Description: Singer hand powered lock stitch sewing machine. Possibly used in the school., , , , Black metal with floral decorative details including a border around the edge of the clothplate and a large circular motif on the base of the clothplate. The metal plate over the end of the arm has a pattern in relief. , , , , The lockstitch is created by a second spool which would sit beneath the clothplate. , , , , Maker: Singer, , Model: , , Serial number: (on right of clothplate) F9600410, , Date: 1920, , Where made: Clydebank, Scotland, , , , Dimensions: 300mm high x 500mm wide x 180 deep approx. , , , , Inscription: (badge on arm) THE SINGER MANFG CO // TRADE MARK, , InscriPtion: (on arm) The Singer Manufacturing Co. // SINGER, , , , Condition: FAIR. The mechanism is stiff, the base is lost. The metal cover for the spool has been lost. There is no needle. J. Brown 08/2007. , , Conservation: Wooden Base has been removed. Cleaned by D. Sheen 08/2008