The highly sought after “Table"/" Table's"

 I purchased my first vintage Singer sewing machine over 12 years ago. Of my 20 plus machines, I have 3 Singer Featherweight machines. I have always heard of a table for them but had never seen one in person, until this week.

I am now the owner of TWO tables, and a bonus table that clips to the one. These are most likely 1940’s models 

model #308

 

Brown Rimmed Table and Extension*

The first tables in production were painted a milk-chocolate brown on the tabletop rim and legs.  The brown top rims were also metal rather than wood compared to the black painted table rims.  A two-legged Table Extension with brown metal legs was also manufactured to accompany the brown-legged table, but they seem to be much more difficult to find than the black style.

Black Rimmed Table and Extension

The most common Featherweight tables are the ones with the black painted table rim and legs.  They came with black painted wooden legs or metal legs.  When the metal leg style was in production, Singer also produced the two-legged Table Extension which provided an even greater surface area for sewing, serving or card party gathering.  These Table Extension additions are very hard to find, presumably because the two-legged table gets separated from the original and "who needs a table with just two legs?"  We've known a few of them to be rescued, so keep your eye out for them!

*taken from The Featherweight Shop.

There are directions on the back of the extension table.

This black wooden rimmed table has this assembly from the bottom.

This earlier metal rimmed table seems to be more complex.

The wooden table has this number on the bottom. I’m still researching it.

Thanks to two wonderful friends, these are in my possession. Pattie for finding them, and Pat for transporting them from North Carolina to Missouri.