- White Rotary Sewing Machine Serial Numbers Fr3061064
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While the founder's love was truly sewing machines and he pursued many related innovations, his sons became interested in other types of machinery, such as steam-powered automobiles. The early days of the 20th century were explosive with growth for the company. Indeed, White diversified as early as 1903, making roller skates, automatic lathes, kerosene lamps and even cars.
When White's sons couldn't convince their father that the steam automobile was worth keeping in production, Windsor and Walter White spun that product division off from White, forming the White Motor Corporation in 1906.
The White Sewing Machine Co. then turned its attention back to its original product.
In 1909, White Motor Corporation introduced a gasoline-powered automobile.
In 1910, White Motor Corporation produced its first gasoline- powered truck.
White Rotary Sewing Machine Serial Numbers Fr3061064
In 1916 White bought the Raymond Manufacturing Company based in Canada
Meanwhile, White's sewing machine innovations piled up, including the progenitor to the portable sewing machine, the first furniture-style sewing machine cabinets, the first full rotary mechanism and, in the 1920s, an electric motor.
It was in 1918 that the company dropped the passenger car line and very successfully specialized in producing trucks and buses.
' It was about 1876 that the White Sewing Machine Company manufactured its first sewing machine. The industry was started and was owned by the late Mr. Thomas H. White. Since that year, in a total of four decades, this company has manufactured and sold approximately 4.000.000 sewing machines. There was a very small output in 1876, but the business was continuously and consistently developed by Mr. White and his associates. In recent years they have manufactured and sold approximately 600 machines a day. Practically 80 per cent of this modern production are White rotaries.'
1918 - A History of Cleveland and Its Environs
Naturally, all of these advances made the company's sewing machines even more popular, so in 1923, White Sewing stopped manufacturing its other product lines and focused on sewing machines and accessories.
Like many other sewing-machine manufacturers, White manufactured and labeled many for retailers.
In 1924 after acquiring the Domestic Sewing Machine Company of Buffalo, New York, the company signed a contract with Sears,Roebuck & Co to supply them with private-label machines. The White company continued manufacturing the Domestic-made Franklin sewing machines for Sears Roebuck & Co. Domestic became a fully-owned subsidiary of White. Over the next 12 years, White supplied Sears with about 20 percent of their sewing machine output.
By 1926, White had acquired Theodore Kundtz Furniture Factory, which made White's sewing furniture, King Sewing Machine Co. and, from Sears, the Domestic Sewing Machine Co. (1924). Under the leadership of company president A S Rodgers, the company was reorganised as the White Sewing Machine Corporation. Eventually a subsidiary, which became known as Standard Sewing Equipment Corporation, was formed.
With the Great Depression came renewed interest in home sewing. White continued to innovate, introducing the first sewing machine outside of its traditional black models, which was made of a magnesium alloy and was also much lighter than its forebears.
This product did well enough to warrant the formation of a second subsidiary in 1939, White Sewing Machine Products Limited, in Canada.
During World War II, like many U.S. companies, White turned over its manufacturing for the purpose of producing goods to aid the war effort. Production was high enough to necessitate a move to a bigger plant in 1949. A new administration building was completed in 1951.
The world was a changed place by then, as a strong demand for consumer goods ensued. While White had improved its production methods significantly, and 2,000 machines were rolling forth a day, imported machines from Germany, Italy, and Japan, had begun to swamp the U.S. market, and it was becoming impossible to compete with their prices. In fact, White spent on materials alone what a finished, imported sewing machine cost in the United States. Even though the company had a hearty $20 million in sales in 1954, it reported a $440,667 net loss and had been on an earning slide for the past six years. In such a changing industry, and world, White could no longer afford to remain a one-product company. When Sears, which represented 40 percent of White's business in the early 1950s, gave its manufacturing contract to the Japanese, the company fully realized the need to diversify.
