PRINTED Entire Urquhart book of repair information dated 1881 (smm2021)

Authorized reproduction of the entire 1881 book by J. W. Urquhart titled Sewing Machinery a Practical Manual of the Sewing Machine. It covers sewing machines that you would have expected to find in that era. They are the earlier ones like those with curved needles, chain stitchers, vibrating and boat shuttles, oscillating shuttles and there is even some sewing machine history. Some examples of the machines covered in the book are Howe, Singer models 12 and 13, Wheeler and Wilson, Grover and Baker, Little Wanzer and Weir. It is a rare find and there are quite a few nice illustrations in it. Our reproduction of this item is duplex laser printed in grayscale. The pages are coil bound so it will lay flat when opened and it has protective plastic covers.

This is a review of this item from Kevin, one of our favorite customers; This book starts out with a very in-depth and fascinating run at telling the history of the sewing machine. The author starts with Elias Howe, moves on to Allen Wilson, and then finishes with James Gibbs. Mr. Gibbs account was provided to the author by Mr. Gibbs himself. This section alone was worth the cost of the book in my opinion. The book covers the basic elements of a sewing machine in great detail, The newer Howe sewing machine is given a chapter which could easily be used as a operators manual for the Howe sewing machine. The W&W early models, including the #4 are given a similar detailed accounting. The W&W 1, 2, 3, 6, 7 and 8 machines are also covered, including operating instructions and parts diagrams. The W&G chain stitch machine is also given the same detailed descriptions. The W&G automatic tension is covered in depth here along with how it works and why it works so well. There is a section on adjusting all of these machines, but to the depth you will not find in any singer manuals that I have seen. Polishing, grinding, replacing, adjusting, timing, testing are all covered in great detail. The book also includes a troubleshooting section which covers thread breaking (silk and regular), missed stitches, irregular stitches and noise. The book includes a special section on adjusting the Singer machines, which back in that day comprised of the "Family" and the "Medium" size machines. There are also special adjusting and testing sections for the Grover and Baker machines, the Little Wanzer machine, and the Weir machine. The book includes a table of contents and an index.
Condition: new
Manufacturer: Urquhart  

DOWNLOAD Entire Urquhart book of repair information dated 1881 (smm2021pdf)

Authorized reproduction of the entire 1881 book by J. W. Urquhart titled Sewing Machinery a Practical Manual of the Sewing Machine. It covers sewing machines that you would have expected to find in that era. They are the earlier ones like those with curved needles, chain stitchers, vibrating and boat shuttles, oscillating shuttles and there is even some sewing machine history. Some examples of the machines covered in the book are Howe, Singer models 12 and 13, Wheeler and Wilson, Grover and Baker, Little Wanzer and Weir. It is a rare find and there are quite a few nice illustrations in it. This manual is 240 pages and the PDF file is 55.0MB in size, so it will take a long, long while to download. Please note that downloads can only be paid for with a credit card.

This is a review of this item from Kevin, one of our favorite customers; This book starts out with a very in-depth and fascinating run at telling the history of the sewing machine. The author starts with Elias Howe, moves on to Allen Wilson, and then finishes with James Gibbs. Mr. Gibbs account was provided to the author by Mr. Gibbs himself. This section alone was worth the cost of the book in my opinion. The book covers the basic elements of a sewing machine in great detail, The newer Howe sewing machine is given a chapter which could easily be used as a operators manual for the Howe sewing machine. The W&W early models, including the #4 are given a similar detailed accounting. The W&W 1, 2, 3, 6, 7 and 8 machines are also covered, including operating instructions and parts diagrams. The W&G chain stitch machine is also given the same detailed descriptions. The W&G automatic tension is covered in depth here along with how it works and why it works so well. There is a section on adjusting all of these machines, but to the depth you will not find in any singer manuals that I have seen. Polishing, grinding, replacing, adjusting, timing, testing are all covered in great detail. The book also includes a troubleshooting section which covers thread breaking (silk and regular), missed stitches, irregular stitches and noise. The book includes a special section on adjusting the Singer machines, which back in that day comprised of the "Family" and the "Medium" size machines. There are also special adjusting and testing sections for the Grover and Baker machines, the Little Wanzer machine, and the Weir machine. The book includes a table of contents and an index.
Condition: new
Manufacturer: Urquhart  

