The Singer 128 - "Godzilla"

On the last post, I showed you what happened with a poor packing job...but thankfully, the machine in the box came through with no damage. Dirty, but no damage.

After some research, I determined the machine is a Singer 128.  He hails from 1946 and has the "Godzilla" finish - a coarse black coating with no sheen.  Because of this, the gold paint doesn't stand out as much.  If you see a machine with a coarse coating, and the words are hard to see - it's not a layer of muck, well, usually, so much as a phase Singer went through.

See how faint the "Singer" logo is? It's perhaps fainter than others of the same model, but it's there, nonetheless.

This machine also could be called Blackside.  The needle plates, face plate, and back cover plate all have a black finish on them.  This in in contrast to the chrome finish you normally find on this age of Singers. It's not paint, it's a way the metal was treated. It looks especially nice with the plates. This is the face plate.

I cleaned, oiled, and inspected the machine.  I also treated the wood with some lemon oil.  He cleaned up nicely. It's actually hard to believe it's the same machine!

I added a new motor, belt, and foot pedal, since the old setup came to me crumbling in a box.

This base has a great blackside storage section in it. It has extra bobbins and an extra shuttle.

And for those of you who repair machines or are just curious about the inner workings, here's the underside of the machine.

The bullet shaped thing on the left of the machine bottom is the shuttle, and it contains a tiny spool-like bobbin. It swings back and forth to release thread, instead of a round bobbins rotary or oscillating movement.

I'm very happy with how this machine turned out.  Disappointed the case is a bit mucked up, but it's still very nice looking.

If you are interested in this machine, contact me, or check it out in my shop on Etsy.

Have a great one!

Jess