Free Singer 111G155

[morrisman]

Hi from Australia

been a long while since I posted here

I recently picked up a free Singer 111G155 . A friend of mine , his dad ran a upholstery business for years but he retired 25 years ago , the machine has been sitting in the garage for 25 years covered in cobwebs and dust .

will try to attach pic  Mike

[Darren Henry]

Hey stranger. Good to hear from you again. You must have been extra special good for the fat guy to drop that in your Christmas stocking. I don't know the difference between the "G" and the "W"'s that I've been using for 20+years but I'm sure Bob T will jump in. I assume it has to do with the feed mechanism as your needle bar?feet? something looks different than my 111W155. Either way congrats on a super score. I though I had won the lottery when I got mine for only $575 CDN after taxes. That was just over a weeks wages back then , here in Canada.

[morrisman]

Darren

Well you got a good deal yourself with your 111W155 .  I think the "G" means the machine I scored was made in Germany , it's the same as a W but made at a different factory. I also scored a lot of upholstery tacks and pins and a grommet press . Some of the stuff , I don't know what it is to be honest .

You must be well and truly aquainted with the 155 after 20 + years of using it !  It must be a great machine for you to keep it for so long . You can give me some help no doubt ..I am still a novice Mike

[kodydog]

We bought our 111w154 over 30 years ago. Love that machine. We paid right around $500. A true work horse. Only regret is, like yours, it has no reverse. But we cope. Is the G a double walking foot?

[morrisman]

We bought our 111w154 over 30 years ago. Love that machine. We paid right around $500. A true work horse. Only regret is, like yours, it has no reverse. But we cope. Is the G a double walking foot?

Yes the G155 has the two pressers and a 1/2" lift , the earlier models like the 152  had a 3/8" lift I think .