Enter Edward Reddig, an accountant who, upon becoming White's president in 1955, led the charge with a single-mindedness that bordered on ruthless, according to many. Reddig quickly arranged to have White's machines manufactured overseas, to company specifications, and began slashing costs back home, a program that included firing one-third of White's work force.
Reddig also launched an intensive acquisition campaign. The plan was diversity and the targets were largely appliance concerns. White merged with or acquired roughly 14 companies in 1960 alone.
By 1960, White had merged with Husqvarna Viking.
By 1964, the parent company had changed its name to White Consolidated Industries, or WCI, a reflection of its rainbow of acquisitions, which included: the Kelvinator Appliance Division, from American Motors; Gibson, which was then Westinghouse's appliance division; and Franklin Appliance Division of Studebaker. Reddig's recipe was to target companies that were sickly, but not terminal; pay bargain-basement prices for them and then slash overhead, excess product lines, and employees until they were lean and profitable.
One of his targets, Franklin, for example, had lost money in 1964 and 1965 and then had turned a pale profit in 1966; this record was typical of the kind of purchase Reddig sought. As an example of his tenacity in reducing costs, 70 percent of Kelvinator's administrative staff was terminated in the first month after takeover. Among newly acquired companies, research and development was often halted and computer operations were often junked.
Reddig attributed his style to his tenure at Arthur Anderson & Co. in Chicago, during the 1930s, where he was assigned to enter big companies and crack the books.
In 1967, WCI acquired Hupp Corporation, a maker of electric appliances, air conditioners and rangers. By the decade's end, WCI had a comprehensive line of tools, valves, household appliances, and machinery. And its sewing machine operations, being handled overseas, were still regarded as the most innovative in the business. White sewing machines introduced the first overlock system designed for a home sewing machine, the first numbered tension dials, and a recessed cutting system.
By 1968, WCI's sales were $830 million; stunning when compared with the $29 million reported in 1963, or even the $172 million from the year before. WCI was operating from four basic divisions: machinery and equipment; valves, controls and instrumentation; sewing and knitting machinery; and industrial supplies. The machinery and equipment group accounted for about 55 percent of WCI's sales in 1967, valves contributed roughly 20 percent of sales, and about 14 percent of sales came from the sewing division.
In early 1970, WCI was approached by its offspring, White Motor Corporation, which proposed a merger. However, the Justice Department soon forced the two to separate, ruling that the resulting company would have had a monopoly, particularly in light of the fact that WCI then owned 30 percent of Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co. Allis was a competitor with White Motor in several arenas, and had a few years earlier moved for an antitrust injunction to stop WCI from acquiring further stock. The ultimate scraping of that venture cost WCI dearly; it lost $63 million when it divested White Motor Corp.
Another milestone came in 1975, with the purchase of Westinghouse's major appliance business. This division was in the red at the time and pulling on Westinghouse's capital. Despite the fact that the appliance industry was in a slump at this time, Reddig accepting the $700 million acquisition price, since the division would double WCI's appliance business overnight, and add 60 percent to WCI's overall volume. The purchase meant taking more of a punch than was WCI's habit, as the company usually planned one year per company for turnaround. While Kelvinator was coaxed from a $47 million loss in 1947 to breaking even at the end of the next year, Westinghouse would require more work. As more than 60 percent of its business at the time was in manufacturing private label appliances for Sears, Montgomery Ward, and J.C. Penney, among others, WCI welcomed the opportunity to purchase a brand that would help it compete with appliance giants General Electric and Whirlpool.
During this time, White Motor was doing so poorly the Justice Department reversed its opposition to the WCI merger in 1976, arguing that White Motor would fail without it. Then, in a stunning blow, the directors of WCI voted the merger down. After the White Motor merger was voted down in his absence--the board claimed it was unhappy with the proposed financing--Reddig retired from WCI. By 1976, WCI had doubled its sales and earnings within four years, passing the billion dollar mark. Reddig had transformed WCI from a $20 million sewing machine company into a $1.2 billion presence.
