Behold The Green Goddess! Manufactured in 1954 in Toronto, Canada, this gorgeous quality workhorse machine is in beautiful working order. This quality made belt-driven, all-iron-and-steel workhorse was manufactured height of Singer's Golden Years, when Superior Quality was both expected and the norm. This Antique Singer Model J-185 with her two-tone pistachio green paint-job and beautiful gold Singer decal insignia is a beauty looking very much like the popular two-tone American made automobiles of the same period. The Singer J-185 is a gorgeous enameled cast iron machine, all tricked out in her original elegant bright chromium detailing and has been entirely cleaned and rewired from top to bottom here in our own Raymond, Maine workshop. She's been beautifully restored back to her original factory fresh purrrrr-fect running order. The Singer Model I-185 is Serious Machine – She's all-metal and heavy-duty and powered by a foot-operated control, she features standard 66 bobbin, built bobbin winder, carries a needle Size 8 to Size 22, no problem … and she’ll sew her way through the most delicate of satins and laces to light leathers, canvas, denims and upholstery. What a workhorse! She uses a 15-19" stretch belt. (We'll send her out with a brand new one,) A solid and reliable machine you will use every day – care for her with a bit of brushing under the plate and a drop or two of oil and she’ll purr for you for a lifetime (or two!) The Singer Model J-185's Particulars: Forward and reverse gears. Stitching range from 6 to 30 stitches per inch. Belt-driven forward .8 AMP Singer AC/DC Motor 100 110volt Volts, 25 to 75 cycles She comes with a Universal Foot Five Singer Bobbins A Five needle box of Singer needles size 15X1 #14 A brand new Singer belt. Also included is a CD ROM file with the owner's manual including instructions for attachments and a machine owner's troubleshooting guide. With this very same sewing machine, your grandmother may have made clothes for your mother's dolls and curtains for your room; perhaps she made her own wedding gown with her as well!
