Singer Accessories Gallery

Singer Accessories

Notable attachments, accessories, and instruction manuals for vintage Singer machines through the decades.
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NOTE: Accessories shown are NOT for sale. Unless otherwise noted, all items shown are from my personal collection - past or present.

Zigzag Attachments

Adjustable Zigzag Attachment
1930's-1940's

An early, no-frills zigzagger with adjustable width setting. Moves fabric side-to-side to produce zigzag stitch. Box design appears to be from the late 1930's or early 1940's. Singer part # 121706.

Zigzag Attachment
1940's-1950's

Zigzag attachment moves fabric side to side to produce zigzag stitch on a straight-stitch sewing machine. Appropriate for 15-91, 66, 99, 221, & 201 sewing machines. Singer part # 160620.

Zigzag Attachment 301
1950's

Slant needle version of Singer's basic zigzagger. Moves fabric side-to-side to produce zigzag lock stitch. Instruction manual dated 1951-1952. Singer part # 160745.

Automatic Zigzagger
1950's-1960's

Zigzagging attachment for straight-stitch machines. Attachment moves fabric from side to side to produce zigzag lockstitch. Top-loading interchangeable templates for additional patterns. Box color and part number changed through the years.

Vertical needle: Singer part # 161102, 160985, 161157 - fits 15, 66, 99, 201, 221 Featherweight.
Slant needle: Singer part # 161103, 160986, 161158 - fits 301, 404, 604

Additional templates for the Automatic Zigzagger came in boxed sets of four. Sets of different patterns were produced in red (part #16008), yellow, blue, and off-white.

Monogrammer

Slant needle monogrammer for zig-zag machines. Feed-dog cover plate will vary by model.

Pinker, Darner, Hemstitcher, Walking Foot

Walking Presser Foot

Part #160741. AKA "Penguin" due to its shape and "waddling" walk. Rare and highly prized by 221 and 222 Featherweight collectors.

Pinking Attachment

Singer Part #121111 - Gloss black or matte pebble black (aka "Godzilla") finish.

Stocking Darner

Singer Part # 35776. Produced in chrome and black side gunmetal finish.

Hemstitcher & Picot Edger

Singer Part #121387

Blind Stitch Attachment

Singer Part #160616 for low-shank vertical needle machines (shown). Part #160742 for slant-needle machines.

Tucker

Singer Part #36583 for low-shank vertical needle machines. Part #160692 for slant-needle machines (shown).

Singercraft Guide

Accessory Sets and Manuals

Each machine came equipped with a set of accessories & instruction manual. Here are some notable examples.

401A

The top of the line 401A was equipped with a hard plastic case with insert tray. The machines came with 5 Special Discs, but box holds only 4 discs because the fifth disc was in the machine. 401A accessory boxes are typically cream in color while 500A accessory boxes are typically tan (mocha).

The 401 instruction manual dated 1957 has a tan cover; later manuals dated 1958 are red & green.

500

Deluxe hard plastic case identical to 401 but typically mocha-tan in color. Standard red & green cover instruction manual.

503

Cardboard accessory box included 8 discs: 1-Arrowhead, 5-Banner, 6-Crescent, 7-Icicle, 8-Blind Stitch, 9-Multi-Stitch, 10-Ball Stitch, 11-Ribbon Stitch. Box also contained: special purpose foot, button sewing foot, general purpose foot, zipper foot, seam guide, foot hemmer, multi-slotted binder, ruffler, large screwdriver, small screwdriver, lint brush, oil tube. Note: machine came with disc 0-zigzag installed.