PREVIOUS RESTORATIONS

The abbreviation BF was introduced by Necchi to indicate the straight line sewing machines for domestic use (ita. Bobina Famiglia) with this model towards the end of the 40s as an alternative to the zigzag models called BU.

The Singer models 327K and 328K aluminium body sewing machines were made in the Kilbowie plant in Scotland between 1960 and mid 1965. Similar models were made in Canada as the 327J and 328J and in Penrith, Australia as 328P. The British and Australian machines were either tan or grey in colour, whilst the Canadian models came in light blue. The 327 models were zig zag machines with a single pattern cam permanently fixed inside the machine to provide the zigzag pattern.

Signature model from Montgomery Ward. Model UHT J277c. Straight and Zig Zag stitching. Cams can be used to perform zig zag and other more complex stitch patterns. I consider these all metal machines as "Heavy Duty" and will stitch through fabric leather and upholstery vinyl.

Kenmore series 158.1752. Manufactured by Maruzen in 1968. Sews perfectly. Cabinet completely restored. Original manual. Full cam set. These machines are all metal to sew both light and heavy fabrics.

The Singer model 66 ran from the 1902 right up until the model was superseded by the amazing Singer 201, that was around 1956 in America and production ran from 1907 to 1940 in Britain. When the Class 66 appeared it was considered an engineering masterpiece, able to sew any thickness of fabric from fine silk to heavy canvas. The 66 first introduced the horizontally mounted rotary hook arrangement with drop in bobbins. A system which still survives in so many sewing machines from all makers today

I found this machine in an outside shed where it had been stored for many years. Water had extensively damaged the carrying case which needed to be completely restored.