This unit dates to around 1887-1888

It is for the Singer VS2.

As I understand it, this was the first successful buttonholer for Singers.

Inboard
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Here is it with my other two early Buttonholers (1900-1940)
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and from the underside
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here they are with their slide plates (don't have one for the middle one yet)
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Thanks for the pictures - now I have something else to add to my "look for" list.

Much fun to look at. I seem to be attracted to little bags of random attachments at garage sales.

if you find one of these get it. they are not cheap....

for those who geek on things like this.
(This is courtesy of the Needlebar Archive, (with permission to repost)
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here are a couple shots of it test fit onto my DD's 28 Handcrank.

I am hoping to find the screw needed to attach it to the presser bar this weekend so I can try it out on Sunday evening. ( it uses a Singer 15 stitch length adjustment screw...or one very much like it)

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Thanks for sharing! I have never seen one that old before.

I still have not had any luck finding the correct screw to hold the old one on. but last night I was able to test out the "Famous" buttonholer.

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