The Spartan is a 3/4 size Singer, much like the 66 (full size) or 99
( 3/4 size). It takes standard short shank feet, which are still sold
at JoAnn and other stores. It does not have zig-zag so needs the old
green-case buttonholer (which does work great, BTW). You can easily
find these for just a couple bucks on ebay quite freqently. Item
number 400017712136 is a current auction on ebay for one now, so you
can see what you want.
The buttonholers in the oval maroon case are for the slant shank
machines like the 301, not what you have. You almost don't need a
manual for this machine, but you can also go to the group wefixit or
vintagesinger on yahoo and get all the info you need. Old Singer
machines are great, sew the best straight stitch out there, and you
can't kill them with sewing, oh, say, tents out of canvas, for
example, which is something my one modern machine would never be able
to handle. Enjoy your machine. (Can you tell I have a bunch of them?
<g>)
-Megan
On Dec 17, 2008, at 4:53 PM, Judy Mitchell wrote:
Hi,
I've been gifted with an old Singer Spartan sewing machine - but I
could use the manual. Does anyone happen to have one? I'll pay you
for a
photocopy of it!
thanks!
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