Originally Posted by
Vintage.Singers.NYC
Hi Ken, this machine definitely is not a Singer. Another poster wrote that they've seen this decal on a Singer, but they're incorrect; it's close but not a match. The faceplate pattern resembles that of the model 15's from the 1930s but is not quite right. The shroud holding the bobbin winding assembly is all wrong for a Singer. And peculiarly, as another poster noted, it's got a zigzag presser foot despite the fact that it's clearly a straight-stitch machine. I'd say you've got a 15 clone and someone swapped out the presser foot.
Thanks to everyone for all of the help. I am now convinced that the machine is a 15 clone.