Another Singer for my small collection
05-01-2024, 05:09 PM
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Another Singer for my small collection
I am now the proud owner of a Singer 12K. I have been looking for a nice fiddlebase for years now and I found one, well really my sister found her while visiting a neighbor. According to her serial number, she dates from 1881. She's in good shape for being 144 years old. Her decals look good too. I do need to clean her a bit, there is still some grime lurking on her base. The case isn't a bentwood case but a box that slides across the base with a hinged door. She's really sweet and I'm acting like a kid at Christmas ...........
05-03-2024, 05:18 AM
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I have three of those that hubby gave me. They are stunning and sew beautifully! I keep mine mostly for display, so I don't rub off the decals. I love that machines made then were built to last with wonderful engineering. A few drops of oil, and they will be sewing centuries from now. Enjoy your beautiful "new" machine! She's gorgeous!
05-03-2024, 04:42 PM
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Thanks everyone for all the complements. When my sister told me about her neighbor having to reduce her mother's collection I wasn't expecting to see a fiddlebase 12K (and in such great condition), so I jumped on that one. There was also a 221 featherweight but my sister claimed that one and my hubby kept looking at me shaking his head ........... one more machine was enough for him. But honestly, I only own 3 machines. The youngest being my 1982 Elna 500 electronic (Fanny's a workhorse), then I have a 1950 Singer 99 and now my 1881 12K fiddlebase (Tillie's her name now) I've been watching some Youtube videos and plan on taking her apart and cleaning her insides.
