There was shuttle in the little compartment under the machine. Bit rusty but I'm sure I'm able to clean it properly. I had really hard time to realise what it is at first. Looks like arrow tip 

Hi all,
Not sure if anyone remembers but few months ago I have found 1965 Janome machine casually standing next to the rubbish bins. I have made a post about it here:


https://thesewingplace.org.uk/index.php?PHPSESSID=d73f8339e4632b845cae50eb186f36da;topic=12534.msg233031#msg233031

 Quite lucky find as machine apart from the motor needing clean was in perfect condition - some accessories still in packaging. This is my learning machine and so far all is good.

Two days ago however I have found another machine. It was standing in the far corner of supermarket parking - right next to space where I have parked. I really do think that universe is trying to tell me something.


It's 1910 vs Singer 28.
Front slide plate is missing and I don't have any bobbins but apart from that it seems operational. I'm planning on restoring it and...keeping it forever. It's a really beautiful and having a hand crank machine will allow me to do some small projects on holidays etc.
Now I'm going to lurk around even more to see people advice on vintage and antique machines.


Machine dumped: https://i.imgur.com/ito0A5I.jpg




All the best!

Hey everyone! Thanks for such warm welcome!
I'm really busy scrolling through vast resources of this community! Fantastic!

Hello from Pinner, London!
It's so cool I've found this forum! (I've already had a quick sneaky look here and there before I have introduced myself).
When I was a kid my mom and dad teaches me a little bit of sewing and leather craft. Mostly hand made things but I have also had a spin on sewing machines few times. For last three years (ever since my daughter was born) I have been thinking about buying sewing machine - for fun of course but also to use and reuse creativity as well as old clothes. Unfortunately being indecisive I have always had other things to buy/pay for so sewing machine was always pushed somewhere down to the bottom of the list.

It has changed when few weeks ago I have found really heavy, canvas covered, blue box with sewing machine inside. It was casually standing in the full sun by one of the rubbish bins. I took it home with no hopes of it being still functional. Was I surprised! Motor needed brushes replacement and good clean but apart from that there was little more needed to start sewing on it. In the compartment under the machine were manuals, bobbins, four tubes of needles, adjustment tools, 6 different feets (still packed in the plastic bags with little description tags attached) and other bits and bobs.
I think this machine is a bit old (judging by its weight and build) but mechanism looks to be barely used. I really don't know why someone got rid of it instead of at least selling it (maybe  because motor was smoking because of the dirt and old brushes) but thanks to this I finally do own the sewing machine. (It's Janome 574)

Phew. This was a long one!

Hello again! I'm going to start browsing the forum again!