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White Rotary Electric — Book 13 (1937) — User manual
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To Sel .Yeedle
Raise the needle-bar to Its highest polnt; loosen the
thumb-screTh' nnd pres8 It to tlie lefL Lo pei'niit the shank of
the libLDLE to i).'Iss up betii'eon th- ,Iiinip and needle-bur as
far as it sl'ill go-flut side to th& RTCIIT-the NF:F:I)LE bciing
flattened on one side so it Thlll set itself pLJrfectls'p tjien fasLen
eL'urely by ti&.htenin¥ thunib-screiv.
To avoid loosening of the ncedle, aliN"Iiy.8 iJ4c a SL'reis'.
(Jrii'er, the nL'e(IIL) SL'I'eii' l)eing 8luttLiII fnr thiit ijiirijose.
The needle, 11,hen descenilingl should pass CENTRAL in the
needle hole from FRONT TO REAR, but close to thc riKht Bide of
the hole.
[T.ge Onl%, Thi4 Needle
-4n illubtrati()n BliowinL' the exaLL IL'ii¥Lh i)f the filiit
S1141nk l£ot<ir!' Noe(I IL,, tll Ul>L' jll thi.s IiiiiclijiiLI 'I'a Iif4o A IniiKer
or *>hortLir nee(Ile MTIII L'iiuoe troul)le :Inil iiiJiii"L tlie niiichine.
IN'hen ordering needles, att&1chiiientb oi, niuLhine parL.-
do not fail to Kive thc number of the n121Lliiiie N%'hich s'()u will
find stamped on the bed plate noar bn.gc of the arni.
Du nol allnii" aEI'iils ()r IinLiuIII(11'17.L'(I rL'pJirmen ti)
tITinipc'r li.ilh vour machine. Il'hen un), roi)iiirs are needed
i)r instriietinns w.anted in c()Iiiioc'tivn w'ith thi.s sewing
niucliiiie. con.4iilt i)r M'rite tlic cnnccirii I'ruiii ii'h(>iii yoii
iJurL'IIiisL.d thls machiiie fvr dirL'Lti()ns.View original page 2Page 3 · Read text
Size of Needles and Thread
Size of Cotton SiIk Class 0£ Work to SewNeedle8 Thread Thread
Very Thin Muslins, Cam- 150-300 000 00 bric3, Linens, ete.
Very Flne Calicoe8, Linens, 90-160 00
Shirtingsi Fine Silk Goods, etc.
ShirtinKs, SheetinE8, Bleached
Calicoes, Muslins, Silk General GO-QO
Domestic Good8 and Ali Classes
of General Work.
All kind8 of IIeav Cnllcoe8,
ljight Woolen Goo eavy
Sllk, Seaming, Stltchlngg etc.
Tickings, W o o l e n GoodB,
Trousers, Boy8, Clothing• Cor- 30-40
8ets, Cloaks, Mantles, etc.
H e a v y Woolens, Tickings, To Remove Bobbin Case From Shutlle Bags, Heavy Coats, Trousers, 20-30
etc. Heavy Clothing Generally. Raise the take-up to its highest point. With the thumb
and second finger of left hand cl&qp bobbin ease as 8hown In
Fig. 2, then lift lateh S (see Fig. 6) with the third finger,
when bobbin ease may be readily withdrawn from shuttle P
Never run Machine wlth needle Ihreaded wilh- (see Fig. 5).
oul goods under presser-fool. Run Illachine so that To Thread Bobbln Case
Place bobbin in case 80 that thread will come from bobbintop of hand wheel moves from you. on same side a8 hole B in bobbin ca8e; pas8 thread through
Slot A to hole B, thence acr088 opening drawing it down
under lip C. then pull it up until threa passes out under
ten8ion 8pring D.