PRINTED Entire Hasluck book of repair information dated 1905 (smm1002)

Authorized reproduction of the entire 1905 book by Paul Hasluck titled Sewing Machines their Construction, Adjustment and Repair. It covers sewing machines that you would have expected to find in that era and earlier ones like ones with curved needles, chain stitchers, vibrating and boat shuttles, oscillating shuttles and even some industrial machines. Some examples of the machines in the book are the Singer models 12, 24, 27, Singer Improved Family, Wheeler and Wilson 4, Howe and Bradbury. It covers attachments to the machines like hand cranks, bobbin winder and some of the many presser feet too. There are quite a few nice illustrations in it. Our reproduction of this item is duplex laser printed in grayscale. The pages are coil bound so it will lay flat when opened and it has protective plastic covers.

This is a review of this item from Kevin, one of our favorite customers; This book was put together from a weekly column written by the author. It does flow well however. The beginning of the book describes how sewing machines function in general, and provides details on several types of machines in particular. There is an interesting section about the oscillating rotary shuttle and how it works. There is a good deal written on working and adjusting all types of sewing machines. There is a very detailed section on dealing with adjustments for broken needles, broken threads and missed stitches. Much is written on repairing these old machines including fixing and repairing them yourself where parts are hard to come by. This covers adding life to worn shuttles, feed dogs and much more. There is a detailed chapter on many attachments and auxiliary devices including hand cranks, bobbin winder assemblies, ruffler, pleating device and tuck marker. There is also a section on tailor's high speed machines which covers repairs and adjustments. Some of the machines which are given focused attention for repairing and adjusting include the W&W #4 machine, W&W D10 machine, Singer transverse (reciprocating) shuttle machine, vibrating shuttle machines, Winselmann's vibrating shuttle, leather sewing machines, twin needle machines, buttonholer machines, curved needle revolving hook machines, Howe machines (old and newer), Weir machine, Singer oscillating machines, and Bradbury machines. Additionally, much of the data is discussed in such as way as to cover many other variants of these types of machines. The book includes a table of contents and an index.
Condition: new
Manufacturer: Paul Hasluck  

DOWNLOAD Entire Hasluck book of repair information dated 1905 (smm1002pdf)

Authorized reproduction of the entire 1905 book by Paul Hasluck titled Sewing Machines their Construction, Adjustment and Repair. It covers sewing machines that you would have expected to find in that era and earlier ones like ones with curved needles, chain stitchers, vibrating and boat shuttles, oscillating shuttles and even some industrial machines. Some examples of the machines in the book are the Singer models 12, 24, 27, Singer Improved Family, Wheeler and Wilson 4, Howe and Bradbury. It covers attachments to the machines like hand cranks, bobbin winder and some of the many presser feet too. There are quite a few nice illustrations in it. This manual is 166 pages and the PDF file is 15.8MB in size, so it will take a while to download. Please note that downloads can only be paid for with a credit card.

This is a review of this item from Kevin, one of our favorite customers; This book was put together from a weekly column written by the author. It does flow well however. The beginning of the book describes how sewing machines function in general, and provides details on several types of machines in particular. There is an interesting section about the oscillating rotary shuttle and how it works. There is a good deal written on working and adjusting all types of sewing machines. There is a very detailed section on dealing with adjustments for broken needles, broken threads and missed stitches. Much is written on repairing these old machines including fixing and repairing them yourself where parts are hard to come by. This covers adding life to worn shuttles, feed dogs and much more. There is a detailed chapter on many attachments and auxiliary devices including hand cranks, bobbin winder assemblies, ruffler, pleating device and tuck marker. There is also a section on tailor's high speed machines which covers repairs and adjustments. Some of the machines which are given focused attention for repairing and adjusting include the W&W #4 machine, W&W D10 machine, Singer transverse (reciprocating) shuttle machine, vibrating shuttle machines, Winselmann's vibrating shuttle, leather sewing machines, twin needle machines, buttonholer machines, curved needle revolving hook machines, Howe machines (old and newer), Weir machine, Singer oscillating machines, and Bradbury machines. Additionally, much of the data is discussed in such as way as to cover many other variants of these types of machines. The book includes a table of contents and an index.
Condition: new
Manufacturer: Paul Hasluck  

