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Bruce Evans, what a craftsmanship you performance. I actually can nothing to sewing machines, but would like to send you this picture. Maybe this can be a to inspirere the skills you manage.

A pecullar contribution !

So to people who don't know from where you are or been at the moment, are irrelevant people. I was actually not asking if is legal or not, for members to cover, from witch contry the work. This was all ready clear to me. I was asking of some ideas - based on reasoning - why someone disclose their locations. We are all learning something here - hopefully.

@dikman I oncs again realize my poor English that leads to misunderstanding. My two last lines was meant as: can somebody explain to me, some reason why members hide (cover) their country/region.

All most every one, on every different forum use nickname (at least the can). I can follow if someone don't wish to add their portrait to their profile. I understand members don't live their address and phone number to their profile (at least that attracts sales persons). But can somebody lightning me up a bit, why would it be wishful to cover your region or country ?

@ dikman Treadle table. I have some old industrial sewing machines, all with motors. And I have a wich of one day having them working on treadle table. I last sommer bought a couple of old domestic home sewing machines on treadle stands, but the stands where not wide enough. Do you have possibility to measure between the legs on the treadle table of the 188K you came across ? I guess the distance perhaps will be more than 72 cm / 28 inches. If you dont have the time or it's geographic impossible, maybe you would send me a link to the salesman. Then I could contact him.

Before polish your new machin - and especially the brass plate/type plate - find a good Thread count magnifier, and try to examine the brass(?)-riveting carefully. Also from the inside ? There are many tings in live you have to be watchful to. One of these is selsmen, especially those who try to make there living out there business/to pay their rent.

Tanks a lot Uwe

Buying the 111W155 was absolutely the last machine for me. I knew I would be out of space. But when I saw this small elegant lady in corner of the old warehouse (witch now been changed and transformed to a building of small apartments) I couldn't leave her, knowing that she and the rest of the equipment of an 128 year proud leather facktery & tannery, are on its way to the junk yard. The new landlord have already, in the laste two weeks thrown away two machines and a strip 45K25 on a threadle-stand and a lot of accessories in production of horse harness, shoes ect . Ok, I got two small items also for free, a electric cisser (for fabrics) and the manuell driven winder (it's on the second attached thumbnails) By the way, I'm confused about what compound feed actually is. Do 111K155 or 16-188 have compound sytem or do both have ? Is the definisjon related to, if the needle is aktiv in feeding the leather or will a passive needle that just follow the leather draw by the upper and lower feed, all so be a compound system ? Owe, have you found out what needle system 16-188 use ? In the drawer of my machin is 5 different lengths of needle, the only common are at sewing in fabric. The needle placed at the 16-188 only tells the it size 22. Unfortunately my English is so poor and the quality of the manual the same, so I cannot guess the meaning.

Oooe ya Uwe, You are nice chap. Helping the old ladies. But, congratulations with your new Singer.

Uwe I cannot give you additio I formation about your new Siger. But what a coincidence. To week's ago I bought a 111w155 (price 160 $) no accessories and from the same owner I yesterday came home with a Singer 16-188. But it was not a gift, I'd paid 130 $ included some accessories,on a modern base installed with a clutch motor. Since I'm in need of space is still in the car. But from what I see of your pictures, both machines are the same. But yours have shiny painting, my is maby a newer machin. The painting is a little bit gray and dim. On the brass plates: 16-188 ! Do you really think that 16-188 is a better LEATHERmachin than 111W155 ? At the Christmas time I hope to free my car, then I can take better photos. But for now this two.

@ silverbullet Another what ? Singer or maybe Adler ? Which class ? What price ? What equipment/accessories follows the machine ?

Now I have a small feeling of hijacking this topic. But thanks to sandyt and constabulary. Before I take your invitation to help with me some equipment, fore the this machine. I have to travel to town and take a better look (shuttlerace, bobbin two of each). But I let you know.

But what I would like to hear opinion about - since I don't have such machine and no experience to this monster - is it not recommending to sew with only one needle. Would it bee to much asymmetric pressure on the needlebar, for HEAVY sawing ? Or are this working horse machines made to mostly anything ?

Does it mean you don't have this machin ? If you have the impression of these 2 dealers have accessories/spare parts to. It would be nice to have an URL adress or an email adress. edit: I think it handles 1" may 1 1/2". We have to wait on til the big guys enter the scene. They can tell.