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