need help identifying this machine...

[DoallDad]

Hello, new member here. I've been tailoring my own uniforms and clothes for years on an old Morse machine I inherited... Love it.

Just getting into heavier sewing (boat seats, webbing straps, canvas covers, etc...)

This machine is for sale near me but the model # tag is missing.

Can anyone identify it?

 

Edited May 12, 2020 by DoallDad

[ljk]

I think you have a singer 111w155  There are variants.  This version has a high lift 1/2" and a 1/4" stitch.

Things you need to check, condition of belt (look under cover plate in front of the fly wheel) No hinge pins

so you can't tip it up.   The hook should be sharp with a good point.

A belt is around $20 A generic hook around $20 A thread tension assembly about $15.

A new real wood top with a laminate surface around $125  Profession labor around $250

The machine has no reverse, most factory operators know how to back tack (lift the foot with the knee

slightly, slide the material back a few stitches and sewn forward, do this simultaneously while sewing,

lifting material and pushing material back and forth) A skill I never acquired. I consider this machine

as good as any of his competition and with good parts availability.  Uwe Grosse has great videos on YouTube

[Handstitched]

 

  On 5/12/2020 at 4:31 AM, ljk said:

I think you have a singer 111w155  There are variants

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Yep, you're right ,look familiar ?   But with minor differences.  I love my reverse, couldn't  live without it now.    that table looks almost identical to mine. Hinges are helpful when servicing . 

@DoallDad Just looking at those pics, has that been stored outside?  Hope not.  You might have to get on your butt with a torch and have a good look underneath . 

And whats with modification to the foot lift at the back? 

 When  serviced, they are a reliable machine. 

HS