It really wasn't my fault! I was just looking for a bargello pattern a couple of weeks ago and stumbled upon this site. I lurked and read, and before I knew it I had found my way to the vintage machine shop. I confess, I was dazzled by all the pictures of the old Singers restored to their former glory. I couldn't help but check Craig's List and well, last night i purchased 'Phoebe' and today after working on her for a couple of hours, she sews!!! Her cabinet is mint, but she is going to need some TLC. I don't even know how to tell what model she is. Her serial # is G603400. She came with several attachments that I'm not familiar with. (I do recognize the bobbin, needle case, and hemmer foots! LOL) Can anybody tell me how to identify her model? When my husband called last night and asked ". . . and why do you need a second sewing machine?" I told him that a man who owns five routers should understand ;') Forgive me for running on, I'm just sooooo excited!

Lostn51 is a great help in finding info on vintage machines, you can pm him or read through the posts in the vintage machine section. Phoebe looks very much like my Betsy, a 1935 Singer treadle. Thanks to Billy's advice, I found out all about her & even found a free pdf manual.

Thank you, Merry!

Welcome from Wisconsin!

welcome from Northern Indiana!

welcome!

Hi from Ohio!

http://www.singerco.com/pdf/SINGER_G_nos.pdfis

the singer link.

welcome from mississippi

Welcome from So. Ea. In.

Welcome from Kentucky!

congrats on your new 'baby'. Hello from Minnesota. Welcome.

Welcome from Kansas!

Hello, and welcome from Idaho!

Welcome to the board from Southern California!

Hi! Welcome from Illinois

Welcome from Georgia. Pheobe is lovely

Welcome from a little farther south in Indiana. Your machine is a Singer 66. The decals are called red eye or red head. You've probably noticed that the attachments are a little odd. It's a back clamping machine. You're lucky you got so many attachments. They aren't too easy to find.

Thank you, Midge!
I was able to identify her as a model 66 manufactured in Elizabeth, New Jersey on June 22, 1910! I also found a downloadable manual that displays all the attachments so now I know what I have, I just have to figure out how to use them!

Welcome from Michigan.

Welcome. I'm in Bloomington too! Not hard to recognize the limestone.:) Looks like you've got yourself a gem there. As for the routers, well, that might just be your ace in the hole for the future too. hehe

Welcome from western Kentucky!

Welcome! Lovely machine. I will have to look at Craig's list more often once I am back in Indiana.
Enjoy your quilting

Congrats on your new beauty and welcome from New Hampshire

welcome from se TX

Welcome from middle of the mitten. The large one is a tucker as in pin tucking. One is a ruffler for making ruffles. Looks like several rolled hemmers, and one is for add lace and other things to bottom cloth so they are evenly put on. I have my grandmothers accessories This is a great site. Enjoy your stay.

Welcome from WI

Hello from Western Mountain Maryland !! ;-)

Hello and welcome from Michigan!!

Hi Suzee and welcome from N.E.Ohio. Congrats on finding Phoebe, she a beauty.

Welcome from Washington State.

Hi from Southeastern Indiana!

Welcome!

Hello - what a pretty machine!

Welcome from Ireland

G'day from Australia

Welcome from Wisconsin

Welcome! I love that area. I will be visiting my family next week (until Apr 20) in the Franklin area. Wish I could moveback there -- except for the winters, of course.

Welcome from MI :-)

Welcome from San Gabriel, California