Remember the "Mystery Machine" topic I posted several months ago?
http://www.quiltingboard.com/vintage...e-t278114.html
I finally got serious about cleaning it up, and have been working down through layers of dirt and rust. I still haven't been able to get the needle plate off; we speculated that it was a Canadian machine, and the name might be engraved on the underside. As I worked down on the topside, I uncovered a part number, and then above it, I thought I saw very faint letters engraved. With a magnifying lamp, I thought I could read "PERTH". Now, Perth is a town about 25 miles from here, and not far from where I found the machine.
I did a Google search of any sewing machine manufacturers in Perth, and Eureka! *I found it!*
The Perth Sewing Machine Company, originally J.M Miller & Co. (1871-1875). They produced one machine, the Venus. Here is a picture:
[ATTACH=CONFIG]553983[/ATTACH]
Here is mine: [ATTACH=CONFIG]553984[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]553985[/ATTACH]
You can read about it here:
https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.ph...ew/17030/22944
I shall post some pictures of Venus as the cleaning progresses. Believe it or not, she still had her shuttle and bobbin! This is so exciting. I just hope I don't break anything while trying to detach rusty bits.