Originally Posted by JCquilts
And this one Im not sure about. I think it came from Sears & Roebuck. I thought the S on the legs was for Singer when I bought it, but now I think it is an S and R. There is a little lion at the top of the round cartouche. The machine has a lion on the decals and the whole thing is designed in an Egyption style. See the little oil stand underneath on the stand.. And what is the little whole on the top for?
The hole is for a pincushion! I am going to have to research the machine to see who might have made it. There were alot of spin off companies with the Singer name because of the branding of the machines. But you have to remember this was probably built during the "Sewing Machine Wars" and more than likely helped set some patent laws in effect.
Billy