I've got a broken down cabinet like that out in the storage shed - actually had two of them for a while. Also have two very nice ones in the house (one the embossed version) and another in the Machine shed - and just brought home the older version that has the open lower part.
I'm kind of in love with that style parlor cabinet - have been since the very first time I saw one!
BTW - the crinkle (or godzilla) finish is normal, just what Singer was producing at a particular time frame. Being in a treadle is less common as treadles were less common at that time, but not unheard of. Keep in mind, often the only difference between a treadle and a electric machine was the flywheel put on, and those are interchangeable. The motor attaches to the boss in the back of the machine, so the same basic machine could be outfitted for treadle, hand crank or motor very easily. Potted motor machines are different, but both the 15 and 201 came in both versions.
Now, if you find a godzilla FW - that is a true find as very few of them were made!
Last edited by Macybaby; 04-24-2016 at 03:38 AM.