Succeeding Reddig was a three-man team, which initially carried on some of Reddig's plans, such as the 1977 acquisition of Sundstrand Corporation's machine-tool business, which had been losing money. Nevertheless, a parting of philosophies was evident in that, besides being no longer a one-man operation, the new team believed in the value of marketing. Part of its plan for turning the new Westinghouse appliance business around was to spend heavily on advertising.
At that point, WCI ranked third in appliances, behind General Electric and Whirlpool, who priced aggressively. Unlike Reddig, the new management at WCI was willing to sell more actively and loosen the reigns on cost in order to compete. Although an engineering staff was established, and WCI stepped up its advertising budget, the company managed to avoid spending as much on ads as its competitors did, since it sold about half its appliances as private-label brands through the mass merchandisers. By the late 1970s, WCI was a big-league manufacturer of major home appliances, but still not a household word. Then, in 1979, WCI purchased General Motor's Frigidaire division for about $120 million; the company's appliance business then boomed, and meant it was closing in on the competition.
WCI bought the American Tool Company in 1980. Between 1975 and 1985, its sales jumped from $1.2 billion to more than $2 billion. In fact, by 1983, WCI was the nation's third largest manufacturer of refrigerators, stoves, and air conditioners. The company's 84 plants were scattered across the continent, each run with basic autonomy. However, while appliances were profitable, sales weren't exploding and machine tools weren't doing well, so WCI's management trio began hunting for a new business to add to the family. In 1983, the company sold its Sarco subsidiary, a textile machinery division, and closed its steel industry equipment unit.
The company focused on three divisions in 1985: home products, which contributed about 76 percent of sales; machine and metal-basting divisions, providing 12.1 percent of sales; and the general industrial and construction equipment division pitching in the rest. The home products division was an umbrella for the widely known Kelvinator, Gibson, Hamilton, Frigidaire, Bendiz, Philco and White-Westinghouse brands. That year, WCI decided to combine the divisions' four major brands into a single operating unit, to be run out of Columbus, Ohio. Prompting this radical move was the fact that the market had suffered decreasing profits and increasing competition for the previous six months, and WCI was pressed to cut costs. Thus, one effective cost-cutter would be to improve the efficiency of its manufacturing.
While tackling this massive change, another dramatic change occurred. AB Electrolux of Sweden, the largest manufacturer of appliances in Europe, needed to widen its place in the U.S. market. WCI seemed the perfect ambassador. Electrolux approached WCI in 1986, with what was then a very fair offer. After some minor disagreement, the merger took place. Electrolux at that time had sales of $4.6 billion, and its only other holding in the United States was Tappan, a maker of ranges and microwaves, acquired in 1979.
After the takeover, WCI was subjected to a bit of its own medicine, as the company was trimmed and unified, and made more efficient. Underutilized plants were boarded up and product lines were enhanced, in a shift from the no-frills philosophy instilled by Reddig. Electrolux had become the world's largest maker of major appliances, with $9 billion in sales by 1987. Having been cash-strapped just before the transaction, WCI benefited from the financial resources of its new parent.
WCI was soon able to acquire Design & Manufacturing's (D&M) dishwasher business, begin building a new highly modern refrigerator plant, and hire a new head for its marketing sector. It also worked on reducing its distribution costs, a real killer in the industry. The sizable D&M deal alone gave WCI a quarter of the country's dishwasher business, making it second only to General Electric. WCI was fortunate to have such a wealthy parent at a time when so many costly changes were needed; working on brand-name recognition alone cost a fortune. WCI had long staked its fortunes on look-alike models for private labels, which kept costs down; to suddenly invert this strategy and develop distinct products readily recognized and popular with the public was a big change. In the early and mid-1990s, home appliances and products continued to WCI's largest sector. Although little information on WCI was made available after the Electrolux acquisition, judging by Eletrolux's continued growth and health, White was surely thriving as well.
