Originally Posted by buslady

New to me 27K 1904 with 45,000 alloted. It is STICKY! Can't imagine what is all over it, but there is wheat or weeds or something stuck in the sticky. LOL Decals are in pristine shape and the cabinet is not bad. DH thinks it is cherry. Brother found this one,
$55

Originally Posted by GrannieAnnie

I got this HONEYMOON in a pretty cabinet for $25. Someone here said they thought NEW HOME was the manufacturer. I have no idea if the cabinet belongs to the machine or not. The machine has a lot of hard oily dirty icky stuff on it, but the cabinet has none.

Originally Posted by quiltdoctor

Looking for information please--A friend bought this Singer 201 Centenial machine at a Salvation Army auction for $5.00. Inside was the owners information, personal address book, etc. When the friend got to looking at the names in the book, he recognized that it was a high society list of the important people in Ft Worth Texas in the mid 1950's. How fun!!
They have never seen a cabinet like this, and wondered if it is unusual or if it had a "style" name, Really anything on it.
Thanks,

Texas Jan

Originally Posted by Charlee

Jan, it's Singer's #42 cabinet. Not rare. ISMACS website describes it as:

Finished in handsomely grained woods that reflects good taste in keeping with other fine furniture, this modern sewing cabinet also serves as a writing desk of unusual beauty. Four, spacious, dust-proof drawers provide ample room for all sewing accessories, stationery and correspondence. The top right drawer contains a spool rack and an oil can holder. The roomy drawer at the left has a built-in ink well and pencil tray.

Comfortable handling of bulky material is afforded by the large extension leaf

Nice machine! I have it's sister! :) (Not the cabinet tho, I'm still looking for a nicer one that what mine came in!)

Originally Posted by quiltdoctor

Looking for information please--A friend bought this Singer 201 Centenial machine at a Salvation Army auction for $5.00. Inside was the owners information, personal address book, etc. When the friend got to looking at the names in the book, he recognized that it was a high society list of the important people in Ft Worth Texas in the mid 1950's. How fun!!
They have never seen a cabinet like this, and wondered if it is unusual or if it had a "style" name, Really anything on it.
Thanks,

Texas Jan

Originally Posted by ndnchf

My wife works part time at a local Civil War museum. They were thinning out there collection and had this little beauty for sale. It was in such nice condition that I couldn't pass it up.

From some internet research, I believe it is a Nettleton and Raymond chainstitch machine from about 1857-1858. They were made in Brattleboro, Vermont. Its quite portable, only about 10" long.

Its cute as a button though !

Originally Posted by buslady

New to me 27K 1904 with 45,000 alloted. It is STICKY! Can't imagine what is all over it, but there is wheat or weeds or something stuck in the sticky. LOL Decals are in pristine shape and the cabinet is not bad. DH thinks it is cherry. Brother found this one,
$55

Originally Posted by lee231

buslady,

Could you post a pic of the back of the two spool cabinet? Nice machine by the way. The 27 too.

Originally Posted by Bennett

That will make one heck of a before and after picture! I bet that thing shines, the decals look so nice.