Singer Model 99-23 and 99-24

This manual came with my first sewing machine (new to me when I left home for college in '99). It was a bit ratty from having been bent and shoved into the machine carrying case, but I managed to smooth out most of the tattered edges while scanning it. It's an amazing machine, with a more modern drop in bobbin, stitch length control (including backstitch!), and a giant pile of neat attachements. :)

I've included both the 100 dpi and 300 dpi versions of the scans below. If you just want to read the manual (rather than print it out) the smaller ones should work just fine. Currently the thumbnails link to the small version of each page.

Download the individual pages (100 dpi and 300 dpi respectively):

• Front and Back covers
  
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• A warning about oil and lubricants for Singer machines
  and the title page
  
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• A reminder that Simanco wants you to buy their stuff
  
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• "[Machine] Description",
  "Singer Service",
  "Motor Can be Operated on Either Alternating Current or Direct Current",
  and "Points to Determine Before Connecting Motor to Electric Service Line"
  
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• "To Connect the Machine to Electric Service Line",
  "To Turn the Spotlight 'On' or 'Off'",
  "To Remove or Replace the Bulb",
  A warning about disconnecting your machine when not in use,
  and "To Insure Perfect Action of the Machine"
  
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• "Instructions for Operating the Machine",
  "To Start the Machine",
  and "To Take Out the Bobbin"
  
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• "To Wind the Bobbin"
  
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• "To Replace the Bobbin"
  
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• "To Set the Needle"
  and "Upper Threading"
  
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• "To Prepare for Sewing",
  "To Commence Sewing",
  "To Remove the Work",
  and "Tensions"
  
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• "To Regulate the Stitch Length",
  a note on "Back Tacking",
  and "To Regulate Tensions"
  
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• "To Remove and Replace the Tension Parts",
  "To Turn a Corner",
  "To Regulate the Pressure on the Material",
  "Basting",
  and "To Sew Flannel or Bias Seams"
  
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• "To Oil the Machine"
  
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• "To Lubricate the Motor",
  "To Clean the Stitch Forming Mechanism",
  and "To Remove the Bobbin Case"
  
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• "To Replace the Bobbin Case"
  
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• "Hints"
  
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• "Instructions for Using the Attachments"
  
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• The Foot Hemmer,
  "How to Start the Hem at the Very Edge",
  and "Making a Hem with the Foot Hemmer"
  
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• "Making a Hemmed Seam with the Foot Hemmer"
  
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• "Hemming and Sewing on Lace in One Operation"
  and Adjustable Hemmer - "Hemming"
  
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• Adjustable Hemmer - "Wide Hemming",
  "Attaching the Binder to the Machine",
  and "Inserting the Binding in the Binder"
  
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• "Binding May be Purchased Cut and Folded for Use with the Binder"
  and "The Adjustment and Operation of the Binder"
  
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• "Binding Outside Curves"
  and "Binding Inside Curves"
  
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• "Applying a French Fold to a Curve",
  The Edge-Stitcher,
  "Adjusting the Edge-Stitcher",
  and "Sewing Lace Together with the Edge-Stitcher"
  
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• "Piping with the Edge-Stitcher"
  and "Applying Bias Folds with the Edge-Stitcher"
  
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• "Stitching a Wide Hem with the Edge Stitcher",
  "Making a French Seam",
  and "Tucking with the Edge-Stitcher"
  
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• "Shirring with the Gatherer"
  
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• Ruffler
  and "To Attach the Ruffler to the Machine"
  
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• "To Adjust the Ruffler for Gathering",
  "To Make a Ruffle and Sew it to a Garment in One Operation",
  and "To Ruffle and Sew on a Facing in One Operation"
  
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• "Piping a Ruffle"
  and "To Adjust the Ruffler for Plaiting"
  
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• "To Adjust the Ruffler for Group Plaiting and Gathering"
  and "To Oil the Ruffler"
  
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• "Embroidery and Darning"
  
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• "The Singer Universal Threader and Seam Ripper Makes Threading Easy"
  and "The Singer Material Gripper"
  
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• "Relative Sizes of Needles and Thread"
  and another warning that you should only be using "Singer" brand needles
  (The serial number of my machine has been penciled in here.)
  
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