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Singer Model 68-38 Sewing Machine

Singer Model 68-38 Sewing Machine
Singer Model 68-38 Sewing Machine

Lock stitch; oscillating long beak shuttle. For barring buttonholes in clothing and is used in connection with Machines of Class 99W. It makes a bar from 1/8" to 1/4" long, consisting of seven staying, eleven covering and three tying stitches. It is fitted with a special work clamp which automatically contracts the buttonhole when it is lowered on the work.

Model 68-38
Dates —
Usage Industrial
Description Lock stitch; oscillating long beak shuttle. For barring buttonholes in clothing and is used in connection with Machines of Class 99W. It makes a bar from 1/8" to 1/4" long, consisting of seven staying, eleven covering and three tying stitches. It is fitted with a special work clamp which automatically contracts the buttonhole when it is lowered on the work.
Needle 68x7 (light goods); 68x5 (heavy goods or leather)
Source Singer model list classes 1-99

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