Originally Posted by star619
Billy,
I bought this thinking it was a child's toy machine. I was really surprised to open the box! The case had no key, so I've had to use a screwdriver to get the case to open. Can you give me any information on the machine? Also, any idea where I could get a key, or should I just keep using the screwdriver? Thanks. star619
Star619, that is a model 128 with Victorian decals. Very nice machine! You can go to the Singer dating site to find out when your machine was made. That machine will take normal Schmetz needles. It is a Vibrating Shuttle - bullet shuttle -with a very nice hand crank!
http://www.singerco.com/support/serial_numbers.html
Nancy