THE NEEDLEBAR
Online Manual Section
DIRECTIONS
For Using the
White Rotary Sewing
Machine
MANUFACTURED BY
White Sewing Machine Company
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A.
Never run Machine with needle threaded without goods under presser foot. Run Machine so that upper side of hand wheel moves from you.
TO SET NEEDLE
Raise the needle-bar to its highest point; loosen the thumbscrew and press it to the left to permit the shank of the NEEDLE to pass up between the clamp and needle-bar as far as it will go, flat side to the RIGHT -- the NEEDLE being flattened on one side so it will set itself perfectly, then fasten securely by tightening thumb-screw.
To avoid loosening of the needle, always use a screw driver to fasten the same, the needle nut being slotted for that purpose.
The needle, when descending, should pass CENTRAL in the needle hole from FRONT TO REAR, but close to the right side of the hole, as it prevents the needle from glancing into the race and being caught by the shuttle.
NEEDLES AND THREAD TO BE USED
The MOST IMPORTANT consideration is to buy and use perfect needles -- not bent, nor blunt points. We particularly request our dealers and their customers to buy their needles and oil from us. WHITE F. R. NEEDLES must be used on this machine.
The size of he needle should conform to the size of the thread and both be suitable to the material sewed. Use as fine a needle as will permit the thread to pass freely through the eye.
TO REMOVE BOBBIN CASE FROM SHUTTLE
Raise the take-up to its highest point. With the thumb and second finger of the left hand clasp bobbin case as shown in cut, then lift latch S with the third finger, when bobbin case may be readily withdrawn from shuttle F. See below
TO REMOVE SHUTTLE FROM SHUTTLE RACE
First remove the bobbin case. Turn the machine back on its hinges, then turn the machine in the same direction as in sewing until the point of the needle just enters the needle plate hole; push on rear end of latch G and at the same time pull shuttle race cover away from shuttle and toward latch G from under pin H; the shuttle can now be removed.
When shuttle has been removed from race be sure to clean both, and oil the race slightly before replacing. Occasionally oil slightly in hole on race cap marked V above and pin W in shuttle, see fig 9.
TO REPLACE THE SHUTTLE
Turn the machine in direction for sewing until the point of the needle just enters the needle plate hole; take the shuttle by the center pin W with the left hand and place it in the race, so that point of shuttle will be from you and over arrow on thread cast of, so that the holes in the shuttle will drop on to driving pins in race, then replace the shuttle race cover.
DO NOT FORCE the shuttle into race. It will enter readily when in proper position.
Should the machine at any time time act badly in sewing or running it would be well to remove shuttle and clean it and the race, which is but a moment's work.
To replace the bobbin case, it need not be held as when removing, but simply slip it on the pin in shuttle, with the tension projecting upward, and push it into shuttle as far as it will go, when the spring latch will pass over and retain it in that position.
The thread should be allowed to project about one inch from bobbin case tension.
TO WIND BOBBIN
Place spool on spool pin, pass the thread down through the rear hole in arm of cover plate, then to the left under and over the arm down through front hole. Put the end of thread through hole U in bobbin from inside out, place bobbin on bobbin wider spindle, raise winder so belt will drive it, loosen thumb screw in hand wheel, run the machine as in sewing, holding on to the end of thread until winding is started, then break off thread and finish winding.
LOWER TENSION
Fig. 8 represents the bobbin case. To regulate the lower tension, turn the screw T to the right to tighten, and to the left to loosen the same.
TO THREAD BOBBIN CASE TENSION
Place bobbin in case so that thread will come from bobbin on same side as hole B in bobbin case; pass thread through slot A to hole B thence across opening, drawing it under lip C then pull it up until thread passes out under tension spring D.
The tension on bobbin case should be the same as the upper tension.
DIRECTIONS FOR THREADING
Place the spool on spool pin, take the thread in your left hand holding it taut with the right during the whole threading operation. Pass thread from spool over check spring K at top of face and down under point L.
