WHITE 768 3/4 size zigzag vibrating shuttle sewing machine bait and switch
WHITE MODEL 768
Or
New Home 104ZZ
(you will find this with a variety of name "BADGES", I've only seen one badged White. There is also a version which uses cams.)
TINY 3/4 SIZE SEWING MACHINE
ZIGZAG
ZIGZAG
VIBRATING SHUTTLE
TWIN NEEDLE SEWING!!! (two different needles in their own needle holder)
bait and switch (RARE)
Japan made Deluxe
(UPDATE 7/02/2021 after seeing a post on Facebook, where a group member, Becky Ragan Chappell, shared that her version on this machine, has a broken plastic gear, behind the zigzag width setting plate, I viewed my video of mine, and at 2:19 in the video, I MAY see a white gear in that area, which I did not see, when oiling, and examining this machine, so if buying one, check this area for a white plasticor nylon gear. If it had one, but it broke, and was removed, there will be a metal piece with a diamond textured gridwork, where a piece of gear teeth should be. For some reason, zigzag actuator gears were the #1 gear made of plastic, or nylon.)
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| My friend, Wk Binger, curator of the Vintage Sewing Center and Museum, Inc., in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has one of these also, but his badge says Model 55 Deluxe made in Japan. To learn more about the Vintage Sewing Center and Museum, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, here is the Facebook link to the M-bassadors Facebook page you can join, or read. https://www.facebook.com/groups/407787369596207/ |
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| I removed the top and the faceplate to oil this lovely little machine, so it looks a little strange in the above photo. After I oiled it, I made the video shown below. Sorry if this photo and the video are a little blurry, my grandbabies like chewing on my cell phone, and I didn't think about needing to clean off the camera lenses before making the video, and taking this photo. The later photos, were after I'd put it all back together, and remembered to clean the camera lenses! LOL! |
I made a video to show how this amazing little 3/4 size, vibrating shuttle sewing machine, after oiling, it runs very smoothly, but jiggles a bit more, when zigzagging.
With a .75 amp motor, it seems like it would be slow, but regular, complete oiling, including the 2 motor bearings (tiny hole at center of each end of the motor), speeds it up dramatically, and loosening the belt a lite, helps prevent extra heat and wear on the motor.
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| Twin needle capable, both straight stitch, and zigzag (1/2 width only, for zigzag stitching), this machine has two separate needle holders and two needle holder screws, so you don't have to buy twin needles. |
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| This is pretty classy looking for a bait and switch machine, it appears well built, heavier than a Singer Featherweight, with the bonus of zigzag stitches. |
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| The motor business end, I had to adjust the belt, it was too tight, and somewhat crooked, which made the motor get hot. It needed oiled at the 2 bushings on the motor, as well, the tiny hole above the center of the motor, at each end of the casing. |
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| Oiling ports are located on the top, but I admit, I took it off, anyway, to see what it looked like, if it needed cleaned out, and put fresh oil everywhere metal rubs against metal. It makes a HUGE difference in how easily it turns, and how fast it sews! |
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| Notice the two sets of twin needle thread guides, and you see the thumbscrew for the left needle, there is a separate screw on the right of the needle holder, for the right screw. |
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| I am pushing down on the fabulous shuttle lifter to help remove the shuttle to change threads. This was a major improvement in the antique treadle sewing machines, and was a luxury feature not found in many budget models, or earlier models. I certainly didn't expect it in this fabulous little machine! |
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| Notice the texture on the little round button for lifting the shuttle up, so you can easily change shuttle thread! The needles must be all the way down, for the shuttle to be to the left, for easiest access to change shuttles. |
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| This is how the shuttle looks from the right side, when the needlebar is at the highest point. Notice the fabulous hinged door flap, it doesn't get lost, like the slide plates on the straight stitch vibrating shuttle sewing machines! |
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| tension unit on 3/4 sized zigzag vibrating shuttle Japan made, "bait and switch" sewing machine |
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| Details of the bobbin winder, and reverse, and stitch length lever. The bobbin winder works just like on the antique Vibrating Shuttle sewing machines, so watching a video about the Singer 27, 28, 127, or 128 sewing machine shuttle winders, or long bobbin winders |
