The new sewing machine is a bit of a mystery. One of the first things I did was to look up its serial code on Singer's site. This makes it around a 1904 - and it has a shuttle not a bobbin.
However, it had the plate of what I consider an electric from the 1920's to have.
And there's the fact that it looks like an electric and electrics for the home didn't become common until the 1920's:
I'm mystified by the shuttle. I have a treadle machine and it has a bobbin similar to what you find in today's machines. However, it's a White not a singer. I also have a handy little motor to motorize your treadle sewing machine and it's not like this.
So I think it's an original electric and something's odd with its serial number.
(The machine works - once we replaced the plug.)
1 comment:
Hey pictures, great! It is a very cute machine and looks in good condition too, so your buy wasn't so bad afterall. Now, what to do with a shuttle bobbin. I wouldn't know how to start filling one of those 'bullets'.
Does it make a pretty stitch?
It is really nice, maybe keep it for a deco if you can't bear to use an electric.
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