I am a bit late, but it reminds me of my sewing machine:
MADE IN W.-GERMANY
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Don’t try to sew on a treadle while sitting in a wheeled office chair. You end up across the room.
This is better:
Made an elongated mask to accommodate husband’s beard. Also, I’d forgotten what a beast the Singer 66 is. I counted layers of fabric in the mask- at least ten, maybe more in a couple spots, and the machine just sewed straight through like it was nothing.
Glamorous mask made from an old pillowcase and bias tape from a box of leftover notions that may have been my grandmother’s, with ties cut from an old tshirt:
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Your iron lady looks marvelous, as does that mask. 
PS, any resources on fixing up a treadle singer? I have one from a similar era. I think 1910 if I remember from what I looked up off the serial number ages ago. It’s been a back burner plan of mine to get it running again.
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Oil it first. Well, if it’s like mine was, dust it first.
You should be able to find a manual online. If it’s a 66 or a 99 (basically a
smaller 66, I can send you a pdf. It’ll have a million oil points.
Do you have all the parts? Do you have a belt? The good news is parts are readily available fit even the older Singers.
Frankly, I didn’t have to do much to mine when I first got it (bought at a swap meet; I did not inherit my grandmother’s machine). I cleaned and oiled it, bought it some bobbins, put on the belt and a needle, and started sewing. They’re simple machines.
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Sweet! I’ll poke around at the machine tomorrow and see if I can get more information about it.
Yeah baby.
Mine (my grandmother’s) is a 66, and I have confirmed (again) that I can have it (eventually). It has the same cabinet as you @rural (I think there is a version with fancier drawer fronts). I don’t know what sub model it is, I can’t look at the machine itself (there is stuff piled on top of it), but the last time I used it (in the 2000s?) it worked just fine, and in fact, it was the very first machine I ever learned on. The only thing ever replaced is the belt. It appears there are a bunch of specialty feet as well. The only thing I don’t see is a buttonholer, but I have a buttonholer (plus like all the specialty feet) for my 221 Featherweight.
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Very cool! I have only the standard foot, but I’ve seen others for sale online, some even still being made because Singer hasn’t changed much. Do be sure you get the bobbins for the 66, not the more common 15. I don’t know which the featherweight uses.
I’ve seen the fancier drawer front, and I think my grandmother’s was that version as I remember studying a spot where some of the trim had broken while sitting in the floor beside her while she sewed when I was tiny. Sometimes she’d let me work the treadle by hand- I just remembered that. Boy, I thought I was being such a big help!
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Yeah, the 66 bobbins are different from the Featherweight bobbins. I only have 3 (maybe 4?) bobbins for my Featherweight (which, uh, is kind of a PITA but I’ve been making do for like 10 years now), but I know of one source that is making replica bobbins for the 221/222 that are guaranteed to fit (not the big brand names that come pre-packaged at Joann’s and the like, that apparently are often too thick in the center (near the post) and can cause the bobbin case to jam). I have to see how many bobbins are still with the 66, I think there also might only be 3 or 4 - probably all my grandmother ever bought. I’ll have to try to seek out some originals once I get the machine, or find reliable replicas.
I remember pushing the treadle by hand too! We were definitely helping. 
(I almost never use the specialty feet on my 221, though I have used the buttonholer (it makes such nice buttonholes) and the ruffler a bunch, but it gives me the warm fuzzies to have them all. )
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A lot! Poor grandma, working so hard!
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Wow, my parents have the exact same cabinets!
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It seems like it is a Singer 15k from 1928!
I will test it next time I go see them 
Also, I spotted this while playing (FFVII Remake) and thought of this thread:
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I haven’t bought the FFVII remake yet, but now I have another reason to. 
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There are also gorgeous dresses
Minor spoiler if you haven't played the original game
For women and men too
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I know about the whole section with Cloud.
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Mine is a 66 as well! If you have the PDF handy, that would be rad. Or else a suggestion on where to find it online would be welcome, should you have the time.
It needs a good clean. Can I just use soap and water for the wood, and then a little oil?
I do have what looks like a nice pile of bobbins for it, along with… Other? Possibly feet. Definitely an ancient needle pack. Haha!
Here’s a link to the PDF online, which is simpler than me sending it to you, because I converted mine to Kindle format and forgot about it. Also, the website is a really good resource for old sewing machines.
I assume you can wash down the cabinet was soap and water, but I would definitely make sure it got completely dry before oiling.
Do you have a belt? Oh, and they’re traditionally made of leather, and I don’t know if there’s an alternative. Don’t remember if you’re vegan?
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I do have the original leather belt, but it snapped. 
And thank you!! I will check this out. :))
ETA: to clarify, not vegan and okay with replacing with a normal leather strap if needed. I do have random extra cordage around the house so that might work.
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Double check that belt. They were never a single loop, but a straight piece with two ends joined with just a little staple looking thing. It’s pretty easy for one of the ends to slide off the staple, and they can often get slid right back on.
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Yup! It broke between. My guess is the leather just got so dry that when it was handled it just snapped. It had been sitting unused for possibly 40 years.
That was probably it. Mine has the other issue when I first got it.
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