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==Frister & Rossmann (antique)== | ==Frister & Rossmann (antique)== | ||
A lovely accessible machine; sew as slow as you want! (It's hand crank operated). Cleaned up and functioning as of September 2019. | A lovely accessible machine; sew as slow as you want! (It's hand crank operated). Cleaned up and functioning as of September 2019. | ||
For reference of how to thread the machine, see this tutorial for a very similar model: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5m1N0wcHxHs&list=PL_XWQ6fbtTL80_q2LL_pgsUrv8Ku_iQkw]. | |||
This machine does not use 'standard' 15x needles and those won't fit, since the shank is too wide. Instead it is compatible with needles used in the "Singer 12 New Family Sewing Machine" type, 'Singer 12x' is a good search term to find compatible ones on eBay. came over from Hackney road is on loan from Dean Forbes <br /> | This machine does not use 'standard' 15x needles and those won't fit, since the shank is too wide. Instead it is compatible with needles used in the "Singer 12 New Family Sewing Machine" type, 'Singer 12x' is a good search term to find compatible ones on eBay. came over from Hackney road is on loan from Dean Forbes <br /> | ||
