Re: I need help finding out the manufacturer of my grandmothers sewing machine.

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> Can you post a picture of the entire machine? That would help! > > -Marie >

Thanks for the reply. Here's pictures of front and back of the machine. I had said I needed a foot for the machine but what I meant was the pedal. Thanks

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Misty
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Sorry but photos are not allowed on this group. Can you post a link to = the photos?

Mary (retired and lov>

Thanks for the reply. Here's pictures of front and back of the machine. = I had said I needed a foot for the machine but what I meant was the pedal. = Thanks

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Mary

I belive that's either an old Morse or White machine, which were made in Japan by Toyota (yep they made more than cars lol). They use 'universal' sewing machine foot controls. Was the foot control for your machine just cut off leaving the bare wire? or is there a plug attached to the inside of the cabinet that the connections go into?

-Marie

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Marie

Toyota! I read a historical article a couple of months back on mid-century Toyota sewing machines. In a nutshell, after WWII Toyota started making knock offs of the Singer 99 and 15. Mind you these knock offs are generally considered to be as good or better than the original. The thing about them is that while most of them are indeed "precision built" and "made in Japan", almost none of them have names.

Sometimes Toyota made machines have the name Toyota molded into the metal under the machine. It is not a sure thing, but it would be worth a look.

If that is what Misty's machine is, then it is indeed pretty much universal. At the very least it would be completely interchangeable with Singers of a similar age. It certainly would explain why it looks similar to machines that usually are labeled to within an inch of their functionality.

A Morse of that age at least generally has the name splashed all over the machine, and often has a big red M in the middle of the dials. DD1's has Morse engraved on the freaking bobbin carrier! White was never shy of sticking their name all over either.

NightMist

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NightMist

A foot pedal is just an electric switch that is something like a dimmer switch on a light. Instead of simply being an on/off switch, it is a rheostat that controls how much power goes to the sewing machine engine.

What you have appears to be a vintage sewing machine, and a generic foot pedal would most probably work. A vac/sewing machine center (Cathey's where I live, it might be called something different where you live) would be more than happy to replace it for you, but it is very easy to do yourself.

First, you would need a replacement foot pedal, and a generic one would most certainly work with the vintage machine pictured. I looked on amazon, and generic presser feet cost between 20 and 30 dollars.

I suppose you could, at least in theory, repair rather than replace the foot pedal, but that is only if you like tinkering with that sort of thing, but I don't think is really worth the time or effort if your goal is to get the sewing machine working.

The only tools you will need are a screwdriver and possibly a wire stripper.

The steps are the same as replacing pretty much any switch:

  1. Make sure the power is off to the device. For a sewing machine, this would simply be making sure that it is unplugged.

  1. Removing the cover on the housing to expose where the actual wire connects to the switch. On my singer featherweight, this involves removing four screws and removing a panel. On my other machine, a New Home 601(?) this involves sliding a panel an inch or so, kind of like a battery case on a calculator.

  2. Unscrewing the wires from the old switch to remove them, and disposing of the old switch, or giving it to someone who does like tinkering with that sort of thing.

  1. Removing the cover off the new switch and connecting the wires to it, then of course, closing the housing by sliding it closed or putting the screws back in.

Unfortunately I could not find a video on YouTube about specifically replacing a foot pedal on a sewing machine but replacing a foot pedal has the same basic steps as replacing any other type of switch and there are plenty of videos about that.

Also, as I said, a vac/sewing machine shop would probably happy to replace it for you for about $10 more than the part itself costs(at least I hope it is not more than ~$10), but I think that anyone that can follow a sewing pattern can also replace this simple switch.

Brian Christiansen

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Brian

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