{"id":54,"date":"2010-05-14T16:10:46","date_gmt":"2010-05-14T20:10:46","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2011-02-01T23:56:07","modified_gmt":"2011-02-02T04:56:07","slug":"singer-201-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pappp.net\/?p=54","title":{"rendered":"Singer 201-2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I just spent the week out of town, helping move the grandparents on my mother&#8217;s side into a more appropriate house, closer to some of the aunts to make life easier as they age.  I&#8217;m not saying this because I intend to make my blog more personal; it is just prelude to a couple other posts, including the below. <\/p>\n<p>While we were packing things up, I expressed interest in &#8220;The Singer&#8221; to the aunts, having spotted a featherweight (I believe it was a 221) in it&#8217;s case in the basement.  My grandmother decided to keep it, but there was a second antique Singer down there, which wasn&#8217;t going, and is now mine.  The second machine is a <a class=\"externlink\" title=\"Go to http:\/\/blog.sew-classic.com\/2008\/11\/11\/classic-singer-2012-vintage-sewing-machine-review.aspx\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.sew-classic.com\/2008\/11\/11\/classic-singer-2012-vintage-sewing-machine-review.aspx\">201-2<\/a>, made in 1947 (old enough to have the pretty metal work), in a Singer #42 &#8220;Deco&#8221; cabinet.  It apparently belonged (briefly?) to my great grandmother, and later to one of the great aunts, where my mother learned on it, before finding it&#8217;s way into my grandmother&#8217;s basement.  Most of it&#8217;s doodads (special function feet, zigzag, buttonholer, etc.) are still with it, and everything seems to be in reasonably good condition.  <\/p>\n<p>The machine (I&#8217;m aware the cabinet is not quite fully open in any dimension):<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pappp.net\/wp-content\/fp-content\/images\/singer2012_sm.jpg\" alt=\"singer2012_sm.jpg\"  title=\"singer2012_sm.jpg\"  class=\"center\"  width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><br \/>\nSome of the accessories, labelled as best as I am able:<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pappp.net\/wp-content\/fp-content\/images\/accessoriesid_sm.jpg\" alt=\"accessoriesid_sm.jpg\"  title=\"accessoriesid_sm.jpg\"  class=\"center\"  width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><br \/>\nButtonholer:<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pappp.net\/wp-content\/fp-content\/images\/buttonholer.jpg\" alt=\"buttonholer.jpg\"  title=\"buttonholer.jpg\"  class=\"center\"  width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><br \/>\nIf anyone who knows about these machines can tell me what the other metal bits are, or correct my tentative identifications, that would be really cool.  <\/p>\n<p>I had read about old sewing machines in general a while ago, because of my fascination with old electromechanical devices, but had never really got into the specifics.  Because of this one falling into my possession,  I&#8217;ve started reading in more detail, and there are lots of interesting things to read thanks to the big, active community around the things.  As far as I can tell, this machine and its accessories are perfect candidates for restoring and using; nothing particularly unusual or desirable (at least that I&#8217;ve identified so far), not in extraordinary collector type good condition, but a very well liked old machine, and in good enough shape to be beautiful and functional with a little work.  I know it&#8217;s going to need a thorough cleaning\/oiling, and have the entire wiring harness replaced (the EE portion of me recoiled in horror when I looked it over, the existing wiring is a disaster in potentia), which should be a fun project in itself.<br \/>\nRight now, it&#8217;s sitting in the basement at an aunt on the other side of the family who lives near the grandparent&#8217;s old house until I can transport and store it, but eventually I&#8217;d love to restore and use it; it&#8217;s beautiful and has history, and based on the pictures of work produced on similar machines, very functional once you learn to work one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I just spent the week out of town, helping move the grandparents on my mother&#8217;s side into a more appropriate house, closer to some of the aunts to make life easier as they age. 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