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Holding The Whole Thing Together...(and The Feet and The Tabletop On...)

A chap came by looking for bolts to hold down his 29k, and I hauled the Thumbscrews box out of the shelf and staggered downstairs with it...
By gum, it's heavy, so while it was down I did a deal of sorting, and here's a nice new page to keep you all happy...
Page made June 3rd 2023...
Every time I look in a corner... Sigh

Starting, as always, with Singer thumbscrew types

Note - I always send a shiny one first, and many of these have been in the cleaning machine anyway...

OPTSBatch1 For fixers and collectors, 50 assorted thumbscrews for £35
opts001
OPTS001 Early Singer type for bed attachments; 75p each
opts002
OPTS002 Singer for presser feet, attaching cover plates, bed attachments: 75p each
opts003
OPTS003 Singer early thumbscrews for presser feet, attaching cover plates, bed attachments: 75p each
opts004-15sl
OPTS004 Singer 15 class stitch-length screws; also the right ones for the hold-downs that go into a hollow screw in the base; £1.50 each
opts006feet
OPTS006 Various small screws commonly lost from attachments - rufflers, adjustable hemmers, tuck markers etc. State your attachment and type and I'll find what you need; 50p each
opts007
OPTS007 From later Singer machines, mostly for presser feet and cover plates; 75p each
opts022
OPTS022 From Back-clamp Singer 66-1 machines (see HERE for all sorts of goodies for these); £1.50 each

Continuing With Other Makes In Good Supply

opts005jones
OPTS005 From Jones back plates - big beasties!; £1 each

Then, Oddments, Sets, All Sorts Of Interesting Things...

opts008pfaff
OPTS008 Pfaff set of 3; £2.50
opts009-12k-sl
OPTS009 Singer 12 Stitch-length; £2 each
opts018gertspr
OPTS018 German Transverse shuttle machine pair; £2
opts033pfaff
OPTS033 Modern Pfaff; 75p each
opts020davisvs
OPTS020 Davis VS pair; £3
opts030harris-vestapr
OPTS030 Harris (Vesta) pair; £2.50
opts024davisvibra
OPTS024 Davis Vibra; £2.50
opts043sowitch
OPTS043 Vesta Sowitch; £3
opts039hbergpr
OPTS039 Hengstenberg pair; £3
opts035boattspr
OPTS035 German TS with a boat on the bed; £2.50 pr
opts030harris-vestapr
OPTS030 Harris (Probably Vesta); £2.50 pr
opts011governorc
OPTS011 Govenor C; £1.50
opts010naumanvs-sl
OPTS010 Naumann VS stitch length; £1.50
opts012-frts-sl
OPTS012 Frister Rossmann TS stitch length; £1.50
opts013pinnockts
OPTS013 Pinnock Foot screw; £1
opts014ger-sl
OPTS014 German TS stitch length; £1.50
opts015vickers
OPTS015 Vickers foot screws; £1 each
opts016pfaffb-sl
OPTS016 Pfaff B stitch length; £1.50
opts017ww
OPTS017 Wheeler and Wilson; £2
opts019davisvibra-sl
OPTS019 Davis VS stitch length or hold-down; £2
opts021newhomed
OPTS021 New Home D; £1
opts037superba-sl
OPTS037 Superba stitch length; £2
opts042pfaff-sl
OPTS042 Pfaff stitch length; £2
opts041jones+
OPTS041 Jones with NP screws; £1.50
opts040hberg
OPTS040 Hengstenberg; £1.50
opts038davisvs
OPTS038 Davis VS; £1.50
opts034toyota
OPTS034 Toyota; 75p
opts049alfa
OPTS049 Alfa; 75p
opts048frvshd
OPTS048 Frister Rossmann VS hold-down; £1.50
opts047hq
OPTS047 Husqvarna; 75p
opts046bradfam
OPTS046 Bradbury "Family"; £2
opts045naumann
OPTS045 Naumann; £1.50
opts044-31-15sl
OPTS044 Singer 31-15 stitch length; £2

Grub or Set Screws - Essential for holding things in place, particularly your machine to its hinges...

opts051grubs
OPTS051 Singer grub/set screws for holding the machine on to the hinges; £1.50 pair
Also available, lots of other machine types, please ask...