Now pull thread upward until it passes through the eye of spring N and into notch O, then into end of take-up P then down through slot R in end of needle bar and through eye of needle from left to right, allowing about 3 inches of thread when take-up is at its highest point.
To draw up the lower thread, raise the presser-foot, take hold of end of upper thread and turn the hand wheel once round, (moving upper side of wheel from you), which will draw the lower thread up through needle hole.
Pass the ends of both threads under the presser-foot and you will be ready to sew.
Note, -- Do not run the machine with the presser-foot down on the feed without cloth under it. Do not pull cloth to or from you in such a manner as to bend the needle.
THE TENSION
The illustration above represents the Tension Regulator and Indicator for the upper thread, an entirely new and useful device.
The half circle is marked with a scale running from 1 to 8, with the word 'loose' at Number 1 and 'tight' at Number 8 , Number 1 being the slack and Number 8 the tightest tension.
TO CHANGE THE LENGTH OF STITCH
The regulator is located at the right end of the machine on the front side or arm.
TO SHORTEN stitch move lever down.
TO LENGTHEN stitch move lever up. Number 1 indicates the shortest, and Number 7 the longest stitch
OIL PLACES AS INDICATED BELOW
TO REGULATE THE TENSION
To loosen the tension, turn the thumbscrew on the dial to the left which will move the pointer towards No. 1. To tighten it, turn to the right, moving the pointer towards No. 8.
By this means the same tension can always be duplicated, thus obviating the necessity of experimental trials, as is the case with other machines. If a tight tension is desired, both upper and under threads must necessarily be tight.
If the upper thread is tight and the lower thread loose, the upper thread will be drawn to the top thus:
If the lower thread is too tight, it will be drawn straight on the bottom of the goods, thus:
When you desire the goods to look alike on both sides, and be elastic, balance the tension thus:
THE TENSION RELEASER
The tension releaser is operated by the presser-bar lifter. By means of it, all tension is taken off the upper thread when the presser-foot is raised, and the work can be taken out without pulling the thread down by hand.
***PARTICULAR NOTICE --- The tension cannot be regulated when the lift is up because the Releaser is operated by the presser-bar lifter.
TO COMMENCE WORK
In threading the needle and bobbin case respectively, you should leave an end about two inches in length to each. Hold the end of the upper thread loosely in the left hand, and with the right hand gently revolve the hand-wheel until the needle passes to its lowest point and returns, a loop will be formed through which the shuttle will pass, and, as the needle ascends it will draw up the lower or shuttle thread, and the machine is ready for practical operation.
TO REMOVE WORK
Stop the machine with the take-up at its highest point; raise the presser-foot with the lifter which slackens the upper thread; then take hold of your work with your left hand and pull it directly from you, keeping the top thread in the slot of the presser-foot, which will prevent bending the needle.
Now raise the work and draw the threads into the thread cutter on the presser-bar and pull downward, which will cut the threads the proper length to commence work again.
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EXPLANATION OF DIFFICULTIES THAT SOMETIMES OCCUR WITH BEGINNERS
Online Manual Section
DIRECTIONS
For Using the
White Rotary Sewing
Machine
MANUFACTURED BY
White Sewing Machine Company
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A.
Never run Machine with needle threaded without goods under presser foot. Run Machine so that upper side of hand wheel moves from you.
TO SET NEEDLE
Raise the needle-bar to its highest point; loosen the thumbscrew and press it to the left to permit the shank of the NEEDLE to pass up between the clamp and needle-bar as far as it will go, flat side to the RIGHT -- the NEEDLE being flattened on one side so it will set itself perfectly, then fasten securely by tightening thumb-screw.
To avoid loosening of the needle, always use a screw driver to fasten the same, the needle nut being slotted for that purpose.
