I have just purchased a singer treadle with lotus decals says it’s number is B1311936 it says it is a 1905 model 66. How did you know the other lady’s was a 66-1? Also any tips on cleaning it and how to oil it? I don’t want to make the decals rub off. How do you know where it was made? I did get all the attachments and the cabinet. And the attachments are in a wooden really neat fold out box.
Any information or sites to research would be welcome.
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Congratulations. Great deal. The serial looks like B1310015 to me, which would mean that it is one of 20000 allocated September 1 1905 of model 66s at the Elizabethport factory in Elizabeth, New Jersey. I'm pretty sure that only 66s had that decal set. It would be a 66-1 as it is a back clamp.
Did you get any "fiddly bits" with it?
You can find a manual at
https://www.singer.com/support (Not affiliated with link). I think you will have to put in 66 and you will want the 66-1 manual.
Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.