In this post, he said he made buttonholes with his Singer buttonholer – the one that uses templates. If you want to electrify the machine you can attach an original Singer motor to this machine along with a Singerlight on the back.A copy of the Singer 66 User's Manual will be included with purchase.My VSMAD flare up was triggered by a perfectly innocent comment in a post by Peter Lappin.

Note that there is a mount for an electric motor on the back of the post. The Singer 66 is a pleasure to sew on, and can handle all types of fabric from lightweight delicates to blue jean denim and heavy corduroy.It is energy independent when installed in a treadle cabinet or used with a hand crank. The hinges will be included along with a treadle belt. It's a low-maintenance machine to use just keep it regularly oiled, clean the bobbin case area, and rub a little sewing machine oil over the whole machine from time to time, and you'll have a wonderful machine for a long time.This Red Eye will fit into any vintage Singer treadle or electric (to mid-century) sewing cabinet with the two hinged posts in the back. The works inside and underneath are clean and quiet.I have cleaned it and test-sewed on it, and made adjustments where needed. The handwheel has some pitting, and the throat plate has a scuff. The tension assembly, needle bar, and foot are clean. The face and back plates are in nice condition. The bed enamel has some crackling, but it is not rusty or chipped. The decals are intact with very minimal wear or scratches, and the colors and gold are bright. This is an older model dating to 1916 and has the rear-mounted presser foot (and can accept rear-mounted attachments) later 66s (1920-40s) came with side-mounting feet and attachments.It's in very nice condition cosmetically with a little wear typical of a household machine that was used regularly.

SINGER Model 66 'RED EYE' Treadle Sewing Machine Head, made in Elizabeth, NJ in 1916.This is an original Singer treadle sewing machine, solid and sturdy cast iron body with steel working parts, in the very popular, fancy 'Red Eye' decal set (original decals, not reproductions).

Cleaning inside a singer red eye 66