PRINTED Generic sewing machine service and basic repair manual (smm1487)

Authorized reproduction of a White and Domestic basic repair manual for household sewing machines. It is quite detailed and a difficult to find item. I am sure that you will find it very useful since it applies to almost every straight stitch sewing machine ever made, not just theirs. It covers sewing machines with oscillating or rotary shuttles and even vibrating shuttle sewing machines. It does not cover replacing and adjusting the true internal parts but it has the commonly needed basic adjusting and servicing information. Our reproduction of this item is duplex laser printed in grayscale. The pages are coil bound so it will lay flat when opened and it has protective plastic covers.
Condition: new
Manufacturer: White and Domestic  

DOWNLOAD Generic sewing machine service and basic repair manual (smm1487pdf)

Authorized reproduction of a White and Domestic basic repair manual for household sewing machines. It is quite detailed and a difficult to find item. I am sure that you will find it very useful since it applies to almost every straight stitch sewing machine ever made, not just theirs. It covers sewing machines with oscillating or rotary shuttles and even vibrating shuttle sewing machines. It does not cover replacing and adjusting the true internal parts but it has the commonly needed basic adjusting and servicing information. This manual is 20 pages and the PDF file is 3.20MB in size. Please note that downloads can only be paid for with a credit card.
Condition: new
Manufacturer: White and Domestic  

PRINTED Glossary of sewing machine terms by Singer (smm2076)

Authorized reproduction of a Singer published glossary of sewing machine related terms. It is quite detailed and a difficult to find item. Our reproduction of this item is duplex laser printed in grayscale. The pages are coil bound so it will lay flat when opened and it has protective plastic covers.
Condition: new
Manufacturer: Glossary of sewing machine terms by Singer  

DOWNLOAD Glossary of sewing machine terms by Singer (smm2076pdf)

Authorized reproduction of a Singer published glossary of sewing machine related terms. It is quite detailed and a difficult to find item. This manual is 28 pages and the PDF file is 5.19MB in size. Please note that downloads can only be paid for with a credit card.
Condition: new
Manufacturer: Glossary of sewing machine terms by Singer  

PRINTED Minnesota Sears sewing machine catalog models A B C and D details (smm1074a)

Authorized reproduction of the a catalog supplement which was published by Sears, Roebuck in Chicago and is a complete ordering guide for the Minnesota model A, B, C and D treadle and hand crank operated sewing machines. It gives the details and differences between the models of heads, the styles of cabinets that were available, attachments and has absolutely tons of information. There are about 90 full size pages of information in this item and it includes letters of testimonial regarding Sears dated 1905. Everything that the customer would have wanted to know before ordering these sewing machines is in this catalog supplement. This is absolutely fabulous and full of detailed information. The illustrations are fantastic and there are tons of them. You will want to add this to your collection of sewing machine related information. Our reproduction of this item is duplex laser printed in grayscale. The pages are coil bound so it will lay flat when opened and it has protective plastic covers.
Condition: new
Manufacturer: Minnesota  

DOWNLOAD Minnesota Sears sewing machine catalog models A B C and D details (smm1074apdf)

