What a great day! For a start it was blue skies and sunshine which have been pretty thin on the ground lately. My son suggested a trip to the beach this afternoon, which means going swimming in the freezing cold ocean (which I managed to avoid) and then eating icecream (which I didn't). Strolling along with our treats we passed a small second hand/antique shop that had a notice mentioning vintage clothes so I decided to take a quick look. Although none of the clothes took my fancy I browsed the rest of the shop and my eye was caught by a rectangular domed box with a key in the side sporting a tag which read "key for sowing mashine dont loss hte key". How could I resist? So I lifted the lid and this is what I saw:
This one turned out to be a Singer Model 99K made around 1932 (approx. 15,000 produced). When I asked if they had any other machines I was pointed to the following, which is a hand operated Model 28K from 1907 (approx. 20,00 produced).
After mentioning I'd love them both but wasn't sure if I had space the shop keeper said he could do me a deal and I could have both for £20. Deal done! I know they will need a good clean,oil and possibly some repairs but there was no way I could walk away from these babies who just need a little love. Now all I need is an old treadle machine and my collection will be properly underway.
