- #SINGER 660 SEWING MACHINE PRODUCTION YEAR PORTABLE#
- #SINGER 660 SEWING MACHINE PRODUCTION YEAR SERIES#
#SINGER 660 SEWING MACHINE PRODUCTION YEAR PORTABLE#
The VS #2 is a full-size model that worked very well as a treadle machine but weighing in at 27.7 pounds for the head only greatly hampered the sale of it as a hand-crank portable machine. Shortly after the VS #2, the VS #3 hit the market. After a short production period, it was revised and the VS #2 was introduced in 1886. So simpler was better and the VS #1 came to life. And after all, the end consumer wanted a reliable, cost-effective, easy to maintain the machine. The simplicity of the VS machine made it easier to service and cheaper to build. It is my suspicion that the complex machining and cost of labor and time investment needed to produce these machines was more than the average consumer could afford.
#SINGER 660 SEWING MACHINE PRODUCTION YEAR SERIES#
In 1879 they introduced a round bobbin oscillating hook machine called the 15-1, became the Improved Family and lead to the model 15 series oscillating hook machines we are familiar with today.
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This, however, was not the first singer attempt to move away from the TS machines. Right to the left would mean from the pillar to the head and back towards the pillar, whereas the VS would form a lockstitch the same way except for the shuttle rides in a carrier at the end of an arm that swings in an arch from the rear to the front of the machine and back. The transverse shuttle slid right to left on the machine. The TS or Transverse Shuttle created a lockstitch by sliding a shuttle called a boat through a loop created by the needle. The VS-1 was designed as an economical replacement for the aging TS machine for residential use. In 1885 Singer introduced the VS-1, Vibrating Shuttle # 1. I did the best I could to piece together an accurate timeline but I also feel there is probably room for correction. There are some inconsistencies to be found as records were lost over time and different resources had records that didn’t match.
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While researching the new to me Singer 27 I entered the history wormhole and before I knew it I had several pages of notes and scribbles of dates and places detailing the birth of the machine. It has long since moved into the house and it has been a trusted friend to be relied upon whenever there are tough circumstances most other machines cannot handle. And of course, I planted the head on it and sent the previous owner of the irons a video of it being used while it was still setting in the driveway. I completely disassembled it in the driveway and after wire brushing every single part of it by hand I found myself the owner of the smoothest set of SINGER irons I have ever had the pleasure of using. The table was in fair shape but the drawers were long gone. They were rusted and almost impossible to move. About 6 weeks later I found a set of irons for it at a city-wide yard sale and after convincing the seller that I was actually interested in restoring them to be used and not use them for some steampunk art exhibit, I found myself loading them into the van for $25. By the end of the day, I had a new machine and he got to see it moving and making stitches. When he brought it to me and said if you can make it work you can have it if you will use it I was eager to accept his challenge. Since he and I work in an environment surrounded by electric motors, pumps, and bearings we are both quite comfortable with mechanical motion. It was given to me by a co-worker who said he got it 30 years earlier and it was stuck when he got it. It was frozen solid from lack of use and years of storage. My first 27 came to us with an aftermarket motorization kit installed on it. Most of them have come to live with us after some previous owner separated them from their treadle bases. All of which started their lives as a treadle machine. We have several of the model 27 and 127 machines in our herd of machines. Purchasing items from the links cost you nothing more and add a few pennies to the fabric budget.