The ten8ion on bobbin case Bhould be the 8ame a8 the
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To Replace Shuttle
Turn the machine In the dlreetlon for sewing until the FRICTION NUT
point of the needle just enters the needle plate hole; take the
81iuttle by the center pin W with the left hand and place it in
the race. so that the point of shuttle will be from you and
over arrow on thread cast off. so that the holes in the shuttle
will drop onto driving pin8 in race, then replace the shuttle
race cover.
Do N(yr FORCE the Shuttle into race. It will enter readily
when in proper position.
Should the machine at any time act badly in 8ewing or
running. it Ivould be well to remove shuttle and clean it and BOBBIN
the race. whiLh is but a moment'8 work. WINDER
To replace (he bobbln case, It need not be held as when PULLEY
removing. but Bimply 81ip it on the pin in Bhuttle, with the
ten8lon projecting upward, and push it into Shuttle as far a8 LEVER D
it wlll go, when the spring latch will pa88 over and retatn it
In that P081tion. STITCH REGULATOR
The thread should be allowed to project about two inchoB
frorn bobbin ease ten8ion.
'I'o Wind the Ilobbin (L4 lectric Thlachine)
Place the bobbin on bobbin winder spindle and pu25h tu
the right as far a8 It will go. 14old the hand wheel flrmly
and turn the knurled clutch releas8 counter-clockivise, per-
NLVER RLTN 1112ICHINE WITII NfEDI.E niitting wheel to run free. Place spool of thread (Jn Bobbin
Il'inder Spi)ol Pin. Take en(1 of thread in fingei's of riElIt TIIRFJill)rt) IVITIIOUT 14A VING TrIA- hand and huok it under Guide A from riKhL to IL.ft. hTLbXt,
TERIAL ITNDER TIIE I'RESSLR-I,"OOT. lead thread doivnwurd bL.Lween Ten!lun DISLS ri. IinLI J)ut eri(1
of thread through hole in Bnbbin C., letting abnut two inche.s
of threud i)rojL'cL thri)uKh holL. Next, i)ull I!vL3r D upivurd,
eng¢iEing the Bubbin lTr"in(ler Pulley with hand wheel. Next,
hold the end nf thread extendinK thi'nuEh hole C. with the left
hand, run machine and Lomplete Lhe winding 0£ bobbin.
For smooth operation and good results it 18 neces- The bobbin winder will automRticallv di.sengage itself vhen the bobbin is full. Reinove the bui)bin fruin Spindle, sary to U8e high ¥rade oil. Th"hite SewlnE hlAchine Oil cut off the end of the threc2cI at hole C, Rn(I plaee bnl)l)in in 18 recommended for u8e on IVhite Sewlng ,Ilachines. bnbhin Cl¢ se. Tighten fricti()n nut, turning the top from you
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To Ivind the Bobbin (Treadle Illachine) To Change the Length of Slilch
Follow same instructions as for Electric Machine, except" The regulator is located at the right end of machine on
to engage bobbin Th'inder pulley with hand wheel. the pulley the front side of arni•
itself must be lifted up, rather than lever D; as treadle ma-
To 8korten Btitch move the lever down. chine is not equipped with thL2t lever.
To lengthen stitch move lever up. No. l indicate8 the
Directions or Threading shortest, and No. 7 the longest titch.
Ivitb talie-up Ici:er 5
At its Iiigknest point place
8pooI on spool pin l. To Regrjalè tSie Tension
'I' I) r o 11 g li o 11 t eiitire
The regulator 13 loc£tled OTr the front of mochine abovetlii'cniljiicv o p c I"a t i n n
niuiiitiiiii u sli(Ylit tcii- the needle. To loosen ten8ibn turn pointer upward toivard
i()11 011 i.1irLlI(I Ivith tlie
'jfplIt Iiuiicl. ts cit, Ii'itli N'o. I: to tighten turn pojiitpr doivnward toward No. 8. By thi8
ILI't Iinii(I puss tliread
Iiiiil(!I' l)()Ili Iionks of w r8 means the 8ame ten8ion..can"alway8 bo duplicated, thus obvi-
Iriijiletlii'eiid (ioii'iiii'ui'cl aiid tsj ¢0 ating the nece3slty 0£ ex i¥nenLal trials. I£ a tight tenslon I
l)IlK%i 111)(l(:I' t(!n8i()11 i)Iiit c desired,both upper and utr8er tliread8 must nece88arily be tight.
