Is there asbestos in old Singer sewing machines?Model 291U3?

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Model 291U3 . As far as I know there's nothing in the mechanical or main body of the machine , but in a some cases there have been found small bits of asbestos insulation in the pedals. The ones I have seen have been a bit odd squares of a dry stiff felt like material.

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