Singer 319w Do-over

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.

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Singer Trapezoid Cabinet #74, original bench and Singer 301a short bed tan sewing machine

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:

Jones Sewing Machine

In October of 2018, I purchased a Jones Swan Neck Sewing machine from France, on eBay. The purpose of selecting this machine is that when restored, it is quite beautiful. I intended on taking a class from Ray Elkins of Sew Purty workshops, in Elkhart, Indiana. Ray teaches you to tear down the machine, soak off rust, clean and polish the paint, clean and polish metal parts, oil parts and put the machine back together Here are the before photos: Here are some after photos, after taking the weekend retreat with Ray Elkins: Close up of the cleaned up logo overall machine

Wilcox and Gibbs restoration

This Wilcox and Gibbs machine was purchased for me in the 1990s. It had completely frozen up, so in late 2019, I took out my trusty q-tips and odorless kerosene and went to work cleaning and loosening the machine. I got it unfrozen and then recently added the repaired base and belt. Ray Elkins of Kentucky, who runs the Sew Purty workshops, repaired the base for me and sold me the belt. Using the skills learned in his workshop, I treated the paint with Howard's Feed and Wax, polished it, and mounted it on the base. I think it looks fantastic. Here are some photos of the completed machine. Here is the completed machine mounted on the base with the handle and belt, above.

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