The needles & bobbins just are not a standard size & no longer produced. I use vintage Boye 18 needles, but there is a modern needle that can be substituted, DBx1 if I remember correctly. Miller can confirm or correct me. I think it was 1895 when that model came out, but that might not be right, but Singer bought ought the company in 1905.
I¡¯m fresh out of the hospital after very major surgery & the pain pills make me more forgetful. So I hope I¡¯m not misleading you. I polish my own machines but I am unable to get to them right now to take photos. If the plate to the right of the needle does not say D9 then it¡¯s a 9, provided the plate is original to the machine.
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The needle came out, thanks for your advice.? Want to take the bobbin winder apart for cleaning.? Any suggestion? ?
The bobbin area also needs work.? I¡¯m just concerned about what I can and can¡¯t do.? Are there guides for cleaning and taking them apart somewhere?? And why are bobbins and needles so hard to find?
I realize you must be shaking your heads because I have so many questions but I¡¯m so new to all of this.? I see all the pictures of your beautiful machines and wonder, did you find them like that or did you fix repair and restore them yourselves. ?
Im trying to load pictures of my machine when I received it and then hoped to add to it as I worked on her.
Im pretty sure she is a 9 but am clueless to a date.? I was thinking late 1890-1907.
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