Interesting......... I have a cabinate just like this but it dosen't have the little ink well type jar in it! I feel cheated. lol Mine has a thingy in it to put spools of thread or bobbins. Mine came from the very late 40s or early 50s. It came with a singer but mother replaced the singer for a necchi (for what ever reason unknown to me). I still use the necchi almost exclusively! Love the cabinate!