Well I have been at it again, Ebay has a lot of answer for!
Found this little machine. It's a Swiss machine, very similar to an Elna Grasshopper in looks. The Company Favta made the Darling sewing machine as well. There is a little bit of history here Info
They are fairly rare machines, seems to be very well made.
It's about the same size as a Singer Featherweight but weighs slightly more
A zig zag machine that comes with decorative stitch cams which sit in a little cupboard in the back of the machine. The feed dogs drop by turning the knob at the front. The zig zag stitches have 3 setting, you can zig zag from the left, centre and right so you can do buttonholes easily.
Has a really good size extension table.
The instruction booklet said the motor needed 2 drops of oil in 2 oiling points in the motor, that you had to take the cover off the motor and they are marked in red. Couldn't see them (the red strip in the middle has the voltage on it) so I quickly put the cover back on working on the theory, that the motor seems fine so leave it alone.
It comes in a neat sturdy case.
Still had the original sales label on it, the other side had the original purchases name on, her address is in Glasgow. Also has the keys to the case.
Little pocket for the manual, the pedal unplugs from the cable has its own little holder, and the 5 yard (how long!) electric cable unplugs as well.
It came with cams x 5, zig zag foot, button hole foot, hemmer foot, free motion embroidery foot, embroidery hoop, spare bobbins, screwdrivers and oil can.
It was missing its accessory box so I got one off Ebay (not a Favta one, its too long, the original would have sat behind the free arm) which came with some contents including some bobbins which I hadn't actually looked at as it was the box I was after. When it arrived, I discovered the bobbins were exactly the right ones for the machine! I have never seen ones like this before. How jammy was that?
It's a lovely machine, in good condition. It does a beautiful straight stitch. Had a quick go with one of the decorative stitch cams but I must be doing something wrong as it didn't quite work properly. Will have to have another go.
Word of warning, when you lift the cams off to take them out, make sure you have a good grip, I let go of mine too soon and it fell down the back inside the cupboard, it was a devil to get out, there isn't much room behind where it sits.
The down side that its been owned by a smoker and has a strong odour. Yuk so have put it away after airing it, popped some lavender bags in the case, kept the manual in my box of loose lavender. Going to see if it makes any difference. I did give it a clean and oil as well so it was started to smell a bit better.
Not sure what I am going to do with this machine, I was curious as I had a little go with a Darling machine which was cute. This one had much more going for it and it wasn't a great deal of money. So hey ho, pressed the buy it now button.
Cheers
Sharon
