Great Hunting

[Castineira]

Last weekend i found in a junkyard a pretty pack of sewing machines. After half hour of negotiation I bought it for 140$. The pack includes four singer sewing machines (two 18-2, one 29k1 and one 108w20) one divider and one cutter for soles. Except the 29k1 and a 18-2 all the rest in working condition with a good cleaning.
I search in ismacs page for serial numbers and I can´t find the 108w20 number (W585470), in fact, I can´t find a W serie. Someone knows an explanation for this?

[Constabulary]

Not bad - good luck with the machines

[Evo160K]

Do you have the parts and service manuals? The service manual happens to be in Spanish, which should be easy for you.

http://dixiesewingmachine.tzo.com/MANUALS/SINGERPARTS6/108%20w%2020.pdf

http://dixiesewingmachine.tzo.com/MANUALS/SINGERSERVICE2/108W20,W21%20-INST%20SPAINSH.pdf

According to sewshop.com the W series records were lost. You probably know W machines were made in Bridgeport, Connecticut USA.

Edited January 21, 2016 by Evo160K

[dikman]

Yep, I have two W machines, and while you can often find manuals for them there's no information available about their history.

[shoepatcher]

Nice find on the machines. "One mans junk is another man's treasure" certainly applies here.

glenn

[Castineira]

Hi, thank your for your replies.

Evo160k thank for the links, I already have the manual downloaded from:

http://www.semsi.com.mx/manuales-de-servicio-maquinas-de-coser-industriales/manuales-singer/

They have a lot of manual from many brands.

By the way I don´t knew that W series were made in Bridgeport, thanks for the information.

dikman you are right I can find manuals and photos easily but nothing more.