Coffin top portable 28, 1910 HC
 

New baby came home this weekend. I was surprised by two features (so far). It is the first coffin topped Singer portable that I have. Also the Singer shield is rivited over some of the decals. Hmm..
Oh well. It is a VS machine. I spent 20 minutes trying to get it to sew. Then I changed the bobbin, Bingo. Thread may have been stuck on the old bobbin for many decades. I've started oiling, but haven't cleaned it yet. Lucky me.

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It sure is a beauty!

faceplate (?) with the leaves, just beautiful!!!! good luck getting all fixed up, it sure looks like a winner

That is going to be a lovely machine. I am looking forward to seeing your progress. I wish I knew more about the earlier Singer machines and this is the first "leaf" faceplate that I have seen. It's beautiful and very well kept.

I have seen the vine leaf and grapes face plate many times here in the UK, and it is very pretty. The Singer shield should unscrew from the front fairly easily, they are small screws - mine did anyway. It looks like a UK machine with the F in front of the serial number - but I could be wrong.

yes. ISMACs says it is from Clydesbank, I believe. hmm I expected rivets and didn't even look. One more thing to check. I like the grapevine tendrils.

Love this one! I had not seen the grapevine faceplate before either.
I also acquired a new vintage machine this weekend, which I needed like another hole in the head, oh well. I'll post some pictures of her once I've got her a little more cleaned up.

What a beautiful faceplate. I love those grape leaves. I wish I had a very knowledgeable old machine lover close by. I truly need a partner in crime.��

She is a beauty

Beautiful machine. A real treasure.

Wow that is so cool! Love my vintage machines!

Very nice machine! If I'm not mistaken, it has the "Victorian" decals?
UK 28s with Victorian declas often came with the fancy grapewine face plate, it makes a pretty addition.
Just for fun; I've been rewatching Downton Abbey and the same machine can be glimpsed at in the Bates's cottage and a similar one with an electric motor is used by Baxter, the new lady's maid in series 4 ;)

What a hoot. Yes I think they are Victorian. I'll have to watch for it.

Oh! This seems like the perfect reason to rewatch it, lol.