Oh Sew Very VintageMachines with a story. Ready for another.

Vintage machines · Stories from the bench

Old machines.
Plenty of life
left in them.

I’m Duncan. I collect, research, and refurbish vintage sewing machines—and help keep them doing what they were made to do.

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Refurbished Singer 15-91 with test fabric beneath the presser foot
FROM THE COLLECTION Singer 15-91 · Built to keep sewing
Repair & refurbishmentMachines & their storiesMethods, tools & research

Oh Sew Very Vintage

A working collection.
A place to share what I learn.

There’s more to these machines than their age. There’s the mechanism, the finish, the history—and the satisfaction of a good test sew.

This is where I document the machines on my bench and in my collection, share useful resources, and offer help with service, repairs, and refurbishment.

Meet the person behind the machines ↗
Singer 66 with textured Godzilla finish in a wooden table
A different kind of classic: the “Godzilla” finish 66.

Meet the machines

Useful designs.
Remarkable histories.

Explore the Singer 15 and 66, their distinguishing features, and what the production records can tell us.

Explore Singer history

The journal

Notes worth keeping.

All articles ↗

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