Puzzling gizmo and cabinet with a 1940 Singer?
A few months ago I got a Singer 201-2 that came with a lot of attachments. This little white object was among them. The fork mechanism rotates around the post, and the base has a strong magnet that keeps in in place wherever you put it on the machine. I thought it might be some sort of a guide for braid or thread, but the pivoting would seem to cause problems with that. I'm just curious and I suspect one of the great experts on this board will know.
Also, the machine is in a nice art deco cabinet, and there is an arm mechanism that is supposed to swing out to support the lid. It doesn't work. I can see a button in the hinge that looks as if it supposed to pop up, but doesn't. Underneath is a device with a spring. I've thought about taking all that apart, but because of the spring I was leery of it and afraid I might not be able to get it back together. When I want to use it I set a small table under the lid and put (don't laugh) a roll of toilet paper on there because it's just the right height to support the lid and doesn't cause any harm.
When I step away from the machine for a minute I cover it with a large laundry basket to keep Lizzie the cat from unthreading it for me. It's been my go-to piecing machine since I got it.
Sorry about the pictures. The clear one was from the person who sold it to me. The blurry ones I took with my iphone, and I don't know how to use it properly. (Any suggestions on that would be welcome also!)