focus photography of Singer sewing machine

I wanted to buy a new industrial sewing machine but that expense just wasn’t a good idea. So I pulled my mother-in-law’s Singer out of storage. With the help of the instruction booklet I figured out how to wind thread onto the bobbin, and thread the needle. She’s a 1951 model 221 and needed a lube and oil to restore her to brand new functioning in 2018. Eddie’s Sewing Bee took care of that for me. My Singer does a lovely straight stitch, only. Eddie pointed out the obvious, “We’ve got lots of new machines right here if you’d like to upgrade.” No thanks Eddie. This one’s just fine.