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OOPS! After I let all the photos download, I saw that Erik had already provided a photo of the Compact/Tristar rug shoe that is much better than mine!

The Best Rug Cleaning Tool Is: The adjustable Powermate found on late-'70s/early '80s Lady Kenmores. With a tap of the toe, you could adjust the brushroll height for any carpet you were cleaning. If you liked - and I did - you could adjust it a little lower than recommended for extra-deep...

Rug Shoe: Here's another photo of my CXL; it shows the rug shoe, which I have in addition to the real rug nozzle. The rug shoe is the clear plastic thingy in between the bare-floor and rug tools:

Compact/Tristar Rug Tool: On Compact/Tristar machines, rug nozzle performance is very good indeed, IF you have the real rug nozzle. A lot of machines have a plastic clip-on thingy called a "rug shoe"; it clips over the bristles on the bare-floor nozzle. It does not work nearly as well as...

Very Nice! Fred: I should have known you'd be way ahead of me on a cabinet for that Rocketeer! The "Lorraine" is a very pretty design. Your house is so swellegant! If I ever get the opportunity to visit, I have the feeling I'll be greeted like this:

I Misspoke! The model name of that cabinet is the HAMPDEN Court, not Hampton Court. It was Style Number 353. Here's a link to a page with the Singer cabinet brochure that applies to the 400- and 500-series Slant-O-Matic machines; you'll need to click on the thumbnail to enlarge...

Fred: This is the "Hampton Court" top-of-the-line cabinet that fits your Rocketeer. It's on eBay now, though with a little persistence and luck, one could probably be found for less than the $495 plus shipping this seller wants. Mahogany solids and veneers, with seven drawers (one with spool...

You're Very Kind, Fred! Perhaps I can take you up on such a wonderful offer sometime soon. For right now, I have a new kitty-cat friend named Marty, and he has a bit of an issue with clawing. We're working on it, and it's getting better, but he has damaged a couple of things, and I would be...

Well Done, Fred! The completed bath looks wonderful. I know you're thrilled to have everything up and running once again. Thanks so much for sharing so many photos and stories about the remodel with us! P.S.: Your Singer Stylist's 35-year break is not the only thing responsible for its...

One of..... ....My dream machines would be a Singer 401, in the "Hampton Court" cabinet. That was a Chippendale kneehole desk cabinet in mahogany. Fred, your Stylist may be the most impeccably cared-for example I've ever seen. That machine looks fresh out of the box! If that's an example...

P.S.: If you bought your Stylist new, you probably remember the Athenas and Touch-Tronics new. No one who wasn't rich could afford one then - the Athena was $1500 when it came out, and the Flip 'n Sew cabinet was another $400. That would be almost $8000 in today's anemic currency. In...

The Trouble With Touch-Tronic and Athenas: They're now thirty-five and forty years old, so if the electronic boards fail, you're up the proverbial creek; Singer stopped supporting them a few years back. However, with common-sense care (like leaving them unplugged when not in use, and don't...

Fred: That is impressive indeed. I've never seen a twin-machine cabinet in the flesh, only in photos. I know a bunch of quilting fanatics, and they love Pfaffs and Elnas. My own sewing machine interest is in the early Singer electronics. I have a Touch-Tronic 2001 and an Athena 2000...

Cabinet Open: This is the Flip 'n Sew cabinet open, and the flip-top set for free-arm sewing. Decent working room. This was the top-of-the-line cabinet Singer had at the time. The kee-cat is my sweet little departed boy Tony, who left us last March and whom I miss every day. I have a new...

Since You Showed Me Yours.... ....I'll show you mine! This is not my current Flip 'n Sew cabinet, but it's identical. This is the one I had in Atlanta; I had to give it up to move here. I felt very fortunate to have the same cabinet turn up here! The double doors open, the machine flips up...

The Sewing Room: Looks scrumptious! What kind of machine lurks inside that impressive cabinet? I have a Singer Touch-Tronic 2001 in the TOL Flip 'n Sew cabinet, and it's very, very nice, but the cabinet is only four feet wide closed. Yours is HUGE. I can't wait to see completed Mawster...

I Want This! Don't bother with wrapping.

Hans: If you sell any Guardian Service, could you let me know? It would not be for me, but I have a friend in St. Louis who is absolutely gaga about the stuff. He's especially looking for things like that perc, as well as larger pieces and any spare glass lids, I think.

P.S., Hans: Only you would have a Guardian Service percolator in what appears to be NOS condition!

Hans: You have an uncommon Dormeyer up on that top shelf, next to your Mixwell. It's a Mix-Maid, which was the entry-level stand mixer. It was basically a Dormey on a stand. That housing and handle design were also used on Dormeys, after the 7000 series you have represented in so many...