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TallySew
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Tally Sew LLC, based in Tallahassee Florida. I collect and repair vintage sewing machines. Please visit my website for more information. https://tallysew.com/
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Update on the 1951 Singer 15-91 potted motor. Cleaning is the most time consuming part of a potted motor.
Singer 15-91 potted motor housing Singer 15-91 potted motor housing Singer 15-91 potted motor housing Singer 15-91 potted motor housing
December 10, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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On my bench, 1951 Singer 15-91 potted motor. Clean, leads rewire, new grease and grease wicks.
Brushes are still good Worm Gear Motor end
December 9, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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Montgomery Ward UHT J 1944. This isn’t a machine that I have a lot of information about. It was manufactured in Taiwan and contains
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Montgomery Ward UHT J 1944 sewing machine from the front Montgomery Ward UHT J 1944 sewing machine from the right end Montgomery Ward UHT J 1944 sewing machine from the back Montgomery Ward UHT J 1944 sewing machine from the left end
December 5, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Kenmore Model 117.551 Rotary Unfortunately my Kenmore 117.551 is missing the presser foot, bobbin case, bobbin, and the bobbin winder drive wheel and shaft. Update: I got parts to
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Kenmore 117.551 Rotary sewing machine from the front Kenmore 117.551 Rotary sewing machine from the back Kenmore 117.551 Rotary sewing machine from the right end Kenmore 117.551 Rotary sewing machine from the left end
November 28, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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This is a White Model 710 Rotary. It looks like it would be a really neat machine, but it has a cracked (plastic) hook
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White 710 Rotary sewing machine from the front White 710 Rotary sewing machine from the back White 710 Rotary sewing machine from the right end White 710 Rotary sewing machine from the left end
November 21, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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The Singer Protégé 2639 is a convertible free arm sewing machine that was introduced in 2003*. This machine uses a class 15J bobbin that isn’t
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Singer Protégé 2639 sewing machine from the front Singer Protégé 2639 sewing machine from the back Singer Protégé 2639 sewing machine from the right end Singer Protégé 2639 sewing machine from the left end
November 15, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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This is a model 15 clone made in post war Japan. I don’t know who the manufacturer was, but it’s badged “Mercury Electric”.
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Mercury Electric sewing machine from the front Mercury Electric sewing machine from the left end Mercury Electric sewing machine from the back Mercury Electric sewing machine from the right end
November 8, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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The Elna 50 is often referred to as the Elna Grasshopper because of its color, small size and folding motor controller knee bar. All
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Elna 50 "Grasshopper" sewing machine from the front Elna 50 "Grasshopper" sewing machine from the right end Elna 50 "Grasshopper" sewing machine from the left end Elna 50 "Grasshopper" sewing machine from the back
October 31, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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New Home – Badged Climax T, manufactured by the National sewing machine company. These are not uncommon machines, but I don’t have a
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New Home Sewing machine – Badged Climax T from front New Home Sewing machine – Badged Climax T from the left end New Home Sewing machine – Badged Climax T from the back New Home Sewing machine – Badged Climax T from the right end
October 18, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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This Husqvarna Viking Optima 150E was given to me by a friend in Gainesville Florida who wanted to find an easy way to get these
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Husqvarna Viking Optima 150E from the front Husqvarna Viking Optima 150E from the left end Husqvarna Viking Optima 150E from the back Husqvarna Viking Optima 150E from the right end
October 11, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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The Kenmore 385.1278191 looks like it might be the spiritual ancestor of the Kenmore 385-15516. This machine was purchased as a parts machine
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Kenmore 385.1278191 from the front Kenmore 385.1278191 from the left end Kenmore 385.1278191 from the back Kenmore 385.1278191 from the right end
October 4, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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This White 8931 was one of the first sewing machines I purchased at a garage sale. It was stuck in the cabinet, and
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White 8931 from the front White 8931 from the back White 8931 from the left end White 8931 from the right end
September 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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The Pfaff 11 is a machine that I don’t have a ton of information on. I do know that it's a long bed 3/4 sized vibrating shuttle machine.
