Cal Gal

1954 I was still in school listening to the famous Singers Teddy Bear

coachmatthewsvhs

Here it is Pat!!!

Cindy Lou Who

I used dryer sheets in the case and kept it closed for a while. That didn't totally do it so I sprinkled baking soda in the case and put it out in the sun for several days. Also discovered the oil drip absorber sheet underneath the machine was nasty too!! This was under the screw-on base plate. Changing that helped more than anything! Good Luck!
Cindy

Pat-w

Beautiful machine. You're lucky to have your Mom's Singer. My Mom's was given away long ago. It was in a cabinet also.

Are you sure it is a featherweight though? Yours looks like it is in a cabinet, and you said it has a knee peddle. Featherweights unusally have foot peddles...I think?

I'm posting a photo of mine. DOB April 1, 1941. Featherweights only weigh about 11 lbs. Black surface left of needle flips up to store in carrier box. I was lucky my MIL did keep her machine. Now I have a featherweight of my very own!

Still haven't cleaned it up. Someone said to clean the machine with Liquid Gold.

monkicat

Enjoy your little FW! I have two and love to sew on them.
One came in pristine condition ( named Grasshopper), and the other one smelled very badly ( for now, named Stinky) . I left the case open outside to air for two days, and left a bar of soap in the case and it's gone now.

coachmatthewsvhs

I'd say mine is full size.... sure weighs more than 11 pounds .....I think. Took it to the repairman today. He says it's in great shape, not a lot of use. No nicks on the hand wheel or wear on the decals in front of the needle. Also the dogs are fairly sjarp. 2 weeks and I'll have it back! Your feather weight is beautiful!! Have you sewn with it yet?

Pat-w

Was the repairman able to tell you the model # or any thing about the machine? I haven't sewn with mine yet. Someone put a new electrical cord on it. As soon as you plug it in, it starts to run and you can't shut it off. (Guess they did it wrong.) So I know it runs well and pretty quiet too. I was surprised at that. I need to take it in for a check over and oiling and of course the cord adjustment. I'll be going there next week to use their longarm, so I'll drop it off then. Can't wait to use it!

Don't forget to let me know about yours when you get it back.

coachmatthewsvhs

Pat, it's a model #66, I'm buying a manual from Singer now that I know the model #.. it was made Nov 26, 1948 in NJ according to the nice folks at Singer. They also hooked me up with Treadalon (website) for cleaning and polishing etc. Will post again after it's all spruced up!