My mom made all her own clothes, some for my sisters, only one shirt for me. My grandfather was a tailor and dry cleaner, my mom learned it all from him. She had an extremely expensive Viking for sewing but used an inexpensive Singer with a button hole jig for all her buttons. I, of course, retained none of her talent although I do sew buttons back on clothes. She was the best of the best, you might look it up.

The jacket looks wide in this photo. Those are the side panels showing.

Should still be under warranty

Lovely work!

I have a 1946 Singer portable my Grandmother bought at that time. It is still in the original case. It has the sales slip, manual, and accessories. The gold designs and name are still in tact. My grandmother, mother, two ex-wive, one mother-in-law (a professional seamstress at one time), and a couple of girl friends have made everything from drapes to a women's sport jacket and everything in between on that thing. A friend of mine is using it now. An amazing little machine.

And it will last you until the day you die or no longer want to sew. I have a Bernina. It is 32 years old and still works beautifully.

I've been around for 65 years and I wish that all that was wrong with me was a broken buttonholer.

Linda is a sewing aficionado. She swears by the Singer Rocketeer.

Your jacket is beautiful. I can't believe a sewing machine lasted that long. Oh well, quality and pride in manufacturing really meant something back then.

Great I certainly hope it meets your expectations..66 years is a long time for a working sewing machine,,must have been extra quality one