Counter-sunk Wood Screws - for hinges, holding tables on, etc.
New Solid Brass, in Packets, Limited Supply

Stock Number: Size (Fatness by Length): Number in packet: Number of Packets

No re-stock on these, I bought out a boatiness...
All £3 a packet, 4 for £10
BSC001 2 x 3/8" 10 5 packets
BSC002 4 x 1/2" 10 3 packets
BSC003 4 x 3/4" 10 4 packets
BSC004 6 x 1/2" 10 1 packet
BSC005 6 x 3/4" 10 4 packets
BSC006 6 x 1" 10 5 packets
BSC007 6 x 1/1/4" 10 6 packets
BSC008 8 x 3/4" 10 2 packets
BSC009 8 x 1" 10 5 packets
BSC010 8 x 1-1/4" 10 5 packets
BSC011 8 x 1-1/2" 5 5 packets
BSC012 8 x 1-3/4" 5 3 packets
BSC013 8 x 2" 5 6 packets
BSC014 10 x 1" 5 3 packets
BSC015 10 x 1-1/4" 5 8 packets
BSC016 10 x 1-1/2" 5 2 packets
BSC017 10 x 2" 5 4 packets
BSC018 10 x 2-1/2" 5 3 packets
BSC019 12 x 1" 5 2 packets
BSC020 12 x 1-1/2" 5 6 packets
BSC021 12 x 2" 5 6 packets
BSC022 12 x 3" 2 2 packets

Domed Wood Screws - for hinges, holding tables on, etc.
New Solid Brass, in Packets, Limited Supply

Stock Number: Size (Fatness by Length): Number in packet: Number of Packets

No re-stock on these, I bought out a boatiness...
All £3 a packet, 4 for £10
BDO001 4 x 1/2" 10 1 packets
BDO002 8 x 3/4" 10 1 packet
BDO003 8 x 1-1/2" 5 1 packet
BDO005 10 x 1" 5 3 packets
BDO006 10 x 1-1/2" 5 6 packets
BDO007 10 x 2" 5 3 packets
BDO008 12 x 1-1/2" 5 5 packets
BDO009 12 x 2" 5 3 packets

Machine Screws (Bolts) with nuts and washers, modern sizes, so, not sewing-machine threads...
All counter-sunk heads

New Solid Brass, in Packets, Limited Supply

Stock Number: Size (Fatness by Length): Number in packet: Number of Packets

No re-stock on these, I bought out a boatiness...
All £3 a packet, 4 for £10
BMS001 M4 x 16 mm 4 3 packets
BMS002 M5 x 30 mm 4 1 packet
BMS003 M5 x 50 mm 2 1 packet
MBS004 M6 x 40 mm 4 packets
MBS005 M8 x 30 mm 4 packets

Assorted Other Solid Brass Things
New Solid Brass, in Packets, Limited Supply

Stock Number: :Item :Size :Number in packet: Number of Packets

No re-stock on these, I bought out a boatiness...
All £3 a packet, 4 for £10
BMI001 Flat washers M5 15 6 packets
BMI002 Flat washers M5 20 2 packets
BMI003 Flat washers M3 15 4 packets
BMI004 Cup washers 6 mm 10 6 packets
BMI005 Closed hooks 32 mm 5 2 packets
My address is:-
Helen Howes
Helen Howes Sewing Machines
1 Castell Farm Cottages, Thurlton Road, Raveningham, Norfolk NR14 6NY. UK
07914 676182
Email me here - helen@helenhowes-sewingmachines.co.uk
I prefer that you email me (at any time), or phone between 3 and 6 (UK time) most days