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05-05-2011, 03:04 PM

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GreatStarter

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Beautiful condition. Great find!
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05-05-2011, 03:12 PM

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roseOfsharon

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Looks like all numbers that put it at 1896 Treadle machine!! How wonderful to have found such a gem!

http://www.singerco.com/support/serial_noletter.html

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05-05-2011, 03:19 PM

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Jingle

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PM Billy - Lostn51 on this quilt site and see if he knows where to get a belt for it. One of the attachment needs a thumb screw and is a seam guide, screws into a hole on the bed of machine, fabric slides in front of it to make a straight seam.
Beautiful machine. Good for you to find it.

05-05-2011, 05:18 PM

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Nettie Phillips

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What a beauty. I can't tell either if it is an I or 1.

05-05-2011, 05:21 PM

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Latrinka

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Oh My! It's gorgeous, definitely a great bargain!

05-06-2011, 02:02 AM

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Ann63

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Quote:

Originally Posted by feline fanatic

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ann63

Thank you. I checked the serial number, I believe it was made in 1874 because I did not see any Singer serial numbers beginning with an "I." I also have the belt but it broke when the guy at Goodwill was trying to open it. I feel in love with the cabinet before I saw the machine. I'm still in shock myself. I just took a Singer 66 and Standard (Singer clone 15) to the shop last week to be serviced. I was just looking for a treale to possibly put one of these in.

On the Singer Website for serial numbers with no letter designation, that number falls into 1896

http://www.singerco.com/support/serial_noletter.html

Hard to believe the old girl looks so good for being that old! She has been well taken care of. You have a beauty. Mine is early 1900's and didn't look near as good when I got her. Belts are easy to find on line and so are the little staples that hold them together. You did good!!

Thanks feline fanatic
I did not include the last zero when I checked the serial number. I guess I just could not believe I had found a machine that date prior to 1900.

05-06-2011, 03:33 AM

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quilterella

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Beautiful machine and cabinet. The belt shouldn't be hard to replace...I got mine from the Sears store. May you have many, many fun filled hours playing with it.

05-06-2011, 03:34 AM

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janiesews

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What an awesome find-congratulations.

05-06-2011, 03:40 AM

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justlooking

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Great machine, what a find.

05-06-2011, 03:53 AM

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Weenween

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Lucky you,My deceased maternal grandmother used to have a cabinet just like that what I wouldn't give to find one like that.The sewing machine would be a bonus for me.LOL