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    Posted 1 year ago

    Singer.hel…
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    Miniature Singer something. Anyone ever seen one? Slightly taller than std tissue box. Electric. Any info appreciated.

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    1. yougottahavestuff yougottahavestuff, 1 year ago
      Welcome to CW!! You will get answers here!! Very Soon!! We'll keep you in Stitches!! Pardon the Pun!!
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    2. keramikos, 1 year ago
      Hi, Singer.helpme. Cool. :-)

      It looks to me like what you have is a Singer model 20, specifically a model 20-2 (because it's motorized).

      It's old, because it looks like the sewing machine head has an elliptical base (it's a bit difficult to tell from your current pictures); however, it's not one of the oldest, because (a) it's motorized (b) it has more than four spokes in the handwheel (it looks like seven spokes).

      Here is a brief description at the International Sewing Machine Collectors' Society (ISMACS) website (scroll down, and if you click on 20-2, you can see a drawing):

      https://ismacs.net/singer_sewing_machine_company/model-list/classes-1-99.html

      More about the model 20:

      https://www.singersewinginfo.co.uk/toys/minisinger

      A threading guide:

      https://www.singersewinginfo.co.uk/toys/singer20threading

      Here is a soft copy of a manual, but it looks a bit rough:

      https://semsi.com.mx/Manuales/SINGER/18974-Inst.pdf

      These ones look better, but they aren't free:

      https://www.suncatcher-tx.com/shop/c/p/Singer-Toy-Model-20-2-Electric-7-Spoke---Oval-Base-Instructions-x48331212.htm

      https://manualsoncd.com/product/singer-model-20-sewhandy-sewing-machine-instruction-manual/

      This looks like it would be great, and it's free -- if you have a scribd account:

      https://www.scribd.com/document/334744689/Collector-s-Guide-for-Singer-Class-20-Toy-Sewing-Machines

      Here are some siblings:

      https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/antique-toy-singer-electric-sewing-1893711594

      https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/singer-model-20-2-electric-toy-sewing-machine-1

      Here is somebody who has a whole collection of Singer model 20 sewing machines:

      https://katyquilts.net/toy-sewing-machines-page-2-singer/

      About the Elizabethport factory, where your model 20 was probably manufactured:

      https://www.singersewinginfo.co.uk/elizabethport

      In case I'm forgetting anything, here is my collection of vintage sewing machine help posts:

      https://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/285089-help-for-vintage-sewing-machines

      However, it's a lot to sift through, so if you have questions (other than worth, which I don't do), just ask them here in a comment on your post. If I don't know the answers, I'll go back out into the wilds of the Internet to try to find them, and/or refer you to one of the dedicated vintage sewing machine forums.

      You're allowed up to four pictures per post, so I'd appreciate it if you add an unobstructed picture of the full front of the machine, and an unobstructed picture of the full back. We like to see all of a beautiful vintage sewing machine here at Collectors Weekly Show & Tell. <3
    3. keramikos, 1 year ago
      Hi again, Singer.helpme. :-)

      I have a temporary scribd account, so I was able to take a look at that collectors guide document, and it does contain some interesting tidbits about the Singer model 20, although no pictures of a motorized one.

      However, what I did see solidified in my mind my suspicion that yours is probably of 1922 or later vintage.

      So, if you were to get a copy of an operator's manual, I suspect that one from the suncatcher-tx dot com website would be the best fit.

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