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    Posted 9 months ago

    keramikos
    (24 items)

    The Late Show from 1977 yielded a VSM.

    I decided that it was probably a Singer sewing machine head model 66-16 installed in a Singer cabinet model 56.

    The tip offs:

    A forward-facing disc tension assembly
    An elliptical medallion badge on the pillar situated a bit below center (suggesting a lever style stitch length mechanism above it)
    The curved shape of the harp space side of the pillar
    A full size leaf on the cabinet
    The curved shape of the lower front of the cabinet
    The indentation near the top of the cabinet leg

    IMAGE CREDITS:

    https://tubitv.com/movies/100012220/the-late-show

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076301/

    REFERENCES:

    https://vssmb.blogspot.com/2011/07/visual-guide-to-identifying-singers.html

    https://ismacs.net/singer_sewing_machine_company/singer-class-66-sewing-machine.html

    https://www.singersewinginfo.co.uk/66

    http://hensewfiles.com/PDFs/SINGER%2066-16.pdf

    https://ismacs.net/singer_sewing_machine_company/56_cab.html

    https://www.singer301.com/cabinet/default.html

    https://millardsewing.com/product/sewing-machine-cabinet-for-flat-bed-machines-model-56-by-singer/

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    Comments

    1. fortapache fortapache, 9 months ago
      My first thought was a Singer model 66.
    2. keramikos, 9 months ago
      fortapache, Yup, that was my gut reaction, but I decided to do a bit more investigation, because of the lack of resolution on the images.

      I knew it wasn't a model 15, but it conceivably could have been a model 201 (both of which will fit in a cabinet model 56), so that's where Nicholas Rain Noe's website came in handy.

      I'm still a bit bothered by all the dark clutter to the right of the pillar, but it could be just that: clutter. Movie set dressers aren't concerned with Intertube geeks trying to identify VSMs; they're concerned with creating believable sets.

      I think they succeeded admirably, because that apartment sure looked like the home of the quirky character Margo Sterling.

      If you've never seen the movie, it's definitely worth a look. It's a neo-noir starring two comedy legends.
    3. PhilDMorris PhilDMorris, 9 months ago
      That is definitely (the model) Miss Lily Tomlin, very easy to recognize her and it looks like her in both of the first 2 images !~
    4. keramikos, 9 months ago
      PhilDMorris, Yes, unmistakably Tomlin. :-)

      Perhaps Carney was less recognizable in "The Late Show"as he was in his fifties when it was made, and it had been a long time since "The HoneyMooners," but then again, it had been only three years since his Oscar-winning turn in 1974's "Harry and Tonto."

      It's been said that if somebody can do comedy well, they can do drama well, because good comedy is more difficult.

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