Singer 1889 Fiddlebase
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Singer 1889 Fiddlebase
I purchased this Singer in Wisconsin while visiting my sister for $20. It was just so different from anything that I had that I just had to buy it. I have been working on it for about 6 months. I took off the motor and the light and since it was somewhat freewheeling I thought I would make a hand crank machine out of it. Well, it had no boss mount so that was not going to work. I didn't want another treadle so I am thinking I can just crank it with my finger in the spoke since it turned so freely. I oiled it up really good and cleaned it up and then I tried my idea and it worked pretty darn good. Now granted I won't be using it very long at any one time because my hand gets tired but I have a hand crank and I can't use it for a long period of time for the same reason. I just thought you all might like to see what my 1889 fiddlebase singer looks like now. I just may have to display her somewhere as she is so pretty.
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That's a beautiful VS2. I have one that looks like it, alas without the decals. Yours look really nice.
That belt doesn't belong near the bobbin winder, incidentally. The machine is supposed to be in a treadle cabinet, and the treadle belt powers the bobbin winder.
That belt doesn't belong near the bobbin winder, incidentally. The machine is supposed to be in a treadle cabinet, and the treadle belt powers the bobbin winder.
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Do you think I could get a belt that would fit on the bobbin winder and the wheel so I could wind a bobbin?
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It wouldn't have occurred to me to modify the machine: I'd have searched for a treadle cabinet instead - it's a good excuse, isn't it?
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