Last week I bought a 1924 Singer 127 treadle sewing machine-

I had been looking for one for a while, and this one had been for sale for a while. 

It had all the parts, the decals were in good shape, the cabinet had been refinished with an oil finish (probably in the 70's), the base didn't need to be repainted, and it was a fair price - I couldn't resist.
This one was made in St Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada, in 1924, at a time when electric machines were an option (this model has a spot for a ...

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