Oh wrenkins you set my heart beating very fast when I saw the link, and of course possibly within an afternoons outing.  BUT I see the decals were quite worn at the very front, and I didn't like the end plate, but mostly I hated the base and the box and the cover.  I did read all his blurb and what he had done, and there were holes made in the machine that were now hidden by a motor, and whilst he has changed the motor he says he is not an electrician - so I am steering well away from this machine.

I think a lot of the charm of these real old beauties is the wooden bases they come with, and on a fiddle base the way this is set in the wood is quite something.  It does show though that occasionally these Singer fiddle base with roses can be found in this country so I shall keep looking.

Thanks for the link though.

Thank you wrenkins oh being a complete novice at this vintage lark, I really do need to go and get some proper stuff for cleaning, have been reading up this morning on the thread that Roger started last year, so  Plusgas should I find anything stuck, and AutoGlym for polishing and of course the booklet showing you how to take apart.

Now so far the wheel turns and the needle already in situ goes up and down but that is all I have tried.  In places the very pretty floral decals have worn, and the main CWS logo on the machine bed and up on the arm are a little faded  but for the small amount they were asking for this machine it needed a new home.  I am happy to go tinkering when I know what I am doing with the instructions and right tools for the job, and if it doesn't work then it can be just a decorative machine on display.  Even the coffin lid has some pretty decoration to the corners - haven't seen that before.

Oh a few years ago  on the old TSF someone put up a link to using an old vintage machine for embroidery and just how fast and easy they made it look.  Well as that link finished another loaded and oh this was the most magnificent treadle machine in immaculate order dating to around 1870's, it had I think a fiddle shaped machine bed and instead of the usual decals this one had roses on, the machine glowed, and worked, but it was in America and it also had the most amazing amount of accessories - I have never seen so many all neatly packed in purpose made cases.  Now that is the machine I would have loved to have had and it had a glowing black wrought/cast iron treadle.

Good morning Roger, thank you for your note, and no I haven't started cleaning yet - I need to get some supplies and the Tools for Self Reliance booklet first.  Also somehow the days seem to just whizz by and other things have got in the way.

My daughter popped in yesterday and she managed to get my photos on to my laptop - made it look easy - well she is a graphic designer so it was so easy for her.  So here are just four photos.  This is a 3/4 machine, and as I have already said the actual zipper foot is really tiny,  and I can see one of the pieces is just going out of the photo, but this was also on wrenkins photo of her accessories.

Sending my sympathies to you and the family, remember the good times you had and these will help you through.

Again my thanks to all who have helped it is really appreciated.  As Twopence mentioned yesterday I rang her to ask how to get the photos I had taken with a camera on to my laptop, and so far no luck.  I have done this before but on a previous laptop, and thus I am wondering whether there is something missing on this newer one that is baffling me.  I will get there  I hope.

I am pretty sure when I had this up on a table yesterday that in addition to the CWS Federation that it also mentioned 'family machine', and if I am right then according the something I was looking at on the internet, this means that it is a 3/4 machine - which explains its dinkyness - is that such a word?

I shall now go and explore TSP's vintage section on how to set about cleaning this up. 

Now for another question, is the Tools for solidarity leaflet about refurbishing these old machines the one I need to get, the one I saw looked as though it was for Singer machines, and mine is by Jones.  Are the machins similar enough ? As you can see I am a complete novice as far as this is concerned but a very keen novice.

Now I just want/would like a black wrought iron treadle and I will be very happy.

My pleasure Annie, and I am so glad that you have actually got this sorted, now for more FBA's on other patterns.  Yes that was kind of Hollyberry to come and help you out - yes it is amazing what TSP does - we all have the ability to sew and it is nice to be able to help one another out.  Twopence on TSP I have known for nearly 40 years, she used to live in my village, but has moved away but we are still in touch and she was here with me on Monday so that was nice.

I used to have one of those many years ago and ironically I named her Matilda as well.  Sadly the wire dress dummy is long gone, my neighbour saw this and asked if she could have this and used it to put over her salad growing bed.  My current dress stand is still called Matilda - do not know why I chose this name, but it has just stuck.  Enjoy creating with your Matilda.