Vintage Machine Online Resources
This is a list of useful websites that I’ve found…this page will probably always be a work in progress so please excuse any broken links and random notes and poor formatting.
Index
General
Singer
Elna
HA-1 Generic (Japanese Clones)
Toy Sewing Machines (TSM)
General
General Information
- NeedleBar – The NeedleBar was an international group of enthusiastic collectors of antique and vintage (1829 to 1960) sewing machines, who also had an interest in researching the history of these fascinating items, their inventors and their makers.
Identification
Manuals
- Relics – pdf manuals for purchase
Parts
- Sew-Classic – Discount sewing machine parts & supplies
- ISMACS Needle List
Blogs
- Vintage Sewing Machines Blog – Lots of information about various machines.
- Images Past – some great photos
Singer
General Information
- ISMACS International – International Sewing Machine Collectors Society – Lots of great vintage, antique and rare sewing machine information including, serial number search, free manuals, restoration advice, history and fun facts like this and this
- Singer Sewing Info
- Two great posts on My Sewing Machine Obsession regarding Singer 201-2 and 15 class tension assemblies, 201-2 here and follow up for 15 class here.
- Some cleaning tips from The Stitch Sharer.
- Featherweight facts from Planet Patchwork
- Singer Sewing Info – Introduction to Singer Featherweight Models
Identification
- Sandman-Collectibles Singer Sewing Machine Identification – Follow through the questions to identify your Singer machine – a great visual identification system
- Singer Serial Numbers – Find out when your machine was made
- Singer 160th Anniversary Site – Enter your details and your machines serial number to get a cute commemorative certificate
Manuals
- Singer Service Manuals
- Singer Product Manuals – Search for your machines manual
- If you can look past the horrible website design there is a Singer Featherweight Service Manual.
- Singer 15-1 Parts Manual pdf
Parts
- Keeler Sales – Singer replacement decals
- Custom Featherweights – Decals and other information
Restoration
- Tools for Self Reliance – How to Refurbish Sewing Machines is a step-by-step guide to refurbishing Singer sewing machines.
- Zounds Designs – Singer 15-90 Restoration
- Not Yet Published – Restoring my Grandmother’s Singer 99k Sewing Machine
Blogs
- The Vintage Singer Sewing Machine Blog – Find ’em, get ’em, clean ’em, fix ’em, use ’em, great blog
- My Sewing Machine Addiction – Fantastic blog of the complete stripdown and restoration of a 1940s Singer 201-2
- My Sewing Machine Obsession – mostly about quilting but some excellent posts regarding vintage Singers if you dig.
- The Cheeky Cognoscenti – Singer 221 Featherweight review
- Zounds Designs – Singer 15-90 Restoration
- Not Yet Published – Restoring my Grandmother’s Singer 99k Sewing Machine
Elna
General Information
- ISMACS Elna page – Links to history, model information and serial numbers
- Needlebar – History of Elna Sewing Machines
- Elna Grasshopper Blog
Identification
- Elna Grasshopper Blog – How to date an Elna #1
Manuals
Parts
Blogs
HA-1 Generic (Japanese Clones)
General Information
- My Srewing Machine Obsession tension assembly dis-assembly.
Identification
Manuals
Parts
Blogs
TSM – Toy Sewing Machines
General Information
- Singer Sewing Info – Toy Sewing Machines – Many different brands, history, great photos, needle sizes etc…
- Grain Miniature Toy Sewing Machines
- Peter Pan Miniature Toy Sewing Machines
- Sewalot – Singer model 20 sewing machine
Identification
Manuals
Parts
Blogs
Unsorted:
- Elna USA – Celebrating 70 years
- Helen Howes Sewing Machines – Vintage machine parts
- Needle Bar – The International Antique Sewing Machine Museum
- My Sewing Machine Obsession – Another useful blog
the curious kiwi 