Re: Happy Birthday, Allen Wilson!
November 12, 1850 is when his patent was granted according to Wikipedia, not that long ago when you look back at history. Happy Commemorative Birthday Mary F
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MB Freeman
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Happy Birthday, Allen Wilson!
Just thought it seems appropriate to note that today is Allen Wilson's 200th birthday! As a refresher, he invented the vibrating shuttle, the rotary hook and round bobbin, and the four way motion for
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Paul Fox
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Re: New Singer 9w1 and 9w7 Book
Thank you. I still want one. Sandra
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Sandra Haak
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Re: New Singer 9w1 and 9w7 Book
Sandra, The book is not a how-to service the machines. It is about the parts of the machine. However, the book will assist you in understanding the parts and how they associate. Singer did not do a
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Bill Wells <ronone69@...>
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Re: New Singer 9w1 and 9w7 Book
I would love to own one of the books you have just described. I have a W&W D-9 that l am trying to service. Some instructions would be helpful. Sandra Haak swhaak@...
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Sandra Haak
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Re: New Singer 9w1 and 9w7 Book
Thanks Paul. I had thought about offering the book for free except there are unscrupulous people in the world who steal the work of others. I am mulling over doing a visual tutorial about the
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Bill Wells <ronone69@...>
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Re: New Singer 9w1 and 9w7 Book
That's an amazing project, Bill -- congratulations! paul bill wrote:
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Paul Fox
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Re: New Singer 9w1 and 9w7 Book
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
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Bill Wells <ronone69@...>
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Re: New Singer 9w1 and 9w7 Book
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.
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MB Freeman
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New Singer 9w1 and 9w7 Book
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
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Bill Wells <ronone69@...>
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Re: Bobbins for W&W 12
Interested in those W&W #12 bobbins. PM sent!
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John Lowrey
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Bobbins for W&W 12
I am a vintage Singer collector/hoarder and in a recent acquisition found two unusual bobbins. My research led me here and looking at the helpful bobbin comparison document on this forum I think they
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Sarah Schrock
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Re: Thanks for letting me join
Thanks for the links! Liz
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E Ward <elizabethward4000@...>
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Re: Thanks for letting me join
Welcome to the digest Liz.? Other resources for old sewing machines include: http://www.ismacs.net ( http://www.ismacs.net ) (lots of free manuals and historical information) http://needlebar.org/
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Heresolong
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Re: Thanks for letting me join
Actually I see that there is information in the files. Thanks very much! [email protected]> wrote:
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E Ward <elizabethward4000@...>
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Thanks for letting me join
Hi all. I recently was given a German sewing machine that several people think is a copy of a Wheeler and Wilson #9. I would love to find a manual for it.Does anyone know where I could get a free
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elizabethward4000@...
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Re: New here
Are you Sugarland Rob?? wrote:
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Agatha Harkness
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Re: New here
I have a D8 earmarked for you... all but one of the glass feet... and a rebiildable bobbin winder
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Robert Collins
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Re: New here
I have heard of this adapter, and that it's rare. Saw a guy on YouTube with one. I was planning on find a local machinist to see if they're up to a trying to make something different. I have one for
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Agatha Harkness
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Re: New here
The Singer 9Ws are Wheeler & Wilson sewing machines with a domestic Singer sized bed. I own at least five of them plus several 9s and D9s, three 8s, 3 curved needle machines. Two of my D9s are hand
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Phyllis in Iowa
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