Find Your Machine’s Model Number
First, locate your machine’s serial number. This will help you get the correct replacement parts and accessories for your machine. The serial number is number is located on a small plate on the front of your machine.
Click on the link below to find out when your machine was made as well as what model you have just by looking up your machine’s serial number.
Singer Sewing Machine Serial Number Database
Find an Instruction Manual for Your Machine
If you don’t have a manual, you need to get one and read it. It will help you thread your machine and wind your bobbin. It will show you where to oil your machine and how to use the accessories that came with the machine.
Get a free manual for your Singer machine at the Singer website by entering in its serial number (they refer to it as a model number) at this link:
You can also sometimes find manuals on eBay for your machine.
Take some time to look thru your manual, especially paying attention to the part that shows a diagram of your machine.
Next, click on the tab above for “2. Get Your Machine Ready”
Singer Treadle Sewing Machines 