Hello,
My grandma died a few years ago and I found her old sewing machine, a Singer 401g.
I can sew by hand but never used a sewing machine, but since I'm absolutely fascinated by them I decided to try and bring this one back to life.
I never remember my grandma using and my mom only remembers the machine working when she was a child, it's safe to assume it hasn't been used for 40 years at least.
By reading this forum I already learned a few things about it, and now for now before even attempting to make it move, I'm going to clean it up and oil every single moving part.
Things I know:
- Hasn't been moved, cleaned or oiled in 40+ years
- It was set up on a treadle, I have the base and it had a belt that snaped as soon as I tried reaching the machine.
- It's very dirty of old dried oil. I think the oil leaked form the machine and soaked the bottom of the plate.
- It's missing the cord and pedal that comes with it. Could it have been used without power?
What follows are some pictures of the machine as I got it:
