I have bought an old singer knitting machine model KE-2400 and i am looking for a carriage pls. Can u help me?

go on line to singer, select your machine and download a manual (pdf) from there.

Hello Karen,
It's a Singer so you done well there, this link may help
http://www.singeronline.com/singer900920.html

The Singer vintage machine site indicates that the AH251729 was made in 1947 in Elizabeth, NJ. For details see http://www.singermachines.co.uk/faq/tell-sewing-machine-age-from-two-letter-serial-number/ .

Look on the front of your sewing machine and locate the model number of the machine. Go to http://www.singerco.com/support/replacement-parts-chart and locate your model number. (Use the drop down menu and locate the group. Press Go and then find the pdf with the correct model parts list.) You can look up the exact part number and order them from the Singer Service Center online.

Alternatively, you may be able to find them at any Singer Authorized retailer. Just look at your machine and determine the type of shank that connects foot to the machine. (High Shank and Slant are common Singer foot designs on older machines.) Get a zigzag foot for Singer machines with that design. (If they don't have that, you can probably get a current foot and an adapter. We got an overedge foot and the high slant foot adapter for my Singer sewing machine (purchased in 1969) in the 1980s.)

I hope this helps.

Cindy Wells
(Singer parts are generally available. I saw throat plates for some Featherweight machines this morning at a quilt show.)

I suggest you do an internet search for Singer repairs and service in your area and contact the establishment of your choice.

Do you have a model number on the Singer machine? Many Singer sewing machine manuals are available here: http://www.singerco.com/accessories/instruction-manuals . Enter the model number and click search. For example, the manual for the Singer 27 (made in ~1911) and 28 is here: http://www.singerco.com/uploads/download/268_27_28.pdf .

I hope this helps.

Cindy Wells

For sewing machines manufactured since about 1990, look for the model number on the handwheel side of the machine near the on/off switch or the electric cord receptacle.

I would spring for a tuneup. It is a machine and does need attention and if you like the machine, invest in it. You can download a free manual at www.singerco.com under customer support, and try oiling it and cleaning it out under the throat plate. Take a screw driver and take off the plate and use a brush to clean out the lint, that may be the problem but without seeing it, I don't know. You will be amazed at the lint that under there, looks like felt but it is not. Good luck.

Isnt for FREE, Singer 250 Series: 252, 257 & 259 Sewing Machine Service Manual

Hope helps.

You have a Singer Model 27, built at their Elizabethport factory in Elizabeth, NJ, in a production run of 40000 which were manufactured in 1911. Confirmation from Singer available by clicking here.

Your machine is very nearly 100 years old, but in good condition will still be fully usable and you can still buy many spare parts for it.

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