Posted 2 years ago
sjhenry
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Hi there, I am just hoping someone can tell me more about this machine I have.. Other than that it needs some TLC. I would love to restore it but I dont know how or have the room to even have it in my house if I do restore it.
I looked up serial number but didnt find anything its JB206758
Hi, sjhenry. :-)
It never rains but it pours. Two new vintage sewing machine posts, and I got distracted by the other newer post. Oh, well. };-)
Singer JB prefix serial numbers are a bit problematic in that unlike most Singer serial numbers with prefixes, they can't be pinned down to a single year, but rather just a range of years:
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Letter JB series 1936 1948
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https://ismacs.net/singer_sewing_machine_company/singer_dating_by_serial_number.html
There is a sad story about the St. John's factory that might possibly explain its relatively poor record-keeping:
https://singer-featherweight.com/blogs/schoolhouse/singer-sewing-at-the-st-johns-factory-quebec-canada
Your sewing machine head is a Singer vibrating shuttle. Most vintage sewing machine enthusiasts would know that at a glance, because it has all the tell-tale features, like the trapezoidal access door, dual slide plates, and a circular needle plate.
Further, it has a high-mounted bobbin winder, which means that it's probably a model 127 or 128:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Singer.Model27.IdentificationGuide.jpg
However, there's a vintage Singer domestic sewing machine identification guide out there for VSM newbies:
https://www.sandman-collectibles.com/id-singer-machines.htm
Sandman concurs that it's a 127 or 128:
https://www.sandman-collectibles.com/id-singer-machines.htm#14
Being that it's mounted in a treadle cabinet, it's probably the full-sized mode 127, rather than its three-quarters-sized sibling the 128.
Your decal set is called Hearts:
http://needlebar.org/nbwiki/index.php?title=File:39a.jpg
http://needlebar.org/nbwiki/index.php/Singer_Machine_Decoration
Your face plate looks like it might be 127K - Scrolls (Simanco 8210):
https://www.singersewinginfo.co.uk/gallery_faceplates
I can't see the back access panel, but if you scroll down on the face plate page, you'll see examples of those for various models.
Your cabinet is Cabinet Table No. 2:
https://ismacs.net/singer_sewing_machine_company/cabinet_table_no_2-3.html
About Singer's family of vibrating shuttle machines:
https://www.singersewinginfo.co.uk/28
About the 127 and 128:
https://www.singersewinginfo.co.uk/128
Here is a manual for the 127 and 128:
https://ismacs.net/singer_sewing_machine_company/manuals/127-128.pdf
An adjusters manual:
https://semsi.com.mx/Manuales/SINGER/127--128-Inst.pdf
Parts lists for various submodels of the 127:
http://hensewfiles.com/PDFs/SINGER%20127K.pdf
http://hensewfiles.com/PDFs/SINGER%20127-1.pdf
http://hensewfiles.com/PDFs/SINGER%20127-3.pdf
http://hensewfiles.com/PDFs/SINGER%20127-4.pdf
http://hensewfiles.com/PDFs/SINGER%20127-12.pdf
http://hensewfiles.com/PDFs/SINGER%20127-14.pdf
Restoration can be a tall subject, but this guy really knows what he's doing, and has at least one important caveat:
https://pungolivinghome.com/
https://pungolivinghome.com/2022/02/02/a-tutorial-one-very-important-disassembly-tip-for-your-sewing-machine-restoration/
This site has links to a lot of other sites that offer restoration advice:
https://mermaidsden.com/blog/2017/07/20/restoring-vintage-sewing-machines
Parts from a reputable source:
https://www.vintagesingerparts.com/collections/singer-model-27
In case I'm forgetting something, here is my own collection of vintage sewing machine links:
https://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/285089-help-for-vintage-sewing-machines
However, it's a lot to sift through, so if you have more questions, just ask them here in a comment on your post.