Inspiration

What could this mystery object be? Zig has assumed all along that this was his dad's nightstand.

It's a Singer sewing machine! Made in Scotland in the 19th century, it found its way to Bataisk, where Zig's paternal grandmother's maternal grandmother put it to good use for many years. It had a wooden cover that was broken when the family home was bombed in WWII. Sewing machine runs fine. We bought a new needle for it today.

Zig has been consumed by thoughts of this lovely piece of engineering - the foot pedal, the wheels, the leather belt, the shiny wonderfulness!!

This is his LEGO interpretation of the Singer.