OurWorkbench

Welcome 8498tx. From my understanding, the Lotus decals were only put on the 66-1. The 66-1 machine uses back clamp presser feet. Also, by brother and I refurbished our sister's 1906 66-1, with Lotus decals, about 11 years ago. It looks like the singer.com no longer has the 66-1 manual but one can be found at https://www.manualslib.com/manual/15...nger-66-1.html It will have diagrams of where to oil.

For the most part, I just wiped down the machine with a soft cotton cloth and sewing machine oil. While this isn't the one I used, it will work https://www.amazon.com/Singer-2131E-.../dp/B000YZ1Y06.

The metal pieces that I could remove, I polished with Simi-Chrome. However, I think any metal polish would work. Also there is a sticky How to Clean Up and use a vintage sewing machine - videos by Muv and Fav

For the wood, I used How to Clean Up and use a vintage sewing machine - videos by Muv and Fav or see Recently exploring machines...

If you have a 66-1 still with the back-clamp presser foot, I doubt that the wooden fold out box has feet that you can use. If the bar was switched out so that you can use regular low shank feet, then maybe.

We like pictures. In order to post pictures on Quilting Board, you will probably need to reduce or compress the picture to a file size that is smaller than 2MB. How to post images can be found at https://www.quiltingboard.com/attach...020-01-17-.pdf
Don't forget to scroll over to the far right to find and click on the "Upload" button.

I have found that only the big red "Reply" button or "Quote" work to give me the paper clip icon to work for adding pictures.
https://www.quiltingboard.com/attach...p-location.jpg

Some additional info regarding reducing images at post #4 and images for the scroll and upload button can be found at #5 of quilt block ID?

Or simply - Make sure pictures are smaller than 2MB
Click on red "Reply" button
Click on the paper clip icon
Click browse - choose picture/s. (only 5 allowed per post)
Once they show up as being loaded, Scroll over to the right side and click on "Upload"
After the pictures show up as being attached, you can close that window and go back to the screen to finish posting your post.

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

bkay

As I understand what Janey said, the one pictured is a 66-1 because it has back clamp feet. That's the style of feet (pressure foot, etc.) that she saw in the photo.

I just looked yours up on the ismacs list. It says it's a Singer model 31. You'll have to wait on Janey to interpret that information.

bkay

edit: there are some errors on the Ismacs list. You'll have to post a photo to get a good answer.

OurWorkbench

bkay, I had to read the serial number a couple of times. The serial number B1311936 has seven digits so would be between B-1299001 and B1319000, so 20000 model 66 machines were allocated on September 1, 1905.

It looks like Dressmaker's and 8498tx's are from the same allocation date.

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

bkay

Sorry, I misinterpreted the post incorrectly. I thought it was someone new posting a question to an old thread. I guess I'm not fully awake yet.

bkay

bkay

Well, obviously, I wasn't fully awake. If I "misinterpreted the post incorrectly", that would mean I was right (double negative). Obviously, I wasn't right.

leonf

Welcome to the board 8498tx If your machine is back clamping it is likely a 66-1 and by the age probably New Jersey. If you fold out box divides in to 4 we call those puzzle boxes. Sewing machine oil and soft cloth. Also get a Zoom spout of sewing machine oil and oil the ports, take the circle medallion off the back pillar, take off the faceplate and open the bobbin side. You will find all sorts of places where iron rubs iron oil them all.
Never get water near the decals, it will turn them to silver color.