Looking for info for an old Singer industrial sewing machine

I recently rescued a Singer 188k industrial sewing machine. I believe
it is meant for leather and the owners manual is dated 1963. This was
my grandfathers machine and hasn't been used in at least 8 or 9 years.
I'm looking for a good place to get supplies (oil, needles, belts, etc)
and possibly a repair manual (websites or supplier). The owner's
manual only has very limited maintainence info in it. Last I new the
machine worked, and it is still in the original table. I'm also
looking for an approximate value of the machine. It appears to be in
good shape other than 9 years of dust and there is no visable rust.

I'm also looking for a good repair shop for industrial machines in the
Albany, NY area if anyone knows of any.

Thanks!

That would be me.
518-674-8491 direct line to my desk.


--
Ron Anderson
A1 Sewing Machine
PO Box 60
Sand Lake, NY 12153
518-469-5133
http://www.a1sewingmachine.com
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I recently rescued a Singer 188k industrial sewing machine. I believe
it is meant for leather and the owners manual is dated 1963. This was
my grandfathers machine and hasn't been used in at least 8 or 9 years.
I'm looking for a good place to get supplies (oil, needles, belts, etc)
and possibly a repair manual (websites or supplier). The owner's
manual only has very limited maintainence info in it. Last I new the
machine worked, and it is still in the original table. I'm also
looking for an approximate value of the machine. It appears to be in
good shape other than 9 years of dust and there is no visable rust.

I'm also looking for a good repair shop for industrial machines in the
Albany, NY area if anyone knows of any.

Thanks!

Ron Anderson wrote:
That would be me.
518-674-8491 direct line to my desk.



Hurray! I just looked up one of your messages, Ron, to copy your sig
line to pass on. Finally someone here is able to take advantage of
being close enough to you to benefit from your expertise! You wouldn't
be interested in relocating to Reno, would you? ;-)
--
Joanne
stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth

Not a chance, way to hot and brown for me. I do love these here mountains.
Ok all you from the real mountains ,I know, I know, but we like it.
But some time in February I might make you a deal on the travel
expenses.G


--
Ron Anderson
A1 Sewing Machine
PO Box 60
Sand Lake, NY 12153
518-469-5133
http://www.a1sewingmachine.com
"Pogonip" wrote in message
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Ron Anderson wrote:
That would be me.
518-674-8491 direct line to my desk.



Hurray! I just looked up one of your messages, Ron, to copy your sig line
to pass on. Finally someone here is able to take advantage of being close
enough to you to benefit from your expertise! You wouldn't be interested
in relocating to Reno, would you? ;-)
--
Joanne
stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth

You would really hate my desert! There's no place like home,
there's no place like home...
Taria

Ron Anderson wrote:

Not a chance, way to hot and brown for me. I do love these here mountains.
Ok all you from the real mountains ,I know, I know, but we like it.
But some time in February I might make you a deal on the travel
expenses.G

Ron Anderson wrote:
Not a chance, way to hot and brown for me. I do love these here mountains.
Ok all you from the real mountains ,I know, I know, but we like it.
But some time in February I might make you a deal on the travel
expenses.G



Then I hope this coming February isn't like last year -- when we had 4
feet of snow accummulation on our street. I got very tired of shoveling
that ^%$#@! stuff.
--
Joanne
stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth

I will take just 4 feet any day. At least once a season I get 30-36 inches
in one storm. No shovels, using the old plow truck.


--
Ron Anderson
A1 Sewing Machine
PO Box 60
Sand Lake, NY 12153
518-469-5133
http://www.a1sewingmachine.com
"Pogonip" wrote in message
...
Ron Anderson wrote:
Not a chance, way to hot and brown for me. I do love these here
mountains. Ok all you from the real mountains ,I know, I know, but we
like it.
But some time in February I might make you a deal on the travel
expenses.G



Then I hope this coming February isn't like last year -- when we had 4
feet of snow accummulation on our street. I got very tired of shoveling
that ^%$#@! stuff.
--
Joanne
stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth

Ron Anderson wrote:
I will take just 4 feet any day. At least once a season I get 30-36 inches
in one storm. No shovels, using the old plow truck.



If it snows like last year again, please come with your truck. We
seldom have "serious" snow, so all available rigs came out to plow. The
city has a few plows, but they were supplemented with steamshovels,
backhoes and even bobcats. It was a sight.

The most amazing sight was the small herd of deer that came down our
street and into the park across the street, in search of food. We live
a block from the freeway, a hop, skip and a jump from the downtown
high-rise casino hotels and a major medical center. Those deer must
have been hungry indeed to come into this area.
--
Joanne
stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth

I understand it well, in my youth my dad was transferred in his job to
Maryland, well one winter we got all of may 4-6 inches, it shut the whole
place down as they did not have plows or any means to remove it.


--
Ron Anderson
A1 Sewing Machine
PO Box 60
Sand Lake, NY 12153
518-469-5133
http://www.a1sewingmachine.com
"Pogonip" wrote in message
...
Ron Anderson wrote:
I will take just 4 feet any day. At least once a season I get 30-36
inches in one storm. No shovels, using the old plow truck.



If it snows like last year again, please come with your truck. We seldom
have "serious" snow, so all available rigs came out to plow. The city has
a few plows, but they were supplemented with steamshovels, backhoes and
even bobcats. It was a sight.

The most amazing sight was the small herd of deer that came down our
street and into the park across the street, in search of food. We live a
block from the freeway, a hop, skip and a jump from the downtown high-rise
casino hotels and a major medical center. Those deer must have been
hungry indeed to come into this area.
--
Joanne
stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth