Originally Posted by
tuckyquilter
Just take your time and use patience when cleaning. Lucky that you "rescued" this machine. I bought an old Singer treadle a year ago, and it needed a good cleaning too. Sylvie's decals are worn from years of sewing, but she cleaned up very well. You scored.
I couldn't believe it when I saw it sitting on the floor. When I turned it around to look at it, I saw the Cenntenial badge, and the $10.00 price tag, I almost fell over!
It turned and moved fine, and I've serviced enough machines to know the cord and control missing is a minor issue.
What at kind of treadle did you get? I have a Singer 66 and a 127 treadle. The 66 just followed me home the week after I found my 201-2.