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Originally Posted by sheepherder
My mom had one in our basement back in the '50's...Flip-top; opened like a book, then the top was the table...Sewing machine flipped up 180º and locked in place...Give the hand wheel a twirl and press down on the foot treadle...Solid cast iron, baked black enamel, gold lettering...Drawers for bobbins, needles, spools... 
Cast iron frame & treadle assembly...Lots of interesting levers, nickel plated...  |
My mother had one exactly like you described. It had a round leather drive belt. I watched my mother use that sewing machine for hours. She made all of our clothes(three sons) except for socks and underwear. My grandmother had an older model and she could really make that thing sing!! Ah, such fond memories.
As the old saying goes "it runs like a Singer Sewing Machine" which meant it ran perfectly.