Authorized reproduction of the a catalog supplement which was published by Sears, Roebuck in Chicago and is a complete ordering guide for the Minnesota model A, B, C and D treadle and hand crank operated sewing machines. It gives the details and differences between the models of heads, the styles of cabinets that were available, attachments and has absolutely tons of information. There are about 80 full size pages of information in this item and it includes letters of testimonial regarding Sears dated 1905. Everything that the customer would have wanted to know before ordering these sewing machines is in this catalog supplement. This is absolutely fabulous and full of detailed information. The illustrations are fantastic and there are tons of them. You will want to add this to your collection of sewing machine related information. This manual is 88 pages and the PDF file is 22.1MB in size, so it will take a while to download. Please note that downloads can only be paid for with a credit card.
Condition: new
Manufacturer: Minnesota  

PRINTED Entire Sincere's volume one of repair information for sewing machines (smm1003)

Authorized reproduction of the entire Sincere's volume 1 of a sewing machine repair series of books dated 1974. This servicing book applies mainly to straight stitch sewing machines. The chapters are named:

1. 
   Long or vibrating shuttle machines such as Singer 127, 128 and Japanese made ones
2. 
   Oscillating shuttle machines such as Singer class 15, Japanese HA-1, Sears, Montgomery Ward, Western Auto, White and Riccar with vertical bobbin orientation
3. 
   Oscillating shuttle machines such as Singer class 66 and Japanese made ones with horizontal bobbin orientation
4. 
   American made White rotary
5. 
   Manual zig zag like Riccar and most Japanese makes
6. 
   Automatic zig zag Riccar, Pfaff non auto, Viking (Husqvarna), Riccar, Adler and Elna
7. 
   Japanese made New Home
8. 
   Electrical equipment like motors, lights and controllers
9. 
   Attachments
10. 
    Full rotary like Singer 201, Singer 221, White and Japanese machines
11. 
    Necchi straight stitch
12. 
    Troubleshooting

DOWNLOAD Sincere's volume one of repair info for sewing machines (smm1003pdf)

Authorized reproduction of the entire Sincere's volume 1 of a sewing machine repair series of books dated 1974. This servicing book applies mainly to straight stitch sewing machines. The chapters are named:

1. 
   Long or vibrating shuttle machines such as Singer 127, 128 and Japanese made ones
2. 
   Oscillating shuttle machines such as Singer class 15, Japanese HA-1, Sears, Montgomery Ward, Western Auto, White and Riccar with vertical bobbin orientation
3. 
   Oscillating shuttle machines such as Singer class 66 and Japanese made ones with horizontal bobbin orientation
4. 
   American made White rotary
5. 
   Manual zig zag like Riccar and most Japanese makes
6. 
   Automatic zig zag Riccar, Pfaff non auto, Viking (Husqvarna), Riccar, Adler and Elna
7. 
   Japanese made New Home
8. 
   Electrical equipment like motors, lights and controllers
9. 
   Attachments
10. 
    Full rotary like Singer 201, Singer 221, White and Japanese machines
11. 
    Necchi straight stitch
12. 
    Troubleshooting

PRINTED Entire Sincere's volume two of repair information for sewing machines (smm1004)

Authorized reproduction of the entire Sincere's volume 2 of a sewing machine repair series dated 1974. It has repairing, servicing information primarily for zig zag sewing machines. These are the chapter heading in the book.

1. 
   Installation of the head as portable or in cabinet
2. 
   Motor service
3. 
   Brother automatics
4. 
   Bernina
5. 
   Necchi Automatic
6. 
   Japanese made White zig zag
7. 
   Montgomery Ward Signature
8. 
   Sears and Roebuck Kenmore
9. 
   Western Dial and Sew
10. 
    Singer Touch and Sew and Slant O Matic
11. 
    Pfaff, 130, 230 and 260
12. 
    Viking Husqvarna
13. 
    Riccar Automatic
14. 
    Adler
15. 
    Elna
16. 
    Nelco Automatic

DOWNLOAD Sincere's volume two of repair info for sewing machines (smm1004pdf)

Authorized reproduction of the entire Sincere's volume 2 of a sewing machine repair series dated 1974. It has repairing, servicing information primarily for zig zag sewing machines. These are the chapter heading in the book.

