This Is My Singer 29-4 Cobbler Machine

[BattleAx]

[BattleAx]

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[BattleAx]

This is my Singer 29-4 Cobbler Machine it loaded this time. This is a good machine for light leather work it will sew up to 1/4" veg tan leather I really love this old machine.

[leatherquestions]

I have three of those of differing arm lengths but none of mine have the flatbed. Does that remove from the machine or is it a part of the casing?

[BattleAx]

Hi I made the flatbed out of 100 Yr old reclaimed barn wood. I stained and finished it works very well. I would like to find the bottom part for this machine.

[Old Coach Saddlery]

I had a model 29-4 with the treadle. I had made a removable flat bed table as well. Very handy machine. I wish I had hung onto it. I sold mine. At the time it was not being used much since I have two other modern machines. There is a site you can look up the serial # for the production year. Also has reproduction treadles, but if you keep looking you should have no problem finding an original.

[unicornleather]

Nice little machine, I have a Singer treadle 1915 45k I call it thumper, punches through 1/2 inch leather with ease. Weighs 200lbs though as it's all cast iron. I make leather belts up to work it.

It was used in WW1 and WW2 to make tarpaulins I believe and an old cobbler had it before me although it's not a cylinder machine and cobblers usually have those, like yours was before you altered it.

I have about 7 machines ranging from 1915 to 2007 industrial and domestic. My next purchase will be a 40" long arm machine as the local gliding school employ me to make them cable parachutes and my short arm industrials struggle with the length of the skirts!

Edited December 7, 2014 by unicornleather

[LumpenDoodle]

hi, I have a 29K15, complete with original treadle table, and like you, I made a flatbed table for it. These tables were a standard Singer accessory, and originals are very rare to come by.

Have to admit, I love my 29K. Have you come to terms with the tension ok? They are quite tempramental, but worth the effort for the quality of stitch, and the pure fun of using such a machine.

[BattleAx]

Hi I just sold the old 29-4 to a gentleman in Milwaukee WI. I found a Singer 7-34 it dates back to 1924 it will sew over 1" of leather. This machine was rebuilt in 1995 by the Singer Company and was set up with reverse, the gentleman I bought it from used it to make and repair saddles and harnesses in the Upper Peninsula of MI. This machine is in very good condition I was very lucky to fine it. The drive up there from IL was about 6 hours and was worth the ride.

Thanks BattleAx

[LumpenDoodle]

I have a Singer 29k, and got my husband to make a cetachable table for it.

I love it, and would never part with it.

Unless a Singer 7 or 45 came up.

[updn]

 

I have a beautiful singer 29k from around 1910, was lent 5o me it is very nice to look at but the bobbin is so small it makes it quite unpractical....but I still don’t want to get rid of it.

[Ferg]

My 29-4. I bought the head then built the table etc. and put a servo on it.

 

Ferg

[Constabulary]

1 hour ago, updn said:

I have a beautiful singer 29k from around 1910, was lent 5o me it is very nice to look at but the bobbin is so small it makes it quite unpractical....but I still don’t want to get rid of it.

Rubber Tire on your bobbin winder is missing