Believe it or not, my sister in law found this in the garbage. Someone had just decided to throw it out with the trash. The lever, and all of the parts (including spare needles and bobbins) were just sitting inside the box (which was locked and had to be picked open.
After doing a bit of research, and looking up the Serial Number, I’ve found that this is a pretty common machine, a Singer 99 Made in 1928. This one is fully electric, but has a knee lever as opposed to a foot pedal, something that I personally have not seen before. It took some tinkering, but Dan and I got it up and running. I gave it a good oiling and cleaned out the dust, but other than that, it is in remarkably good order for an 84 year old sewing machine.
See it in action! Purrs like a kitten… an 80 year old kitten…
Possibly the coolest thing is all of the attachments. There is a rolled hem foot, zipper foot, and a bunch of other crazy attachments that I’m not really sure what they do. Luckily, it is pretty easy to get information about these kinds of machines. Neat, huh?
5 Comments
Jenni
April 6, 2012 at 11:47 pmWho throws something like that out?!? I'm glad you rescued it!
A.J.A.
April 7, 2012 at 1:41 amGreat find! Perfect for you to sew your leather corset ensemble :)I love these old straight stitchers- do one thing and do it well đ
Cherise
April 7, 2012 at 5:33 pmWhat an amazing find! I can't understand people who throw perfectly good and usable stuff in the trash đ Glad your sister in law salvaged it!
Second Hand Rose
April 10, 2012 at 9:16 amOh my god why would anyone throw this out!?!? It's absolutely gorgeous, I'd adore one of these! Enjoy it! XxxX http://thesecondhandrose.blogspot.co.uk/
angie.a
April 15, 2012 at 2:11 pmI always cringe when I think of the machines that were never rescued and reside in some landfill…it's so sad! I have a 1930s era Singer 221 (featherweight) and it sews like a dream too. And it's so cute! Small but mighty.