sewing machine my nephew lucked into

Dan Noren

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it is an old (circa early 1900's) singer sewing machine. what he found out was an older lady had passed, and relatives were emptying the apartment. this was sitting out with a free sign on it. almost all quarter sawn white oak, with what i believe is a shellac finish.
 

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Wow that's in fantastic shape, finding one with the veneer intact around here is basically like looking for hens teeth.

With that in mind, the "top" (all the large flat surfaces) of the cabinet is all veneer work, so treat it carefully while re-finishing. Its thicker than modern veneer (maybe up to 1/16" or so..) but its still veneer.

Did you happen to catch which model this is?
 
That cabinet looks good, Dan. My wife picked up one in Atlanta a few years ago with an almost identical cabinet, but it's a Coats & Clark machine with a plain base.
 
That was a great find. Worth every penny of it. Have refinished several of these which came out OK but what a hassle. This one looks pristine with no work needed. Wife used her treadle machine to sew commercially never had a lick of trouble. Now her new one does it all with the push of a button.
David
 
My mother had one almost exactly like that... and when I was about 10, it almost cost me my big toe.... my sister was sweeping and wanted me to move the sewing machine, I grabbed it, lifted on end and promptly dropped it on the big toe on my left foot....that little bitty iron wheel smashed my toe, we had blood every where and about 3 months later, the whole nail came off.
 
That was a nice score! I had one that was my Great Grandmothers. The cabinet was shot. It too was QS oak veneer over ply that had started coming apart. I took the top off and made the base into a table and gave it to my sister.
 
Here's the one I scored, It's a bit dirty and just needs a good cleaning. Everything is original, just needs a new belt drive. I really like the medal engravings.
 

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Great looking machine. I've bought a few of those over the years, I lost them in a basement flood at our first house. I may still have a box of parts and spools around, if I come across them I may send them your way.
 
Interesting Web site

Letter Register Numbers
From - To Machine Class 66
(Model No.) Quantity Allotted 2500 Date Allotted july 22 Year Allotted 1914 Notes

G- 3711001 3736000 66 25000 July 22 1914
 
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it is an old (circa early 1900's) singer sewing machine. what he found out was an older lady had passed, and relatives were emptying the apartment. this was sitting out with a free sign on it. almost all quarter sawn white oak, with what i believe is a shellac finish.

Dan check the serial number , just google , how old is my singer sowing machine , I think it was the 1st drop down I hit. But curious to see the difference.
 
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