The table is a vintage Pfaff industrial top, which is thicker than the Singer would have been... which necessitated some creative carpentry underneath to make the knee lever work... but you wouldn't know that if I hadn't told you.
Since it's old and used, the top has a nice patina... doesn't that sound a lot better than miscellaneous stains and holes? I refinished it with several layers of polyurethane, so nice and smooth and waterproof. Functional!
Some more creative carpentry: The hingeplates for the Singer fit closer to the machine than the Pfaff... so I had to carve out space to move them forward. I love a good-quality gouge! These are not the usual hinge pins typical of a consumer machine, rather this machine has two "hooks" that are integral to the bed, that hook onto cross-rods in the hinge plates. A whole lot easier, given the weight, than trying to position this head onto pins!
For an industrial machine, this one has very nice decals. The bed, of course, is worn quite thin, but the pillar is spectacular.
The usual case of "pin rash"...
The needleplate is very pretty to my eye; quite substantial. Note the wooden peg behind the machine; that's what the machine rests on when it's tilted back for oiling and maintenance.
One of the really wonderful features of this treadle is the knee-bar that lifts the presser foot. No need to reach behind with your hand; a touch of the knee and you can pivot and go.
The bobbin winder on this one is fabulous. Like everything else, substantial. And fast! Just flip the lever to engage the treadle belt in the wheel, and off you go.
The foot on this machine has a lever in back that allows a piece to move in and out...
All the way in, and the right side of the presser foot marks a 1/4" seam...
By extending that piece to the right, you can mark a larger seam allowance. That's all I can figure it is for.
This machine is surprisingly quiet; it's such a behomoth I expected clankety clank... but no, smooth as can be. And it makes an absolutely gorgeous stitch. I guess that's the idea with an industrial; it does one thing, and it does it exceedingly well.
This machine has been sold.