White Treadle

I managed to save a beautiful treadle from a re-imagining "fiend" who likes to take these old machines, throw out the head and all of the pieces and parts, and then repaint the gorgeous wood. I understand re-purposing things. Heck I can even handle having someone toss the machine head, but painting this kind of gorgeous wood should be a sin.

My "new" treadle cost me rougly $25 (when you include gas to pick it up) and what Goodwill didn't realize is that the attachments were all sitting nicely inside the drawers, along with some bobbins! The decals are in gorgeous shape for a late 1890's/early 1900's build. (I'm still trying to narrow down exact manufacture date on the cabinet and the machine).  the finish on the cabinet isn't all that bad either, considering it looks like it has some water damage.  The top will need to be sanded, restained in spots and revarnished. The machine itself moves smoothly and may only need a bit of oil and grease. the treadle belt is broken, butt that should be easy enough to replace.

Here's some pictures for you, let me know what you think.  I can hardly wait to get a belt and test her out. I'm looking for a name for her. Right now I simply call her Mrs. White, but she needs a better name than that.

Singer Potted Motor

There is a GREAT tutorial over on The Vintage Singer Sewing Machine Blog at http://vssmb.blogspot.com/

He's taken a lot of time to put together a really great in-depth tutorial on this. I'm very thankful for all of his work on this.  It's greatly appreciated.  The site is a wonderful resource for a variety of information on old Singer machines.

First Treadle

I just won a bidding war for my first - ever! - treadle machine. As far as I know, no one has had a treadle since my great-grandmothers (if they ever had one). This one isn't a Singer, it is a White brand machine and the cabinet is in rough shape, for for less than $25 I'm not complaining.

I'll get pictures of her posted next week.