Dan’s mom & dad got back from Quebec this week bearing gifts from Grandma’s house. I got bags full of beautiful linens with crocheted lace trims, embroidery, and other fine finishing. Dan received a beautiful old type writer to ad to his collection. We also received some beautiful milk glass, but my favourite thing is this:
A near mint-conditon hand-crank Singer sewing “toy” machine. Crank or treadle sewing machines like these are nearly indistructable – my grandmother had a treadle sewing machine that she kept outdoors that worked!
I was so excited to thread this beauty. It took a generous oiling and some adjusting, but I got it to stitch.
This machine has no bobbin. It creates a beautiful chain stitch… that will unravel completely if you don’t tie off the ends! I found some really interesting information about this sewing machine here… I am pretty certain it is a Singer Model 20.
I also received a two lovely thimbles, one with purple enamel flowers on it. I love these small mementos, and the sewing machine is my prized possession.
5 Comments
wundermary
November 14, 2011 at 2:54 amHow fortunate you are to get such a wonderful gift! Does it use only a single thread? It's is very interesting.
If you can find the serial number on it, you can email it to talktous@singerco.com and they will let you know where and on what date it was manufactured.
crissy baker
November 14, 2011 at 3:25 pmhow amazing! i always see little machines like this at antique stores and have always wanted one. what a wonderful gift 🙂
Teaka
November 14, 2011 at 7:14 pmsuch a neat little toy! I think I would have loved one even as a child.
I like the old sound to it too.
Eva
November 15, 2011 at 12:42 pmWhat a nice machine! It reminds me of the sewing machines, my grandmother used to buy me when I was a child 🙂
Anonymous
November 18, 2011 at 12:05 amJust received one – do you know how to tighten the wheel – seems a bit loose
Thanks so much
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