The needle, when descending, should pass CENTRAL in the needle hole from FRONT TO REAR, but close to the right side of the hole, as it prevents the needle from glancing into the race and being caught by the shuttle.
NEEDLES AND THREAD TO BE USED
The MOST IMPORTANT consideration is to buy and use perfect needles -- not bent, nor blunt points. We particularly request our dealers and their customers to buy their needles and oil from us. WHITE F. R. NEEDLES must be used on this machine.
The size of he needle should conform to the size of the thread and both be suitable to the material sewed. Use as fine a needle as will permit the thread to pass freely through the eye.
TO REMOVE BOBBIN CASE FROM SHUTTLE
Raise the take-up to its highest point. With the thumb and second finger of the left hand clasp bobbin case as shown in cut, then lift latch S with the third finger, when bobbin case may be readily withdrawn from shuttle F. See below
TO REMOVE SHUTTLE FROM SHUTTLE RACE
First remove the bobbin case. Turn the machine back on its hinges, then turn the machine in the same direction as in sewing until the point of the needle just enters the needle plate hole; push on rear end of latch G and at the same time pull shuttle race cover away from shuttle and toward latch G from under pin H; the shuttle can now be removed.
When shuttle has been removed from race be sure to clean both, and oil the race slightly before replacing. Occasionally oil slightly in hole on race cap marked V above and pin W in shuttle, see fig 9.
TO REPLACE THE SHUTTLE
Turn the machine in direction for sewing until the point of the needle just enters the needle plate hole; take the shuttle by the center pin W with the left hand and place it in the race, so that point of shuttle will be from you and over arrow on thread cast of, so that the holes in the shuttle will drop on to driving pins in race, then replace the shuttle race cover.
DO NOT FORCE the shuttle into race. It will enter readily when in proper position.
Should the machine at any time time act badly in sewing or running it would be well to remove shuttle and clean it and the race, which is but a moment's work.
To replace the bobbin case, it need not be held as when removing, but simply slip it on the pin in shuttle, with the tension projecting upward, and push it into shuttle as far as it will go, when the spring latch will pass over and retain it in that position.
The thread should be allowed to project about one inch from bobbin case tension.
TO WIND BOBBIN
Place spool on spool pin, pass the thread down through the rear hole in arm of cover plate, then to the left under and over the arm down through front hole. Put the end of thread through hole U in bobbin from inside out, place bobbin on bobbin wider spindle, raise winder so belt will drive it, loosen thumb screw in hand wheel, run the machine as in sewing, holding on to the end of thread until winding is started, then break off thread and finish winding.
LOWER TENSION
Fig. 8 represents the bobbin case. To regulate the lower tension, turn the screw T to the right to tighten, and to the left to loosen the same.
TO THREAD BOBBIN CASE TENSION
Place bobbin in case so that thread will come from bobbin on same side as hole B in bobbin case; pass thread through slot A to hole B thence across opening, drawing it under lip C then pull it up until thread passes out under tension spring D.
The tension on bobbin case should be the same as the upper tension.
DIRECTIONS FOR THREADING
Place the spool on spool pin, take the thread in your left hand holding it taut with the right during the whole threading operation. Pass thread from spool over check spring K at top of face and down under point L.
Now pull thread upward until it passes through the eye of spring N and into notch O, then into end of take-up P then down through slot R in end of needle bar and through eye of needle from left to right, allowing about 3 inches of thread when take-up is at its highest point.
To draw up the lower thread, raise the presser-foot, take hold of end of upper thread and turn the hand wheel once round, (moving upper side of wheel from you), which will draw the lower thread up through needle hole.
Pass the ends of both threads under the presser-foot and you will be ready to sew.
Note, -- Do not run the machine with the presser-foot down on the feed without cloth under it. Do not pull cloth to or from you in such a manner as to bend the needle.
THE TENSION
The illustration above represents the Tension Regulator and Indicator for the upper thread, an entirely new and useful device.
