Smooooth Report post Posted November 6, 2021 Singer 180W201 1953-54 I have some research to do........ Not much out there. Was offered 'First Refusal' Original owner, fully functional. Only thing I have found is a Parts Manual. Not even listed on Ismacs. It does appear that one major difference compared to the 51W is that the 180W is belt drive vs the 51W direct drive. Having a difficult time associating a dollar value. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Constabulary Report post Posted November 6, 2021 (edited) Looks like FB lead you here The early 51w where rod driven, the later were belt driven like your. The main different between the 51w (later model) and your 180w appears to be the bed size (yours is longer), the way you change stitch lengh, maybe the tension unit and I guess you have a heavier hand wheel. But main difference as far as I can tell is the bed size and stitch length adjustment (on the 180w is seems to be the same as on the 111w flat bed machine). IMO worth around at least 400-500 form a private seller but depends on the market. Edited November 6, 2021 by Constabulary Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Smooooth Report post Posted November 6, 2021 (edited) 21 minutes ago, Constabulary said: Looks like FB lead you here The early 51w where rod driven, the later were belt driven like your. The main different between the 51w (later model) and your 180w appears to be the bed size (yours is longer), the way you change stitch lengh, maybe the tension unit and I guess you have a heavier hand wheel. But main difference as far as I can tell is the bed size and stitch length adjustment (on the 180w is seems to be the same as on the 111w flat bed machine). IMO worth around at least 400-500 form a private seller but depends on the market. Yeah.............. I started there - but this is a more mature crowd (LOL) Thank you very much............. Stephen Edited November 6, 2021 by Smooooth Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites