Those old machines were built to be reliable...and immortal. Sometime in the 60's the manufacturers started making them less robust. Not sure when they turned into plastic junk. My Moms was an old Singer that looked like the Jones above. It had straight stitch and zigzag, forward and back. It came with a tiny little electric motor. After my wife got into commercial sewing in the 80's, she converted it to a commercial machine with an industrial table with a half HP motor, clutch set up. Still works awesome 40+ years later. We also have a "regular" commercial machine and a treadle powered one, of course.
Those old machines were built to be reliable...and immortal. Sometime in the 60's the manufacturers started making them less robust. Not sure when they turned into plastic junk.
ReplyDeleteMy Moms was an old Singer that looked like the Jones above. It had straight stitch and zigzag, forward and back. It came with a tiny little electric motor. After my wife got into commercial sewing in the 80's, she converted it to a commercial machine with an industrial table with a half HP motor, clutch set up. Still works awesome 40+ years later. We also have a "regular" commercial machine and a treadle powered one, of course.