In no particular order.
I belong to way too many Facebook groups.
There are many Facebook groups that have some wonderful members with a wealth of knowledge, these are but a few. Best if you search the brand of machine you are looking for and join that group for the most precise information and instruction books. Some machines have multiple groups such as Necchi, which seems to have different groups for different models. Many groups have instruction books for free in their “files” sections. Necchi, Bernina, Morse, Elna, Pfaff, Bernina 117, European machines, Featherweights, Juki overlockers, restoration groups etc.
Vintage Japanese Sewing machines
Vintage Sewing Machines Australia and New Zealand.
I subscribe to these YouTube channels on vintage sewing machines.
Parts, manuals and sewing design services, Australia.
392, Burwood rd, Hawthorn, Melbourne, Australia.
Home of ‘Cyndy Kitt Productions’ & ‘Mike & the Mechanicals ~ Service & Repair of Vintage Sewing Machines’; mini sewing machine museum; sewing machine parts & accessories; Sailpunk clothing & accessories; fibre arts education & advice—treasure be crafty
www.annebonnyslocker.com.au
In there we have over 250 clips most of basic restoration methods we use and tips which may help.
Sew What Maryborough (Sewing Machine Museum and Antiques) | Facebook
Sew What Maryborough – Travelling Sewing Machine Museum | Maryborough VIC | Facebook
Location: Maryborough, Victoria, Australia.
Located in Bendigo, Vic, Aus. Singer Featherweight supply and other VSMs.
This site is intended to provide a place to coordinate sewing machine information in a way to allow anyone to access it. A place for collectors to share their prizes, their knowledge, and their methods for maintaining and using them with each other and anyone who is interested in older machines.
Pinnock sewing machine information.
Pinnock Sewmaster Sewing Machine ~ Circa 1950s
Pinnock Craftmatic Sewing Machine ~ circa 1960s
Pinnock Sew Best Precision Built Heavy Duty Semi Industrial Sewing Machine
Pinnock Threadmaster sewing machine slideshow. In Australia known as Sewmaster.
Pinnock Threadmaster sewing machine – made in Australia
Elizabeth: A Place To Grow (South Australia 1960’s) – YouTube
A blogg site by Thornberry.
A Pinnock Sewing machine thread on a blogg site which started in 2007 and is still being added to today in 2022, hundreds of entries from other collectors. Well worth looking through if you have the time.
Die amerikanische Morsemaschine.
Have a search for Morse machines and you may be surprised to find they are very similar to the Toyota Pinnock Machines.
Einen sehr interessanten Artikel finden Sie auf der Silver Bobbin page.
An American site.
Lots of information on different vintage machines, with plenty of pictures, eye candy for the vintage machine collector.
I found his page on Toyota TZ-17 Zig-Zag Sewing machine, AKA the “305 De Luxe” to be very interesting and to show some other cams that may fit the Pinnock Sewmatic.
information from Zorba’s page copied to here.
Unfortunately, the Needlebar site and all its contents disappeared from the Internet sometime early 2024
Needlebar Museum
An interesting article by the Needlebar Museum Article on the History of the Pinnock factory is found at: Pinnock History (needlebar.org)
If you have a European machine that you want to find info on, then this is the site to start. Das Verzeichnis – Naehmaschinenverzeichnis
The Pinnock Manufacturing company.
Nähmaschinentechnik-Forum (naehmaschinentechnik-forum.de)
Another forum page in German. Lots of great info here.
SEWING MACHINES @ rudolfcouture.com
Australian collectors page with some free downloadable manuals. No Pinnocks here though, but some interesting information on other machines found in Australia.
Sewing Machines (1964) – YouTube
You tube featuring the Pinnock Trendsetter Gem.
An Australian Blog spot by Mike Williams, sewing machine repairs and reviews.
The Powerhouse collection has this Sewmaster machine