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Old 01-21-2015, 06:07 PM
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Default you have a treadle but the top is bad

to far gone for you to repair.
1st pic. when I saw this, I thought it looked strange by it's color and texture. it rat holed so this pic is what I saw, I noticed at the side of the face piece ( center drawer) the hole and metal bracket no old time treadle cabinet ever had this.


next time there I moved things and looked close, that cabinet sits on a New home stand, now thinking it's very well home made, pieced together using other cabinet parts



This is stiil at Freds
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always wondered what this type cabinet is all about, I bought it, sure looks like a treadle.

it's now being refinished, today I've taken the top apart, today it was remove the legs. two screws on each leg and they pop right off, with those off it will fit in a Honda

annnnd !!!!!


it is a treadle, all singer did was use the treadle plans and put wooden legs on that, but eliminated the center drawer , then added a rectangular frame work inside to support the new legs

a 21" wide cast iron treadle stand will fit right, but the most common singer treadle frame is 22" wide, to fit that this new support work needs to be removed.

now if you have a singer treadle and the top , upper section is bad. The upper portion of this is a direct fit, even the screw hole same in the same place, Thats the screws holding the top together, not the frame mount

the side drawer attach just the same as old cabinets.

the point , it would be a cheap way of getting repair pieces as opposed to making a new top.

veneer to recover a complete treadle top will run well over $100

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