Singer 29-4 Patcher
Serial:15419810
Date: 1898
Treadle stand: cast iron
Summer 2022, $200
Picked this up two years ago as a surprise acquisition. These usually go for $750 plus but I was down in Sedro Woolley and saw the ad pop up on Craigslist. Called and discovered that the original purchaser wasn't able to make it due to back problems and it was newly available. Told the seller I could be there in about 30 minutes and headed up Highway 9. Took two of us to load but got it home and inside with the help of a neighbor. Seller bought it to do some sails, never got around to using it, and was getting a divorce and needed stuff to go away. I've already sewn some patches onto leather motorcycle vests and am building a table for it. They came with wooden tables but those have often been lost or destroyed over the years as they aren't fixed to the stand but put into place when needed.
The shaft may be slightly bent at the end (you can see the hand wheel is canted slightly although it's not as bad in real life as it looks in this picture) but the machine sews flawlessly. The only time this has been a problem is in winding bobbins as the bobbin winder tire doesn't press against the handwheel consistently.
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