Hey guys, I'm looking at buying a Singer upright. It looks dark in color, and I'm wondering if some of them were painted, or were they all polished. I guess it could be rust of tarnish, but I have seen so many like this that I feel that I need to check with the experts (you guys).
The one I'm looking at does not have the cord winder, if that helps at all.
Post# 47622 , Reply# 1   7/31/2008 at 17:49 (5,746 days old) by ohio_tuec ()  
No, not all the Singer R series cleaners were polished. The later models (R-4 and up) were painted brown. I have an R-3 with the glass headlight lens. Somehow, I don't like the painted ones quite as much. They came right before the A-frame Singer in the late '40's.
Post# 47626 , Reply# 2   7/31/2008 at 18:02 (5,746 days old) by lux1521 ()