I fell upon this Singer 319 "typewriter" or "piano" sewing machine at a local estate sale. The cabinet had been repainted into a very cool deep striated turquoise blue. The seat, however, left much to be desired. It was smelly but actually comfortable. I removed the bathroom rug cover, and am in the process of adding memory foam and a custom fabric to pull all of the mid-century colors together. It came with ALL of the cams for specialty stitches, I am so blessed to have found it. I'm excited to start using it. I have read that this machine was a "bust" for Singer because people thought it was too difficult to use, something I can understand, however, I think it is a cool piece. It was the top of the line in its day, all aluminum and all metal inside. Enjoy the photo progress.
Singer Trapezoid Cabinet #74, original bench and 301 short bed machine I purchased this machine from a lady in Chicago. She was having an estate sale for her mother who passed away in 2018. On the last day of the sale, first thing in the morning, I drove to the home, on a Sunday. I had emailed her about the machine when I found it on craigslist. Because the sale was actually over that day, and the machine hadn't sold, she let me have the machine, bench and cabinet for $75. She could tell how excited I was to have it. She told me that she had sewed her prom dress on the machine. Here are my photos: This is the original tan 301 above, and the original #74 trapezoid cabinet, below: