Bill,?
Thank you for the quick reply. ?I am not at your level with Singer and Wheeler & Wilson history so I am not sure what you wrote. Is the Dw1 and Dw7 you mentioned the same as the 9W1 and 9W7? ?Do you think the plant in England made W&W clones? ?Do you think they would import Wheeler & Wilson¡¯s machinery to produce just those cloned machines?
I know you are just guessing but, what do you think is most probable based upon your experience with those two companies? ?My mother claims she brought hers (now mine) over in a steamer trunk from Ireland on the RMS Mauritania so that is my reason for bringing up this question. ?She liked to spin a good yarn and I am always skeptical but, she knew how the foot treadle motion was done when we talked about the machine at 95 years of age.
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On Feb 5, 2024, at 4:17?PM, Bill Wells <ronone69@...> wrote:
Mary,? It is possible that Singer's Plant in England made the Dw1 and Dw7.? The machines were still popular with W&W fans.? However, technology was changing, and the Singer clones of the W&W models did not keep up.? One of the things Singer did in the 9w& was to change the bobbin carrier and bobbin to the standard Singer bobbin.? Another thing that could have been done is to change the needle to the standard Singer version.? I have done this on two W&W machines because of the cost lity of needles today.?? However, both W&W bobbins and needles were still readily available in the late 1940s.?
Another thing Singer could have done was to make electric models of their machines.? However, as I noted the period of the W&W clones had passed.
I hop this helps.
On Mon, Feb 5, 2024 at 2:44?PM MB Freeman <
bumby3@...> wrote:
Bill,
?Based upon your catalog and parts research, do you think in your opinion the Singer 9W1 and 9W7 machines were ever made anywhere else besides the united States?
Kindly,
Mary Freeman
On Jul 23, 2023, at 3:03?PM, Bill Wells <
ronone69@...> wrote:
Mary,? I suppose you mean the variations of the W&W machines, No. 9, D9, 9w1 and 9w7.? In short, no, I did not include photos of the machines because outwardly they are nearly identical.??
What I did do is include variants of parts and I do show images of determining the differences of the No. 9 and D9 machines as well as the few differences of the 9w7.? The 9w1 is identical to the D9.
The base document is a rehabilitation of the 1919 Singer Parts List.? If you have ever seen the copy circulating on the internet you will see why I did this. It is nearly illegible in text and imagery.? I included parts lists in numerical and alphabetical forms - something not in the original.? The original book was some 30+ pages.? Mine is 153 pages with some color images.
?I hope this answers your questions. Have a good day.
On Sun, Jul 23, 2023 at 1:33?PM MB Freeman <
bumby3@...> wrote:
Bill,
Does you book feature many pictures of complete Singer machine variations as it evolved through production changes or is it primarily a parts handbook?
Sincerely,
Mary F.
On Jul 21, 2023, at 8:52 AM, Bill Wells <
ronone69@...> wrote:
I would like to announce that I self-published a reworking of the 1919 Singer 9w1 and 9w7 Parts List. These parts are nearly all compatible with the W&W 9 and D9 machines from which Singer cloned.
I have improved the illustrations by photographing original parts or computer reworking other images.? I also added more information at appropriate places including variants of attachments and other part. Added also are previously non-existent numerical and alphabetical listing of the parts. I believe the 153-page book will be helpful of all? people interested in the Singer and W&W versions.? It is on Amazon and available on Kindle and in paperback.
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