Grannyh67/Joy,
My machine is treadle powered, always has been as far as I know, I just bought the head.
Which plate is yours missing? The one that goes under the needle or the one that slides? On Ebay currently there are both for sale. You need to take the tension assembly apart and clean it out, the tension disks may be rusty. You're needle bar has been swapped out for a more modern type that uses the standard Singer short shank attachments. I see that your bobbin winder is the same as mine too. You should be able to find a Singer treadle cabinet to put your machine in , just remove the motor and belt, get a treadle belt and you'll be able to treadle her.
Join the Yahoo group: Singer. Vintage Singer Sewing Machines, they have a free manual in the files section.
Sharon
Last edited by purplefiend; 12-16-2011 at 08:20 PM.