The Late Show 1977 With a Singer Sewing Machine Head Model 66-16 Installed in a Singer Cabinet Model 56

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Posted 10 months ago

keramikos
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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/

Comments

fortapache, 10 months ago
My first thought was a Singer model 66.
keramikos, 10 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.
PhilDMorris, 10 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 !~
keramikos, 10 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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