Darrell--
Very nice. The family history and booklet is great.
Your NF Beacon is a Davis early "Model D" made c.1910. It differs from the Minnesota C but uses the same needle, shuttle, and bobbins. Davis' bread and butter after 1900 was making these "badged" machines for mail order and department stores. They also made a "Vertical Feed" which is much loved by quilters using the old machines and consists of a walking foot with needle feed.
The old girls with some love and a little oil last forever. Planned obsolescence wasn't factored in when made. Thanks for sharing the pics.
Jon