I just had a significant sort of birthday. A goal evaluation and re-setting sort of birthday. I celebrated quietly and went back to working on my essays. But today I got myself my birthday present: a Singer SewHandy Model 20 Sewing Machine. It came with its original box and instructional booklet. The booklet is copyright 1953, so I guess the machine is of a similar age. I saw it in an antique shop and it was love at first sight.
(Teapot is for comparative size)
With its Box, Booklet and Packet of Needles (empty, but original)
Yes, I will want to sew on lace, and ric rac
And of course children should learn how to make proper seams
The introduction concludes with this comment: 'You'll want to take your machine with you on vacations with the family, weekend visits with friends, and finally to college. Ever ready for mending or making a simple garment.'
Yes, I might just want to take this little beauty everywhere. Its really light (despite being a rather solid chunk of metal) and you never know when you have to do some emergency shirring or pin-tucking.
As far as I can tell it is in working order with all the necessary moving parts moving. But I will have to thread it up to see.
I think it needs a name...
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