Which cabinet for a 1887 Vs2 fiddle bed,please?
 

Hello :-) thank you for reading my post. I will be receiving a VS2 floral fiddle base sewing machine head. I have three other treadle sewing machine’s. A 127, 27, and 66. Could someone please so kindly tell me what type of cabinet the 1887 fiddle bed Machine head belongs in? I found a sewing machine cabinet on craigslist – a five drawer, like the one my 1910 127 is in. The oldest cabinet with machine Here at the moment,is my 27, dating to 1894.

I am really hopeful that the fiddle base 27 sewing machine will fit into the one I found on craigslist. I looked at the information on the 27 model series, and their measurements are all the same including the fiddle base, but I am wondering about the hinges? Thank you for any andAll information.

I know almost nothing about machines of that age. However, if I needed information about it, I would post on Victoriansweatshop.com.

We have a really helpful group here. However. the hardcore really old machine heads post on that group. Some people overlap, too.

bkay

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this one

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psnb0ujxlq.jpg

this is the machine that came with it.

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psa2auds5j.jpg

This is what the top looks like, and there is an insert that fits in this that the head sits on top of. The hinges are quite different - they don't remove from the machine like they do on the 27 that has the set screws. You can see one of them sticking out on the back side.

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psd1xpczru.jpg

There are others, this was a fancier model.

Leon has a VS2 - https://www.quiltingboard.com/vintag...t278654-2.html The hinge pins are indeed different. They have the actual pins attached to the machine head, as can only lift it up to oil and would have a bonnet instead of lowering into the cabinet. My cabinet is in the garage. The cut out is different than the 27. I'm thinking singerco.com may have the manual http://www.singerco.com/uploads/download/649_2vs.pdf & http://www.singerco.com/uploads/download/650_2vs.pdf

Here are some other VS2 threads here on QB -- the first one shows the back side and hinge pins attached to the machine
https://www.quiltingboard.com/vintag...a-t259260.html
https://www.quiltingboard.com/vintag...a-t249344.html
https://www.quiltingboard.com/vintage-antique-machine-enthusiasts-f22/i-won-i-now-have-fiddlebase-vs2-history-t246476.html?highlight=steveh+vs2

Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.

I forgot about the bonnet cabinets - I have a few of those for Singers too. the one I posted has a lift so the machine is lowered down and not tilted.

My 1891 VS2 is in a drop-leaf, 5 drawer coffin top cabinet.

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Thank you *all* so, so much! Where can I find the inserts? Did you hand make them?

I read through all of the links and looked at the photos. Much appreciated :-) this is a great group of people.

tscweaves: I bought the exact same 1891 Singer fiddle bed 2 weeks ago! It's in good shape, too; I don't think I'll have to strip the cabinet, I'm going to try Glenn's formula for restoring the finish. The only flaw it has is the central drawer: the two decorative slanted corner pieces were pulled off, and there's just the bare wood of the drawer exposed. I'm planning to teach myself how to do a little simple woodworking, so once I get a band saw and a router, I'll set about trying to reproduce those corners.