Originally Posted by Quiltgranny
Originally Posted by olebat
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Anyway, the machine looked real clean, just gummed with age. The only problems I saw were a burned out light bulb, and the ink well is missing. The cabinet appears to have water damage, probably from a wet carpet, and the veiner is slightly pealed. I think I did OK. Picks when I get the manpower to get it unloaded.
Congratulations on your 201! I recently got one too, in a parlor cabinet. I'm wondering just what the "ink well" is that you mention above. I'd love to know more about that.
Thanks so much,
Karla
"Modern in design, this sewing cabinet also serves as a writing desk of unusual beauty. Three spacious drawers provide ample room for all sewing accessories, stationery and correspondence, while a fourth contains a built-in inkwell and pen and pencil tray.
This strikingly designed cabinet is Model 42. A special matching stool, with leatherette cover in harmonious shade is available for use with this cabinet.
Model 42 is supplied only with Singer DeLuxe Machine Head No. 201-2 - the "Aristocrat" of sewing machines."
From the brochure which came with the machine. The top left drawer has a small shelf with a hole where the ink well would sit. It was a glass jar, not as deep as a straight pin. There was a lid with a marble-like apparatus in the lid to prevent spills. An extension of this shelf runs the entire length of the drawer, where the fountain pen and a pencil could rest. When the machine was lowered, and both side wings were closed, the cabinet could double as any fine piece of furniture, epically that of a ladies writing desk.