Originally Posted by poygan23
I have my mother's old Singer-reg. no.10938700-Phoenix design. It doesn't fold down, rather has a wooden cover with some carved grids. Don't have a picture. Was this made before 1900? Thanks for any information you can give me.
Your machine is from 1892. Here is a link to the Singer Dating site.
http://www.singerco.com/support/serial_noletter.html
The top you are referring to is a Coffin Top. Lots of treadles had the coffin top. They are very pretty. Maybe, one of these days you can post a picture.
Nancy