One more thing about my Shapeleigh machine. I have not found a serial number on the body of the machine. However, after removing rust from the front throat plate, I see a number 332792 on the throat plate. None of the other parts have a number (as most Singer parts do), so I am now wondering if this might be the serial number.
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Here are photos of the machine front & back. It looks really bad here because when this photo was made I had done nothing to the machine. I have removed some rust from the throat plates and needle plate and have done some cleaning on the head of the machine. This may seem like a futile effort, but I really want to try to make this machine as good as I can for my elderly friend.
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