Ii()()1. 3 fi'()In fi'niit t.n If the upper thread 13 tlght and the lower thread1008e, the upper
baL.l<. h'eil, i)Iill tlirL'lI(l < p4
111)Ii'ard iiito ali.11 l iii I'.y thread wlll be (Irawn to the .top, thu8:
princT 4. ,1'eit, L()Ilt,iiiue If the loiver thrciid 18 too tiKht. it will be drnivn straiKht onu y)Ii'ai'(I, Iiook tl I I'L'UCI
(IipivArcl nint.inn) iiito the bottom of goods, thus: When tensions
t.Hl%e~Iip (.] i i) si)ririk J.
.,%'eJ,t, i)Iil l Lli I'eu(I d()Ii'ii- are properly adjusted, the stltching on mllterials will look
Ii'urd un(] Iiook into the same on both side3, thu8:
n e e (I l e Clamp tlireacl
guide 6 from back to
fi'oiit. Il'eit, run tliread
tliroiigli tlie eye of The Tension Rele<2ser
needle 7 from left to
The tension releaser is operated by the pres8er bur lifter.I'igli t, pill l ing al)(Iiit til'o
iii(:IILI,% nf tlii'ea(l Lliroiikli By means 0£ IL all tension 18 taken off the upper thread
tlie nee,dle e)'e. when the pre3ser-foot 18 raised. and the work can be taken
FIK. 9 out without pulling the thread down by hand.View original page 6Page 7 · Read text
Particular Notlce Explanation of Difficulties That Sometimes Occur
With Beginners The ten8ion cannot be regulated when t,he lifter 28 Ilp.
beca1188 the Rcleaser is oper(Lted by tlie pi'e886r bar lif ter. If the upper thread break8, it may be Caused by the
needle not being properly Bet, or the machine not threaded
correctlyi or the upper ten3ion too tight, or the thread uneven
To Commence IVork and the needle tOO 8mall for it, or the needle eye tOO 8harp•
or the pre88er-foot attached to the machine so that the needle
In threading the needle and bobbin case respectively• YOU rubs it in pa88ing.
8hould leave an end of thread about two inches in length to If thé under thread bret7k8, It may be caused by the
each. Hold the end of the upper thread loosely in the left bobbin case being improperly threaded, or too much tensionhund, und wiLh the right hand revolve the hand wheel until upon it, or by the bobbin being wound too full 80 that thethe nccdle passes to its lowest point and returns, and, as the
thread 8lip8 over the end8 of the bobbin In the bobbln case.
needlo uscends It will draw up the lower or 8huttle thread
and the miichino 18 ready for sewing. If the needle br6ak8, it is more than likely cllused by
pulling the goods to or from you in such a manner thut the
needle strAkes the throat plnte. The needle may• however,
break in tryinK to sew extraordinary heavy seams when the
To Remove Work pressure on the pre88er-foot is not heavy enough.
Stop the machine wlth the take-up at Its highe8t point; I'o creaLe more pressure upon the good8 turn the presser-
raise the presser foot with the lifter which releases tension bar cap on top of the presser-bar to the right. to decrease
on the upper thread; then tAke hold of your work with your the pressure turn it to the lefL
left hand and pull it directly from you, keeplng the top thread If it make8 loop stitehes, It 13 most sure to be caused by
in the slot of the presser-foot, which wlll prevent bending the too loose tension both top and bottom.
needle. Now raise the work and drRW the threads Into the
thread Cutter on the presser-bar and pull downwArd, which If tlie machine 8k2p8 8titche8, the needle 18 either bont or
Ivill cut the threads the proper lenEth to commence work nut in right po81tion.
again. If the 8tttche8 are not even, it may be caused by the
presser-foot not re8ting evenly upon the fabrlc sewed, or by
the stitch beinE too short, or by pulling the cloth or by using
too fine a needle with too coar8e or uneven thread.