1. 
   Installation of the head as portable or in cabinet
2. 
   Motor service
3. 
   Brother automatics
4. 
   Bernina
5. 
   Necchi Automatic
6. 
   Japanese made White zig zag
7. 
   Montgomery Ward Signature
8. 
   Sears and Roebuck Kenmore
9. 
   Western Dial and Sew
10. 
    Singer Touch and Sew and Slant O Matic
11. 
    Pfaff, 130, 230 and 260
12. 
    Viking Husqvarna
13. 
    Riccar Automatic
14. 
    Adler
15. 
    Elna
16. 
    Nelco Automatic

PRINTED Singer cabinet work and parts details book (smm2050a)

Authorized reproduction of the entire Singer cabinet work and parts details book for family or household sewing machines. The lists are sorted three ways and it is in a notebook which appears to be dated 1956 but has information that is at least 50 years older too. It contains a complete list of parts in numerical order by their type, with basic descriptions of them. The same information is repeated but in alphabetical order by parts description. And, scaled illustrations of the parts are in it, too. This is a difficult to find parts book containing 454 pages. It covers household or family cabinet tables, lift and combination tables, portable sets and carrying cases, utility tables, sewing stools, sewing cabinets, sewing chairs, stand and stand parts including treadle operated and ones designed for electric models. Our reproduction of this item is duplex laser printed in grayscale. The pages are coil bound so it will lay flat when opened and it has protective plastic covers.
Condition: new
Manufacturer: Singer  

DOWNLOAD Singer cabinet work and parts details book (smm2050apdf)

Authorized reproduction of the entire Singer cabinet work and parts details book for family or household sewing machines. The lists are sorted three ways and it is in a notebook which appears to be dated 1956 but has information that is at least 50 years older too. It contains a complete list of parts in numerical order by their type, with basic descriptions of them. The same information is repeated but in alphabetical order by parts description. And, scaled illustrations of the parts are in it, too. This is a difficult to find parts book containing 454 pages. It covers household or family cabinet tables, lift and combination tables, portable sets and carrying cases, utility tables, sewing stools, sewing cabinets, sewing chairs, stand and stand parts including treadle operated and ones designed for electric models. This manual is 454 pages and the PDF file is 30.3 MB in size, so it will take a while to download. Please note that downloads can only be paid for with a credit card.
Condition: new
Manufacturer: Singer  

PRINTED Singer sewing machine model recognition guide (smm1213a)

Authorized reproduction of a Singer sewing machine model recognition guide. You see by 1982, which is what this is dated, their salesmen simply could not recognize every Singer sewing machine that they came across and neither can we. Each model is illustrated, from the model 12, made in 1865 through the 7000 series, made in 1982. There is basic information about each model and its years of production are noted for most of them. There is lots of great information in it which I am sure you will find useful including some interesting details about serial numbers. Our reproduction of this item is duplex laser printed in grayscale. The pages are coil bound so it will lay flat when opened and it has protective plastic covers.
Condition: new
Manufacturer: Singer  

DOWNLOAD Singer sewing machine model recognition guide (smm1213apdf)

Authorized reproduction of a Singer sewing machine model recognition guide. You see by 1982, which is what this is dated, their salesmen simply could not recognize every Singer sewing machine that they came across and neither can we. Each model is illustrated, from the model 12, made in 1865 through the 7000 series, made in 1982. There is basic information about each model and its years of production are noted for most of them. There is lots of great information in it which I am sure you will find useful including some interesting details about serial numbers. This manual is 86 pages and the PDF file is 5.35MB in size. Please note that downloads can only be paid for with a credit card.
Condition: new
Manufacturer: Singer  

PRINTED Singer sewing machine model to use guide (smm1376a)

Authorized reproduction of a Singer sewing machine model to use guide. It is dated 1928 and is an aid for the Singer salesman. There is some information about the various industries of this time period and which machines by model are best suited for them. It is really neat and has about 100 pages of information! Our reproduction of this item is duplex laser printed in grayscale. The pages are coil bound so it will lay flat when opened and it has protective plastic covers.
Condition: new
Manufacturer: Singer  

