Now that we've learned to figure out if a tiny Craigslist photograph is of a Singer xv or 201, we'll adjacent plough to the model 66. The 66 was the entry-level Singer together with is extremely mutual on my local (NYC-area) Craigslist.
The model 66's silhouette tin easily live on false for a model 27 or 127, then the start affair we'll larn to practice is dominion that out. The model 27/127 has ii dead giveaways that are tardily to topographic point from many angles: 1) A silvery shovel-shaped inspection plate, together with 2) Dual slide plates running the entire width of the bed:
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| NOT a 66, every bit evidenced yesteryear these features. |
So if you lot topographic point either of these items inwards whatsoever given photo, you lot tin live on certain it's non a 66. And either of those features are ofttimes visible inwards fifty-fifty the smallest, darkest photo.
Next, how practice nosotros create upward one's take away heed if it IS a 66? If you're dealing amongst a large photo, the 66 has roughly unique lines. The transcend together with bottom lines of the arm are both slightly curved together with tapered inward, together with there's that Ski Jump expanse that's likewise steep to live on a model 15:
But what if you're dealing amongst a tiny, nighttime photo? When the photograph is non clear or shot at a bad angle, the 66's lines tin ofttimes live on false for both the xv together with the 201. In that illustration nosotros request to rely on another clues.
1) One affair to expect for is the aureate badge. On an older 66, the ones that antedate the "backtack" feature, it's mounted midway upward the pillar--significantly higher than it is on a xv or 201.
2) Another giveaway is this silvery knob located to the correct of the aureate badge. On the older 66s that controls the sew together length.
So if you lot tin run across the trivial "constellation" of a silvery knob correct adjacent to a aureate badge, both virtually midway upward the pillar, together with you've ruled out the 27/127 you'll know you've got a 66.
However, a newer 66 that has the "backtack" characteristic volition acquire rid of that silvery knob together with lower the place of the badge. That newer 66 volition lead keep a silver-rimmed slot (often easily discernible inwards small-scale photos since it's reflective):
That silver-lined slot doesn't look on the xv or 201s, then you'll know you've got a 66. (It could also live on a 99, only we'll acquire into that inwards the adjacent entry.)
So, forthwith you lot know what to expect for: The tapered, curved lines of the arm, the aureate badge correct adjacent to a silvery knob, or a silver-lined slot for the sew together length.
Quiz Time: Which of the next is a 66? (Don't forget to dominion out the 27/127!)
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Now let's run across how you lot did. You tin banking concern stand upward for your answers below:
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| 1. Gold badge correct adjacent to silvery knob. 66. |
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| 2. Barely visible only again, aureate badge correct adjacent to silvery knob. 66. |
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| 3. Same thing, aureate badge, silvery knob. 66. |
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| 4. Getting the hang of this yet? Gold badge/silver knob, 66. |
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| 5. The Ski Jump is likewise shallow--this is a model 15. |
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| 6. There's that silver-lined sew together length plate, making this a 66. |
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| 7. Again, the Ski Jump isn't steep plenty to live on a 66. This is a 15. |
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| 8. There's that shovel-shaped inspection plate telling us this is NOT a 66. |
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| 9. Silver sew together length plate. 66. |
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| 10. Silver sew together length plate makes this a 66. |
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| 11. Shovel-shaped inspection plate, dual slide plates, NOT a 66. |
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| 12. A trivial trickier since it's a Blackside machine, only hopefully you lot spotted the features that brand this NOT a 66. |
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Go on to: Part 5:
Is it a 99? Or acquire dorsum to: Part 1:
Is it a model 15? Part 2:
If it’s a model 15, what form of 15? Part 3:
Is it a 201?
