Thanks so much for the detailed response. I will definetly check out your link. Btw, I'm willing to pay top $ for the Pribil machine I mentioned. You have been a real gentleman.If you actually would want to spend 2500 dollars and are actually producing enough hats a day you can get the singer 107-1 clone by a Chinese company. If your production is in the middle and you want to save money find a cylinder arm chain stitch machine from china for around 1000 bucks.
If your looking for one to make sweatbands a regular sewing machine will work unless your production is very high.
I don't know if your looking to stitch them into the hat or looking to make the sweatband.
As for finding a original machine, unless you want it for collection purposes it's not worth it and it'll take you possibly years to a decade to find, all the machines on this list are in that same category.
You can find new machines that will do the job if your production level is high, and if something breaks or needs serviced you can still get the parts for the new machines.
https://www.thefedoralounge.com/thr...achines-sweatbands-binding-ribbons-etc.58160/
All the machines from this era had been scrapped for steel weight by the pound, alot had been sold to places like Africa as well for slightly higher then scrap price and also where probably scrapped.
I dont know how much more i can help you, and i have heard of the brand name of the machine but never seen the one in question.
Good luck
Hey there Anubis I sent you a message last week about your post here.Bump