A few months ago I was trawling gumtree (why are the machines I like always in a different state?) and I came across an advert for an industrial patcher, a Singer 29K53 from 1920. I have been looking to add to my industrial collection for a while now, not in the least because I wanted a clutch drive motor to set up at Grandma's. Not that Grandma is aware of my plans yet, she does not approve of my machine obsession. After a bit of negotiation the machine was mine, for $300 I think.
Unfortunately I haven't had a lot of time to work on it, so this post is not going to include dizzying instructions for dismantling it. The first thing I checked when I went to look at it was that it had a bobbin. Although I think they are still readily available, I didn't want to go to the bother of buying one without knowing if my machine worked. Sadly I didn't check that it had both steering handles. It doesn't. I would have asked for a 'bit off' if I had noticed that before I got it home. Still, it's not the end of the world, just irritating. Anyhow, I'll show you some pictures.
