Originally Posted by
Farmhousesewer
Cabinet looks just like my German Pfaff 30-31, except I have a drop down leaf on the left. It is similar to a Singer straight leg, but the Singer straight leg usually has a full leaf that comes up & over the top and 4 drawers.
According to Needlebar, Singer NB AG, Berlin made a machine named Lotus. So yes this IS a Singer machine.
I'd grab it. You already said you're tempted. The important thing is whether you like the machine. I would be willing to take a chance that it's a 15 class bobbin and case underneath, maybe even the cover plate too. It's definitely a Singer cabinet and if what Maria says is true, it's an unusual find here. Someone would have to have bought it in Germany and then brought it here. Singer wasn't in the habit of putting other names on their machines. The only other example I can think of is Singer's Spartan machines but even those said Singer somewhere on them. Maybe Singer did these machines as something similar for the German market.
Rodney