Oh---would I love to have your case ----I have a tan FW without a case. for the 1936 gem. don't take any chances
with such an early, desirable machine. Do it right, before you use the machine. clean, oil, lube. read, read. there is a Yahoo group site for Featherweights.
join it ! lots of former Singer repair people on there. very helpful, very smart ! there is info in their files on fixing your
foot pedal, etc. after all the necessary cleaning, run full pedal ,with no threads in, for about 5 minutes. be sure your
belt is not set too tight---and yes, you can do all of that yourself. good luck ! & enjoy that great machine !