DOWNLOAD Singer sewing machine model to use guide (smm1376apdf)

Authorized reproduction of a Singer sewing machine model to use guide. It is dated 1928 and is an aid for the Singer salesman. There is some information about the various industries of this time period and which machines by model are best suited for them. This manual is 104 pages and the PDF file is 4.60MB in size. Please note that downloads can only be paid for with a credit card.
Condition: new
Manufacturer: Singer  

PRINTED Singer sewing machine needle guide (smm1161)

Authorized reproduction of this item which is probably circa 1940 and is marked Property of the Singer Sewing Machine Company. It has almost 200 pages of information on Singer needles beginning with their needle size 2 X, as of that point in time. There are application charts with very complete descriptions and measurements for the shank on them. Even more important are the charts so you can also figure out which machine takes which needle and a list of substitutes in case the correct needle is not available. Our reproduction of this item is duplex laser printed in grayscale. The pages are coil bound so it will lay flat when opened and it has protective plastic covers.
Condition: new
Manufacturer: Singer  

DOWNLOAD Singer sewing machine needle guide (smm1161pdf)

Authorized reproduction of this item which is probably circa 1940 and is marked Property of the Singer Sewing Machine Company. It has almost 200 pages of information on Singer needles beginning with their needle size 2 X, as of that point in time. There are application charts with very complete descriptions and measurements for the shank on them. Even more important are the charts so you can also figure out which machine takes which needle and a list of substitutes in case the correct needle is not available. This manual is 176 pages and the PDF file is 18.1MB in size, so it will take a while to download. Please note that downloads can only be paid for with a credit card.
Condition: new
Manufacturer: Singer  

PRINTED Shuttles bobbins and needles from 1910 sewing machine catalog (smm615)

Authorized reproduction of 16 pages with really great and useful information. It is the pages covering shuttles, bobbins and there is an interchangeable needle list with illustrations of the needles, shuttles and bobbins. This information is from machines commonly serviced in about 1910 so it is 25 or so years older than the Brewer Sewing Supplies Co. Catalog pages which are listed in this same group. With these ACTUAL SIZE illustrations of needles, bobbins and shuttles you can hopefully identify what you have and maybe even who made it. You will also know what to look for if you need bobbins, shuttles or needles. Our reproduction of this item is duplex laser printed in grayscale. The pages are coil bound so it will lay flat when opened and it has protective plastic covers.
Condition: new
Manufacturer: Excelsior Supply  

DOWNLOAD Shuttles bobbins and needles from 1910 sewing machine catalog (smm615pdf)

Authorized reproduction of 16 pages with really great and useful information. It is the pages covering shuttles, bobbins and there is an interchangeable needle list with illustrations of the needles, shuttles and bobbins. This information is from machines commonly serviced in about 1910 so it is 25 or so years older than the Brewer Sewing Supplies Co. Catalog pages which are listed in this same group. With these ACTUAL SIZE illustrations of needles, bobbins and shuttles you can hopefully identify what you have and maybe even who made it. You will also know what to look for if you need bobbins, shuttles or needles. There is some color in the original manual so it has been scanned to show it or so that the illustrations are even better. This manual is 32 pages and the PDF file is 4.13MB in size. Please note that downloads can only be paid for with a credit card.
Condition: new
Manufacturer: Excelsior Supply  

PRINTED Shuttles, bobbins, needle plates and more for sewing machines from 1938 (smm489)

Authorized reproduction which is full of really great and useful information, 40 pages of it. It is the pages covering shuttles, bobbins, needle plates, an interchangeable needle list and more from machines commonly serviced in 1938, according to the Brewer Sewing Supplies Co. Catalog. With these ACTUAL SIZE illustrations of needles, bobbins, shuttles, shuttle carriers, feed dogs and needle plates you can hopefully identify what you have and maybe even who made it. You will also know what to look for if you need parts or needles. Our reproduction of this item is duplex laser printed in grayscale. The pages are coil bound so it will lay flat when opened and it has protective plastic covers.
Condition: new
Manufacturer: Brewer