I am guessing a fiddle shaped antique something something.:D In other words...I don't have a clue.

I'm clueless. Interesting bobbin and straight motion design similar to a transverse machine though.
Can't wait to see more.
Rodney

Looks like it need a bit of elbow grease. No idea.

Please show more. :p

The foot looks like a shoe last. Ha,ha. My Dad was a cobbler. He re-soled all of our[3girls] shoes. The needle and bobbin plate looks in good shape.

yes, it is a Singer Letter A. It is "almost" Civil War 1865

All early Singers have two numbers, one is the serial number the other (the lower number numerically) is a manufacturing tracking number. The fun part about this is the ISMACS DB only goes back to 1871.

great Guess!!! I am impressed

here are a couple more...

The Machine
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The Treadle
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The foot pedal
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and one of my favorite parts. the pitman.... WOOD...
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Steve,

Beautiful, I see very few of these. 13x1 needle, right?

Jon

well if you happen to see the belt guard for one let me know I'm really not looking forward to making one. As it is I have to make one of the drive cams but I've got a template being made from another one.

Wow, that's an interesting machine! Not sure what's going on with all that springy stuff up top - would like to see it in action.

It's amazing how well some of these have survived. Kind of sad to think machines being made now simply will not last; vintage sewing machine lovers of the future are basically going to be collecting all the same machines we are, since that's just about all that'll survive in a functional way. They'll have pictures and videos of our modern machines, but just crumbling plastic hulks in the real world.