Singer "SV" machines

[JohanFalk]

My first post here, I just purchased a Singer 45KSV99 and i don´t know so much about it. Anyone knows how old this one can be? I have read the thread and the other 99 looks greyish and this is solid black so it must be older right?

 

 

[jimi]

Hello, very nice looking machine johan. looks like september 29th 1948. could you post some more close up pictures?? it is looking like the SV99 just maybe had reverse?? then it turned into a normal 45K92?? 

http://ismacs.net/singer_sewing_machine_company/serial-numbers/singer-ee-series-serial-numbers.html

[Constabulary]

WOW - thats a nice one and even with reverse. Can´t be much better than in this condition 

[dikman]

That looks to be in very good condition. Just wondering what the screw and locknut, to the left of the stitch length adjuster, is for?

[Constabulary]

7 hours ago, dikman said:

Just wondering what the screw and locknut, to the left of the stitch length adjuster, is for?

This is the "stitch length limiter" and the small lever is for locking it. The stitch length adjuster in this case is technically just a forward and reverse lever. You find it on some other Singer machines with reverse too not only on 45K´s. Its just a different type f.i. the Adler 4, 5 later 104 + 105 f.i. had screws and wing nuts for limiting the top and bottom stitch length but you had to regulate top and bottom separately. Singer did this with just one screw and lock lever which to me looks a bit more "discreet".

[dikman]

Thanks mate, it just looks a bit "cheesy".

[jimi]

Johan, does the presser foot have a number on it?

[JohanFalk]

@jimi I don´t have the machine here it is in my summer cabin. I will take som more photos of it when i get there in two weeks. 

 

Best regards Johan

[Trox]

19 hours ago, Constabulary said:

This is the "stitch length limiter" and the small lever is for locking it. The stitch length adjuster in this case is technically just a forward and reverse lever. You find it on some other Singer machines with reverse too not only on 45K´s. Its just a different type f.i. the Adler 4, 5 later 104 + 105 f.i. had screws and wing nuts for limiting the top and bottom stitch length but you had to regulate top and bottom separately. Singer did this with just one screw and lock lever which to me looks a bit more "discreet".

Hi Contabulary, yes "discreet", but on the Adler you could adjust easier the hitting same holes when backstitching. Like the paper trick on the hitting the same holes in reverse the on 441 clone. (in short, lots of adjusting/ pain in the ..... to solve it doing it by the manual) The "old fashion" look of the Adler system took care of that in a easy way. Anyway, hitting the same holes in reverse is normally not any big problems on bottom feed machines. By the way, you all did a great job restoring that Textima skiver.  Tor    

[jimi]

Ok johan, thanks.