To Cle<2n Illachine
If (he muchine is dirty or gummed up with poor oil, oil If the machine should be run without sewing nnd thread gel 4 in the 8huttle race, making the fflaehine run Iic'avy, takethoroughly (Page 2,'4), using Kerosene (cnal oil). RUTr the out bobbin ease and run the machine in the wrong direction;machine for a short time, wipe dry and oll wlth Eood sewinK It will cut the thread out. Or remove Shuttle and clean racemRchine oil. and driving pin8.
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The Allachmenls With the right side of
material down proceed to Most of the attachments used with this machine must
be attached to tho presser-bar in place of the regular presser- make the narrow hem as
fooL To remove presser-foot from machine, rai8e the take-up previou81y explained.
to its highe3t point, loosen knurled thumb-screw on presser- Simply insert the edge of
bar. M'hen replacing presser-foot or putting on any attach- the lace (right Side down)
ment be certhin it Is pushed bAck onto presser~bar Rs far as
in the Slot leading to the
it will go. Always be sure thllt knurled thumb-screw is
tightened securely. needle hole, and guide the
lace with the right hand.
while feedinE material
into the scroll with the
The Narroiv Hemmer left hand.
The French upplication of lace with invisible 8titching
also require8 the use of the nurrow hemmer. Place lace under
hemmer with edge of lace against the material being turned
into the hem, and proceed as previously explained. Thus the
edge of the lace will be enclosed in the turned hem, all in one
Stitching. I'hen press tlie hLim buck on wrong side of ma-
terial and no stitching will be visible on right Side.
i ellin&
Remove pres8Lir.foot and attach the narrow hemmer.
Fold over onch-eighth inch of material for a few inehe8 along A fell is made with the narrow heTnnier a8 illus-the cdge, then insert between scrolls in hemmer (narrow fold truted here. Place the twoof matoriul on top) and draw back untll Starting end i pieces of materilll together
under needle. Lower presser-foot and begin to 8ew, guiding (right sides in) with the
material with left hand, so a uniforn] amount of muterial ,dge of the bottom piece projecting about one~keep8 feeding into scroll. Too much material feedlng in will eighth of an inch beyond
result in a wide and uneven hem too little will prevent edge the edge of the upper
from turning under, leaving a raw edge. piece. In thi8 Posltion sew
the two pieces together,
stitching about one-six-
tecnth of an inch from the
Hemmlng and Sewlng on Lace, One Operation edEe of the upper piece of
niuLLbrlal. Then open the
The narrow hemmer is slotted at the needle hole, for work and put it back on
making a fine hem And sewing on lace at the Bame time. machine right side down,
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with the raw edge8 of material up. Fold down the wider The Fli'frstilch Ruffler
edge towurd the left and over the narrower edge; then feed
it into tho 8eroll of the narrow hernmer a8 8hown.
Wide Hemming
The aBsortment of wide henimers is furnished for heavier
work and for making wider hems, and they are used the same
way aB the Narrow Hemmer.
If the hem is started by folding it over for a 8hort dis-
tance along the edge before feeding into hemmer, no difficulty
should be encountered.
If line of stitching 18 t()0 near the stitched edge of hem
move the hemmer to Lhe right by merely pushing it 81ightly,
If the stitching is too far from the stitched edge of the hem,
move the hemmer toward the left.
Letter• d!l!nAte the PArt8 of RuffleT.
Quilting Tr Igureq Sndicale Lhe plAeement 0£ mAteriAI8.
A_fioot which 18 attached to Pre88er-Bar.
