question about treadle bases
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question about treadle bases
I have a 1917 Singer Treadle machine. I have been on the hunt for a base to put it in, but didn't want pay 4 times what I paid for the machine for the base. I have been watching an online auction for a Wheeler and Wilson machine and base. Would it be sacrilege to put the Singer in this base until I find a Singer base?
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Singer won't fit without modifying the cabinet opening. The W&W machines had a different size and shape of a base than the Singers. When Singer took over W&W they changed the base of the W&W machines to match the Singers and gave them a different model number. I'd keep looking for an original Singer cabinet. Joe
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Sometimes a cheap purchase price on a machine just means there's more money available to buy the parts you need. Singer treadle bases are common (at least around my area). An affordable one will turn up. Sometimes a complete setup will be cheaper than buying an empty cabinet.
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