1904 hand-crank Singer
My wife got an early christmas present last friday (the eve of christmas eve) when I found this coffin top Singer sewing machine at the fleamarket.
Interestingly, the base has a slot for a belt so it could also be used on a treadle base, but most bases would just take the bare machine. I haven’t seen a treadle base that would accept this wooden base. But it is set up for hand crank use right now.
After some oiling and some web research to find out how to thread the shuttle, it started to sew nicely. A look up online of the serial number showed it to be made in 1904 in Scotland. That night, my wife used it to sew a christmas stocking for the baby.
Not bad for 101 year old machine.
