Adler 205, non walking foot?

[honkytinker]

Hoping someone can clear this up for me.  I've found an Adler 205 for sale for a reasonable price, $1500.  However, the seller claims that it is not a walking foot machine.  Is this possible or is the seller confused as to what his machine is doing?  I thought that the 205 was a compound feed without variation.  I can't look at the machine in person as it exists some 6000km away, or so.  Please advise, hivemind.

[Uwe]

There are several subclasses of the Adler 205 design with different variations on the feed mechanism. They come in top+bottom+needle feed (compound/unison), top+bottom feed, bottom+needle feed, and some other variations.

The Adler 204/205 model brochure leaflets show the different Adler 205 models available at one time. 

Here's a slightly hokey video that shows non-unison feed Adler 205 designs stitching some non-trivial seams:

 

Edited January 30, 2018 by Uwe

[Singermania]

the Adler 205-64 is a needle feed only machine, still good, but not compound feed

[RockyAussie]

The 205-64 is needle and bottom feed, and has the great advantage of being able to use a roller foot as well easily if required. For many bag makers this is often better than a walking foot machine as it will allow the feet into tighter spaces like the gussets and such.