I'm not familiar with wooden rods on them, though.įrom what I have seen, the bases that didn't have the 'SINGER' logo in the center cross-brace were generally used in the earliest years pre-1900. They used the same base style for many years on several models, so dating it to even within 5 years would be difficult. My guess is it had a brass-plated finish originally, at least on the horse shoe. Most identifying sites look at the machine vs. Wasn't able to find anything there though. The text in the base indicates that it was patented or the patent was applied for July 18, 80 (I am quite certain that is 1880)Īny input of what year(s) this design was produced would be much appreciated. It has a wood connecting rod which makes me think it's on the older side. Questions is, can anyone tell me what particular era this style base was made during? This one has a relatively small primary pulley compared to others I have seen and even the treadle seems a bit small.

And if that's not enough, there is an ampersand symbol in the middle of it all as well.

The logo seems overly complex with an outer horse shoe design with the swept 'S' in the center and then what appears to be an anchor shape with a couple hooved legs coming out of the bottom. This particular one is pretty neat and I am pretty sure it is a Singer base looking at the art of the legs. A local restaurant that used old cast iron sewing machine bases for some of their tables (solid copper tops) recently closed and I acquired three of the tables.

What year is my singer treadle ab631442