Foot pedal for old machine

There is an old Singer for sale at a 2nd-hand shop near me, but it doesn' have a foot pedal. Are foot pedals hard to get? I'm in Australia, and I don't want to order stuff from the US if I can help it, because of shipping costs. I've only just started looking for older machines and this is the first one I've found.

Jane

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Jane VR
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You don't say how old it is, but if it is one of the old ones with the motor separate from the machine, mounted behind it, those are very easy to get. You can even get "generic" ones.

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Joanne

No there should be no problem getting a pedal. Keep checking the second hand stores, one of our has a bin full of foot pedals. When I get a dumpster or curb sider I usualy go there for the pedal and accessories. About 2$ a piece. Also try your local independant repair person. I must have about 20 of these hanging in the shop so if you are really stuck I can send. I am in Canada.

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Hanna's Mom

I like that idea! :)

It turns out that it has a knee lever not a foot pedal. The tension is broken, however. Amazingly (to me) I can see how it works, as it is just a bolt, with two discs and a spring, and a nut you turn to tighten or loosen it. So maybe the spring is dead.

I am wondering how to work out what model it is. It has EB424154 on a plate at the front of the machine, and B.R.K.12 on the motor (and a motor number).

Jane

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Jane VR

EB424154 That would be the model number

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Dee >

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D&D

If it's a Singer, send that serial number to them and they will tell you the model number and a bit about where and when it was made. There are some numbers for which a complete history is not available, but they have most of them.

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Kate Dicey

Thanks (and to Kate, too). I looked around on the 'net and I'm pretty sure it is a 99-13, made in Scotland around 1938. Cool! Also, the DBF looked at the tension mechanism, and took all the pieces off and put them back on a different order and now it works!!

*doing a little happy dance*

Jane

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Jane VR

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