Loosen screw in thread 11-Fork Arni. The SeLtiun pliicvd aJLrld• the needle clamp •erow.
cutter and pa88 the quilter C-AdJuJtln%D-Five-stltch Screw.Lever. toU8odreKulllLofor iettlnsrtho fullne!A flvo•Jtltehof plaltsplalt. And %AtherB.
through hole in presser- -Lever. A<JJusL& for plalts or gaiheri In xroupi by throwlng Ruffler
bar, adjust the quilter F-SeamIntoGulde.neutrol.
guide td the right of the G-SlldlnK Gulde. UBed to vary •lze of headlnK•. H-Piping Guide. needle according to the de- I FAlge Gulde. Uned tn determlne a 0]!e •dK• blltoh on mAt•rlAI wh•n
8ired space betiveen 3titch- ruffle l• entered from tho rlKhl.
J-Screw. Uoed to set edKo guLde,
ingg and high enough to K-AdJu•t&ble headlnK Kuld•.
allow the goods to pass M-Llp whieh •eparate• Boum KuldoJ.
freely under it, and then N-BlueLlne I IJsprlnKunderoverthe adJuAllnKruffler andBcrew.IndleRte• the poaltfon for Lh• ¥Arnient or
fa8tsn the quilter securely band lo whleh rufflo IA Bewed Klvlnff A %" ieLm.
with thread cutter screw. Llno 2 mAterlaJBetween wlththo blueA %" blAde8•0Arn.whore thq feed blad• wlll Kather or plalt
Llne 8-The upper pl@ee of mAtorlLI ujed when ruffl• l• •QWfAI between
In 8tart2ng to quilt use the outer edge of the cloth for Llne 4 twoGul(lepioeesfor plplnKof materlAI.•lrSp.
the first guide, or else crease the cloth on the right and let Llne S-For edKe•tltehfnr materlal to ruffle thnt l• entered from TlgbL
the quilter guide follow the crease; quilt the rcmllinder by
keeping the guide in a line and over the last row 0£ stitching. Ruffling
NOTICE: Large quilts Should be made in squares or 8ec- Remove the presser-foot from machine by loosening
tions and then sewed together. In quilting square8 or dia- knurled thumb-nut on presser-bar. Place ruffler foot A in
monds the seams Should be on an equal bias. positlon on the attachment holder and at the Same time Set
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the fork arm B astride of the needle clamp pushing ruffler Illaking Gathers or Plaits in Groups
£rom you a3 far a8 It will go and tighten thumb screw se-
curely. See that needle doe8 not 8trike attschmenL The If you find it desirable, when making garments to have
goods to be ruffled rnu8t be placed between the two blue blade gathers or plaits in groups, especially where the gathers are
and then in gauge G. Gauge G should be adjusted to the riEht used at the side with a plaln Space or surface between. the or left to get the desired di8tanee from the edgeg the goods work can be done by pushinK ndjustment E forwurd or from wlll uide itself. To make a fine ruffle, have arroiv on stitch
reKu ating lever on 8ewing machine between l and £ and turn you. I'he ruffler will then sew plain until the adjustment
adjustin thumb-screw C up until the end of screw 18 15 of 18 again pulled toward the operator for making plaits in
an inch telow the blue spring N. To make a heavy ruffle, groups. You will, no doubt, find it nece5sury to mark your lenKthen the 8titch to between £ and S (Bee Stitch reKulAts)r),
and turn adjusting thumb-Bcrew C downward until the de- material in order to measure for even spaces between the
8irpd fullness is obtllined. Adjusting lever D should be down. groups of gathers or plaits. Your ruffler should be oiled Rt
place indicated.
To Ruffle on Band To Adjutiil Ruffler Back for Regular Ruffling
To ruffle on band, place under Iwth springs next to feed
Turn Serew C to left until end of Bcrew 18 ed of an inchand over lip M. Place goods ts) be ruffled between the springs
and in gauge P. If a facing 18 required, place facing above bel()Iv the blue spring IV. Push lever D down. Pull adjust-
both 8pring8 and under foot. nient E toivnrd you und move stitch regulatinE lever on arni
of sewing machine to between l and £.
