right now, but it looks like one of your presser feet is a back-clamper, so that would go with your other model 66 (G4632659).
If you do get around to supplying a picture of all the accessories/attachments laid out in rows, I'd recommend orienting them with the part where they attach to the sewing machine at the top.
A couple of your accessories/attachments might remain mysteries, because I couldn't find them in any of the Singer parts lists:
The multi-function tool that looks like it might be a screwdriver with some other functions built into the translucent handle.
The large attachment consisting of two rectangles, two screws, and a possible hinge.
Keramikos,
Amazing info again. Thank you so much. I've decided to print out all that you've provided into a book to keep with the machines. You're the best!
I'll try to get more pics added, but may take me some time.
Hi again, myrandam82. :-)
That Singer light has been bugging me, because no matter which old Singer parts list I looked at, I couldn't find its twin.
All the old parts lists either show the more streamlined-looking Singerlights (SIMANCO 193294 on Page 39, or SIMANCO 193518 on Page 42):
http://hensewfiles.com/PDFs/SINGER%2066-6.pdf
Or they show this rather cut-off looking thing (SIMANCO 195126 on Plate 9694 2/3):
http://hensewfiles.com/PDFs/SINGER%2066-14.pdf
Yours looks like an old-fashioned trouble light with a round, mounting plate attachment.
Slightly more modern ones (the power plug looks modern) are pretty widely available under the part number B428. I haven't been able to find a SIMANCO number for it anywhere, so that does suggest after-market.
These two vendors carry it, and have the best descriptions:
https://millardsewing.com/product/b428/
https://www.discountsewingmachineparts.com/vintage-parts/light-bulbs-and-sockets-4384/singer-light-b428.html
I do wonder whether the circular, nickel-plated. rear access panel is currently mounted on your 1923 Red Eye (serial number G9736459), e.g.:
https://oldsingershop.com/collections/singer-66-sewing-machine-parts/products/singer-66-red-eye-sewing-machine-faceplate-rear-cover-plate-in-nickel-simanco-32506-32633
If it is, perhaps nobody ever got around to installing the light.