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Pfaff 11 from the front Pfaff 11 from the left end Pfaff 11 from the right end Pfaff 11 from the back
September 12, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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The Singer 600 Auto-Reel is the successor to the 500 Rocketeer, and was quickly followed by the Touch & Sew series of Singer sewing machines.
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Singer 600 Auto-Reel from the front Singer 600 Auto-Reel from the left end Singer 600 Auto-Reel from the back Singer 600 Auto-Reel from the right end
September 6, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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The Singer "Simple" machines are entry level, lightweight, and light duty Zig-Zag sewing machines commonly sold at big box retailers and online. When used as intended...
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Singer Simple 3232 from the front Singer Simple 3232 from the back Singer Simple 3232 from the fright end Singer Simple 3232 from the left end
August 29, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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New Home lightweight portable vibrating shuttle, Made by National Sewing Machine Company. I have very little info on this machine. It's a 3/4 sized aluminum body machine.
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New Home Lightweight - Greyhound from the left end New Home Lightweight - Greyhound from the front New Home Lightweight - Greyhound from the back New Home Lightweight - Greyhound from the right end
August 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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This Singer 457 Stylist came to me as a parts machine with a broken plastic top gear. I may rebuild it at some point.
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Singer 457 Stylist from the front Singer 457 Stylist from the back Singer 457 Stylist from the left end Singer 457 Stylist from the right end
August 1, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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White Rotary 47. I’m not 100% sure this is actually a model 47, but so far that’s my best guess. It seems to be earlier than the White FR serial machines referred to as Family Rotaries.
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White Rotary Model 47 from the back White Rotary Model 47 sewing machine from the front White Rotary Model 47 sewing machine from the left end White Rotary Model 47 sewing machine from the right end
July 26, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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The Tally Sew LLC website has articles covering more than 70 different sewing machine models, we try to add a new article each week. The website covers machines from the very common to the very rare. tallysew.com/category/sew...
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Davis Underfeed C&C General Electric - Portable Sewing Machine Singer 24-24 Willcox & Gibbs
July 18, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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New Home Type F Rotary. I currently have three machines of this style, all three manufactured by the Free Sewing Machine Company. Two of them are badged as “New Home”,
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New Home Type F Rotary from the front New Home Type F Rotary from the back New Home Type F Rotary from the right end New Home Type F Rotary from the left end
July 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Free-Westinghouse Type E Rotary. At the time of this writing I have two of these machines manufactured by the Free Sewing Machine Company, this one is badged as “Free~Westinghouse
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Free-Westinghouse Type E Rotary from the back Free-Westinghouse Type E Rotary from the front Free-Westinghouse Type E Rotary from the left end Free-Westinghouse Type E Rotary from the right end
July 4, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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Singer 185J/K Introduced in 1958 the 185 replaced the much loved Singer Model 99, it also happens to be one of my favorite sewing machines.
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Singer 185 Sewing machine from the front Singer 185 Sewing machine from the back Singer 185 Sewing machine from the left end Singer 185 Sewing machine from the right end
June 20, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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The Singer model 99 sewing machine had a remarkable production span from 1911 to 1958. It’s a compact, 3/4 size version of the Singer 66
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Singer model 99 from the front Singer model 99 from the left end Singer model 99 from the back Singer model 99 from the right end
June 13, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Kenmore 158.521 or Model 52 "Pictorial" Made in Japan for Kenmore by Jaguar/Maruzen in 1962. It’s one of my heavier domestic machines at 33.5 pounds, but it’s an all metal
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Kenmore 158.521 from the left end Kenmore 158.521 from the front with the cam lid open Kenmore 158.521 from the back Kenmore 158.521 from the front
June 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Betsy Ross 707, This is a toy sized chain stitch sewing machine. It’s made of cast aluminum, and this is a motorized example, but they were also offered with a hand crank. My understanding is...
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Betsy Ross 707 from the right end Betsy Ross 707 from the back Betsy Ross 707 from the left end Betsy Ross 707 from the front
May 30, 2025 at 5:40 PM