To Ruffle With a Heading Shirring with Iluffler
To ruffle with a heading• place the goods to be ruffled i irst remove hand hole
between the springs with heading to the right and adjust cover, insert ear YY ofgauge K for desired heading. shiTring plate into gauge
screw hole in needle plate,
To Pipe or Edge-stiteh and, holding down shir- ring plate, replace hand
To pipe or edge-8tltch a ruffle, the iping 28 placed in hole cover over ear XX on
the ruffler through hole H, and edge to e piped 13 creased shirring plate.
and inserted in gauge l. If stitching comes too far from the Before puLt?ng on ruf-
edge, loosen 3crew J and adjust gauge H to the lefL Tight£n flcr, loosen screw that
screw J thoroughly !ter adjusting is don& The ruffle to be hold8 the plate supporting
iped is placed at the right of the blades and in guide G to the lower blue blade and
eep ruffle heading even. remove thi8 plate and
lower blue blade, then
place ruffler on machine
Plaiting as directed, being certain that blue ruffling plate 18 on top of
surface No. l of Bhirring plate. Important that ruffler be To adjust for plaitingi turn adjusting screw C down a6 attached firnily by knurled thumb screw.far as it will go; pull adjusting lever D toward you. Insert
the cloth between the blue 6 rinES, the Tuffler will then make Place the material to be Shirred under blue blade of ruf-
one plalt at every fif th 8titcK. The Space between plaits can fler, but over the entire shirring plate and into guides 2, 3 or
be regulated by adju8ting the Stitch on the machine, a longer 4 as may be desired. (Note) When shirring is Completed put
stitch make8 a wider 8pace between the plaits and a Bhorter the lower blue blade back onto ruffler before attempting regu-
8titch bring8 the plaits cloqer together. lar ruffling or plaitiT)g.
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Directions for U&iing the Fool Gatherer When Sewing lace8 or 80ft materlal8 together, it 16 better
Remove the pre38er-foot and replace Th'ith the Foot to hold the edges Slightly overlapped. This will prevent the
Gatherer. lace from feeding away from guide.
When the attaL'hment 18 properly adjusted. the most
inexperienced operator may Bew yards of lace or material
tngether with no difficulty.
Tucking
The number8 2 to 6 inclusive stamped on the back edge
of the sliding guide represent the width of tuck in eighths of
an inch. After folding the material for the first tuek, put
the folded edge into the guide slot Ivhich is ne.2rest the needle.
When the left edge of the fi'iction spring H coincides with
the number 2 on the Scale a IA" tuck results.
In like manner, set the guide at 3 for a %" tuck.
set the guide at 4 for a %" tuck.
set the guide at 5 for a %" tuL,k. I'o Guther, l)uff or Shirr set the guide at 6 for a %" tuck. Place the goods under the foot the s.Ime as In ordinary
sewing. For fine gather use a ghort 8titch. To increuse the For tuck8 narrower than %" move the guide G as farfullne88, lengthen the pjtitch. For greater fullnes8 tighten s desired tn the left.
top tenslon,
Coml)inalion FdLre.SliLcher. Tuckin! CJUi(le (ind
Top-Braider
The Edge-stitchin! Attachment is
fastened to the muchine in the same
nianner a8 the Pre88er-Foot. There are
five different slots, which are shown in
the illustration, serving as guides for
sewing together laco8, insertions, eni-
•4•v broideries, sewinK in position folded or
hemmed edges, bias-folded muterial or
piping, etc.
How to Adjust the Edge-stilcher
To adjust, move the lug A to the right or left until the
desired adjustment 18 obtained. When sewing two pieces 0£ Brai(ling
lace together, it is very necessar that the attachment is Move the gulde G to the right untll the braiding guide
adJu8ted to Stitch exactly on the e ge, so that the edges will hole K 18 exactly in line with the needle hole of the attach-not fold over when laundered.
