Sewing machine light fixture

A sewing machine light assembly for attachment to the head of a machine of the type having a planar vertical end face defined by a removable face plate covering an opening in the end of the head, said light assembly comprising:

• a housing having walls defining a generally half-shell configuration with an open side adapted to be mounted on a flat surface on the head of a sewing machine in a vertical position,
• said housing defining a cavity having an upper closed end defined by an upper wall corresponding to the top of the housing and an enlarged portion intermediate the ends thereof for accommodating a flood light bulb,
• a lower open end corresponding to the bottom of the housing,
• a light socket mounted directly to said upper wall and opening downward for receiving a light bulb mounted at the upper end of said cavity and directing light downward toward said lower open end, and
• an opening at the lower end of said cavity extending the full width of the housing at the lower end thereof for directing light from the cavity onto a needle and foot of a sewing machine.