Issues with WWD12
Hi! I have a wheeler & wheeler d12 industrial treadle. It has the bobbin case with the arm holding it in. My issue is that the arm won't stay up. Any suggestions? Thanks
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Emily Hitchner
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Re: ISMACS update
Thanks for taking this on! Not an easy task and you are to be congratulated for diving in. I agree that ismacs is the single most important source for research in the field, and many, many of us
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Bruce Siegmund
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Re: ISMACS update
Thank you for taking the helm. ISMACS is very important to all of us.? As far as I'm, concerned, their site is *the* most essential, comprehensive site for research and information. I'm in several
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Roxy
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ISMACS update
Hello.? I wanted to introduce myself as I have been asked to be the new chair of ISMACS, the International Sewing Machine Collectors Society.? I am very excited about the prospect and am looking
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Heresolong
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Re: 9W7 Missing thread controller
liveforcm, While rebuilding the 9w7 I would like to ask if you could photograph parts of the machine. I am working on a project and I do not have a 9w7. First, I would like a profile view of an
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Bill Wells <ronone69@...>
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Re: Need advice about transport
#introduction
I only have a handful of documented dated receipts and warranties, but fortunately there are two receipts almost exactly a year apart that straddle your serial number. #2385629 receipt?dated
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Tammy Tatum
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Re: Need advice about transport
#introduction
Hello Tammy, I¡¯m wondering if you can help me date my Wheeler & Wilson D-9 treadle? The serial number is ?2401021 I¡¯ve attached a picture of the plate so you can see the patent dates. Thank you
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Sandra Haak
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Re: Need advice about transport
#introduction
Thanks Tammy! ?I was using the formula I found somewhere to derive the 1903 guess -- very useful to have concrete historical record to work from, even if it is still a "best guess."
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travelingzen
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Re: 9W7 Missing thread controller
Thank you Helen- I will take a look at your site.
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liveforcm@...
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Re: 9W7 Missing thread controller
I have these. I'm not a charity, but I do have lots of parts www.helenhowes-sewingmachines.co,.uk ( http://www.helenhowes-sewingmachines.co,.uk ) HH
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Helen Howes
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Re: 9W7 Missing thread controller
Good to know! I¡¯ll look some more.
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liveforcm@...
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Re: 9W7 Missing thread controller
Thank you for the information! I¡¯ll take a look.
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liveforcm@...
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Re: 9W7 Missing thread controller
I can see at least four missing pieces and two screws. This tension device was used on many different Singer models and parts should be available. -- Bill Wells ronone69@...
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Bill Wells <ronone69@...>
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Re: 9W7 Missing thread controller
Yes, I located that same part from a supplier in England, she does it for a charity and is extremely knowledgeable. Her web address: info@... <mailto:info@...>
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MB Freeman
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9W7 Missing thread controller
I am restoring a 9W7 and it is missing only one part, the exterior portion of the thread controller. It has the coil and the cover but from looking at pictures there is another piece that goes on top
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liveforcm@...
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Re: W&W 12
Thank you John L. , you made an excellent comparison. Mine arrives tomorrow and I will take some pictures and show my serial number,but from your pictures I already figured out that mine is a D-12. I
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Mario
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Re: W&W bookcase cabinet
Tammy, Thanks for the reminder that these machines come in what appears to just be a bookcase. I¡¯ll have to return to searching for a small bookcase again. It was such an unusual design, and pretty
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Carol Tallytwo Kio
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Re: W&W bookcase cabinet
I have a couple number 8's.? The bed on these are thinner than what is normally used.? One arrived with a cracked bed that had been repaired by someone in UK.? They put a brace and tapped then
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Michael Kendall
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Re: W&W bookcase cabinet
HI Funny and Sad bit of machine storage Funny = I have 24 machine hidden in my living room only one is on display a Singer 28k 1891, very nice bentwood case. Two treadle machines that are used as
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John Harrison
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Re: W&W bookcase cabinet
Tammy, ? I have, before when asked, answered "100" then paused and after a pause say "100 years old". Mike
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Michael Kendall
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