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ment. The design to be braided should be plainly marked or
Stamped on the top or right side of the fabric. Start the
soutache braid into hole K and stitch along designi being sure
that the soutache braid is feeding freely into hole K without
twisting. To turn a corner, stop the machine with tILe needle
down th1"o!llh the b?"a2d in the exact eorner of the design.
raise the presser-bar ju8t e!0140! to permit the turning of the
fabric in the desired direction, lower the pres8er-bar and
proceed as before.
Place the gauge upon the scissors, as shown: slip the
edge of the cloth in the gauge and proceed to cut the band.
The tape for the binder should always be cut on the bias,
also the piping which is used with the ruffler.
Binding
The Scissors Gauge
For cutting band8 of variou8 width8, either straight or
bias. The 81iding Scale is adjustable for the widths 0£ band
desired.
IIA Inch indicate8 the
proper width for a bias
lold. which is to be IA illch
Fig. 32 wide when finished.
Remove the pre8ser-foot and 8ub8tituto the binder. Cut One inch indicates the width for cutting bias baud3 which the binding 15/16 inch wide (on the bill8 if convenient). Pass
are used with the binder.
the binding through the scrolls of bindcr and under the
One-half inch 18 for corded or plain piping. The piping is needle hole in the attachment. Place the edKe of the good3
eut bias and folded double to Use with the n,.ffler. to be bound between the scrolls of the binder. drop presser-
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foot lifter, guide the cloth with the left hand, and let the Keep Machine Well Oiled
binding guide easily through the fingers of the right hand. 011 in all the places indicatsd below. To oil the under
To change the stitchingi near or far from the edge, move slde of machlne, turn the machine back on its hinges.
binder lug A to right or left as desired.
Attaching Two Bindings OIL oit
OIL OIL
Contrasting Colors-One Operation
OIL
There are five 810ts of various widths in the T]!ht side
of the scroll of the binder. These correspond in width to the
five sizes of folded bias tape Th'hich are obtainable In most any
dry goods or department store. Be Sure that the binding
used is inserted in the slot of corresponding width. Adjust
the binder to left or right with lug A to brlng the line of
stitching the correct distance from the edge of the bindinK. OIL
It is well to make sure of this adjusLment (by making a pre-
lirninary sample) before proceeding with the article which OIL
you have to sew.
Tivo tapes may be used at the 8ame time, the wider In~
side of the narrower. The two are thus 8eivn to the edge of
the fRbrie by the one line of stitching, with the result that
the edge of the wider tape appears as a piping in relatlon to
the narnw i)r outside tape.
OIL
01
OIL
For smooth upL)ration and good results It is neces-
sary to use high kTrnde oil. Il'hite Sewing Trlachine Oil
18 recommended for use on your machine.
IL
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ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
Conneclions
Be sure the motor pulley is adjusted so it centers on the
h&nd whL)el for proper drive; next, see that the insulating
bushing on cord leading from the rheostat on the inside of
the cabinet is properly pl.2ced in the hole in the corner of
the bed of the machine (.r4ee Illustration); next, connect the
three-contact connector pluK to motor terminal as shoivn in
illustration; next, unwin(l the long wall plug cord from the
storage reel and ennnect it to llny electrical outlet.
TEAMINAkBLQCff ARK SEWINGMACHTNE CO.
OWPIECrO* 217 N. Broadway Phone 5-2332
INs!4T1!r PLUG
BUSHING WICHITA, KANSAS
Lubrlcatlon
Two cu (one at each end of the motor shaft) provlde
for motor lu rication. Un8crew the caps and fill with va8eline
occa8ionally. depending upon the use of the machine.
Control
The deslred control 18 obtained by the amount of pressure
on the knee lever. Increased pressure on the knee lever
increa8e8 the speed of the machine. The same method of
controlling the Speed applies in the case of Portable Electric8
where the foot pedal Is the mean8 of Speed control.
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