Thank you for all your comments and Favs that took yesterday's detail picture of the Singer sewing machine (much to my surprise) to the popular page - http://365project.org/vignouse/365
This machine hasn't been used in over 40 years; my father had it stored in a damp shed for at least 20 of those... and it has spent the last 15 in our attic. The outer-case shows all the signs of that neglect but the machine itself still retains much of its former glory. This machine was responsible for most of my wardrobe when I was a little kid... and what wasn't sewn on this, was knitted. I have a picture of myself aged 4 wearing a knitted one-piece bathing costume... and no, I won't be posting it on here!
Oh and I was hoping to see a 4 year old version of you! Still a lovely little machine. All these old singers are reminding me of my mother's Singer. I learned to sew on that old machine.
@akirk Neither Amy - you wind the folding handle on the right-hand side. I remember that when my mother was making something like 6 foot drop curtains, she sometimes asked me to wind the handle so that she could use two hands to feed the material under the foot when she was doing hems and the like. (Your question brought that memory back to me from over 60 years ago!)
This is definitely a real antique. Aw, we'd like to see you in that knitted suit, Richard. Bet you were a cute kid in it. Ha ha! I have a much more modern portable sewing machine. Bet it hasn't been used for 30 years, at least. My husband wonders why I don't get rid of it...... I don't know. Might use it someday. lol.
Love the old singer. My Dad had a pair of knitted togs (as we call them) - they used to fill up with sand and bulge and sag in a most disconcerting way. We were all glad when the moths attacked them.
I used one of these machines to make some bedroom curtains only a month ago Richard. It was my mothers so must be early 1940s still runs as smooth as silk & is fine for my needs. I will follow you....will love to see a bit of French countryside!