The half circle is marked with a scale running from 1 to 8, with the word 'loose' at Number 1 and 'tight' at Number 8 , Number 1 being the slack and Number 8 the tightest tension.
TO CHANGE THE LENGTH OF STITCH
The regulator is located at the right end of the machine on the front side or arm.
TO SHORTEN stitch move lever down.
TO LENGTHEN stitch move lever up. Number 1 indicates the shortest, and Number 7 the longest stitch
OIL PLACES AS INDICATED BELOW
TO REGULATE THE TENSION
To loosen the tension, turn the thumbscrew on the dial to the left which will move the pointer towards No. 1. To tighten it, turn to the right, moving the pointer towards No. 8.
By this means the same tension can always be duplicated, thus obviating the necessity of experimental trials, as is the case with other machines. If a tight tension is desired, both upper and under threads must necessarily be tight.
If the upper thread is tight and the lower thread loose, the upper thread will be drawn to the top thus:
If the lower thread is too tight, it will be drawn straight on the bottom of the goods, thus:
When you desire the goods to look alike on both sides, and be elastic, balance the tension thus:
THE TENSION RELEASER
The tension releaser is operated by the presser-bar lifter. By means of it, all tension is taken off the upper thread when the presser-foot is raised, and the work can be taken out without pulling the thread down by hand.
***PARTICULAR NOTICE --- The tension cannot be regulated when the lift is up because the Releaser is operated by the presser-bar lifter.
TO COMMENCE WORK
In threading the needle and bobbin case respectively, you should leave an end about two inches in length to each. Hold the end of the upper thread loosely in the left hand, and with the right hand gently revolve the hand-wheel until the needle passes to its lowest point and returns, a loop will be formed through which the shuttle will pass, and, as the needle ascends it will draw up the lower or shuttle thread, and the machine is ready for practical operation.
TO REMOVE WORK
Stop the machine with the take-up at its highest point; raise the presser-foot with the lifter which slackens the upper thread; then take hold of your work with your left hand and pull it directly from you, keeping the top thread in the slot of the presser-foot, which will prevent bending the needle.
Now raise the work and draw the threads into the thread cutter on the presser-bar and pull downward, which will cut the threads the proper length to commence work again.
White Rotary Sewing Machine Serial Number Fr
EXPLANATION OF DIFFICULTIES THAT SOMETIMES OCCUR WITH BEGINNERS
If the upper thread breaks, it may be caused by the needle not being properly set, or the machine not threaded correctly, or the upper tension too tight, or the thread uneven and the needle too small for it, or the needle eye too sharp, or the presser-foot attached to the machine so that the needle rubs it in passing.
If the under thread breaks, it may be caused by the bobbin case being improperly threaded, or too much tension upon it, or by the bobbin being wound too full so that the thread slips over the ends of the bobbin in the bobbin case.
If the needle breaks, it is more than likely your own fault, caused by pulling the goods to or from you in such a manner that the needle strikes the throat plate and is bound to break. The needle may however, break in trying to sew extraordinary heavy seams when the pressure on the presser-foot is not heavy enough. To create more pressure upon the goods turn the presser-bar nut on top of the presser-bar to the right; to decrease the pressure turn it to the left.
If the machine makes loop stitches, it is most sure to be caused by too loose tension both top and bottom.
If the machine skips stitches, the needle is either bent or not in the right position.
If the stitches are not even, it may be caused by the presser-foot not resting evenly upon the fabric sewed, or by the feed not being high enough, or by the stitch being too short, or by pulling the cloth, or by using too fine a needle with too coarse or uneven thread.
If the machine should be run without sewing and thread get in the shuttle race making the machine run heavy, take out the bobbin case and run the machine in the wrong direction; it will cut the thread out.
NOTICE --- The leather band should always be tight enough not to slip. If it slips, or does not force the needle through thick goods, cut off a very short piece and re-adjust the ends. The belt should not be so tight as to prevent and easy motion of the machine.
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