When was the singer 66 made?

This Singer 66 was made in the 1920’s and started out life as a treadle. Later, a Singer dealer added a motor and a numbered tension dial. The decal type is called “red eye” by collectors (There is also some green in the decals).

Is a singer 66 a good machine?

The Singer 66 has been a reliable, dependable sewing machine from the very beginning as evidence by the fact that at least one owner literally risked life and limb for her Singer 66.

What is the difference between a singer 66 and 99?

Model 66, on the bottom, is longer. The model 66 is a full-size machine; the model 99 is a 3/4-size machine with the same visual DNA as the 66, the same lines and curves. Identifying the model 99 by sight is fairly easy, because it’s just a horizontally-squashed version of the model 66, as you can see above.

Does Singer 66 have reverse?

2 basic weakness of the Singer 66K design were that it did not have a reverse feed feature and it was unable to drop its feed dogs, which meant that a cover plate of some kind had to be used for embroidery or darning. In America the Singer 66 ‘Red Eye’ decal was a very colourful machine.

Where is the reverse on an old Singer sewing machine?

Press the reverse button, which is the button that looks like a “U” with an arrow attached to it. Most Singer machines have this button on the face of the sewing machine; it’s referred to as the “back-stitch” button.

What was the model of the Singer sewing machine?

Singer 66 and 66K Sewing Machines. The Singer class 66 models were heavy duty domestic sewing machines that set the standard for several decades, and indeed the Class 66 bobbin and the 66 style horizontal oscillating hook arrangement are still in use on many ‘new’ sewing machines today.

Is the Singer sewing machine 201k the same as the 66k?

Whilst the 201K appeared to have the same basic specification as the 66K, it also had the 2 missing features of reverse feed and dropping feed dogs and an unbeatable stitch quality. Treadle, back clamping presser feet, cam bobbin winder, screw stitch length adj.

What was the decal on the singer 66k?

Later models of the 66K wear the rather plainer basic decal that was also used on the Singer 99K. In America the Singer 66 ‘Red Eye’ decal was a very colourful machine. During the 1950’s many owners of old Singer 66K’s in treadle tables and cabinets chose to ‘modernise’ and down-size to smaller electric machines in plywood storage cases.

How to service and clean a singer 66?

The only two screws in this picture are the set screw and the motor mount screw. Remove the set screw in the clamp stop motion clamp screw in the handwheel. Remove the clamp stop motion clamp screw and take note of which way the clamp stop motion clamp washer washer is BEFORE you remove it.