Originally Posted by gingerella
........... what is a "red-eye" when referring to the Singer treadle machine?
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Red eye refers to the ornamentation, decals, on the machine, in this case, there are a couple of Red decals that kind of look like eyes. Other types include Lotus Flowers, and Sphinxes. I know there are others, those are the ones I know of off hand.
I think the red eye is pretty common.