This is Esmeralda. She is a beautiful green Singer 327K, serial number ET670062, with a registration date of July 31, 1962. She has just come home from the sewing machine hospital, where she was put right again after an extreme case of smokin’ hot foot pedal!
The official Singer serial number list shows this number as belonging to a 328K, but Esme is clearly marked “327K”. The K just means that she was manufactured at Singer’s Kilbowie factory in Clydebank, Scotland.
I do simple repairs and maintenance on my hand-crank and treadle machines, but electrical problems are beyond my skills. My sewing machine guy is brilliant — he rewired the original foot pedal and saved the vintage casing and electrical cord to keep Esme’s green and brown colour scheme intact.
The sewing machine man was even able to get a new green bobbin winder tyre!
Esme uses Class 66 bobbins, which are inexpensive and easy to find.
and she has a lovely storage case that clips on…
She has a new needle plate, too…
and now she’s just as pretty as the day she came out of the factory, and she sews just as well, too! 🙂
Happy Quilting!
What a fantastic machine! I’m now doing all of my piecing on my old green husqvarna. Still trying to find out when and where it was made. Have fun 🙂
Oh, hooray! Your sewing machine repair man found you a motor then? I’m so glad. I know you love that machine! If I come across any good Husqvarna information sites, I will send you the links. Take care. 🙂
P.S. (10 minutes later) — I just visited your blog and I saw the beautiful green sewing machine! I think the white motor actually looks nice — green and white are very compatible! What a happy day to be using her again! Have lots of fun! And your half square triangles are lovely, too! 🙂
Thank you very much! He didn’t find an original unfortunately. So I have a brand new one attached for now. However, it is a delight to use 😀
Great name for such a green machine. Have fun with her.
Thanks, Cheryl! 🙂 She is my little emerald girl!
I’ve never noticed the bobbin plate slides to the front of the machine. Hmm–have a 319W downstairs–I’ll have to see if that’s the same way. The Husqvarna decals were lovely. I liked the note saying it was used until the 1990’s.
Hi
I’ve just inherited a 327k and have been browsing the net to learn more about it.
I was wondering how to find the serial number?
Thanks in advance
If you tip your machine back, look along left edge of the bottom rim (near the bobbin area), and you should be able to find your serial number embossed into the metal. If you can’t find it, let me know, and I will take a photo of mine for you.