Singer 12 New Family 1898

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Two Singer sewing machines were very kindly donated to the Rusty collection Sewing Machine section. The first is a Singer Twelve New Family, Manufactured in 1898, making this the latest of our three Twelves. Though dusty and slightly damp, the decorations on this machine are mostly in good condition.

We found a well worn manual with this machine and a hand-written letter dated 1955 with instructions how to use this old machine. Interestingly it seems in the Netherlands these machines were called ”Family” instead of ” New Family”.

Here you can browse the Dutch Singer 12 manual pdf

The bobbin is present under these sliding covers
The well known badge
Note how the older scripts differs from later machines.
Serial number tells us 1898
The decorations are in good condition.
note the low position of the bobin winder
This must be an earlier bent wood case. Most Singer 12 I’ve seen had the coffin top case.
1989 and 1915 machines in similar cases.

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