MFord

Very pretty machine! I hope you can get it to work!

Mrs. SewNSew

I'm having success a part at a time. I oiled the seam and cleaned and oiled and cleaned and then gave up and went on to other things. A half hour later the two halves separated easily.

The inside is really cool! The main shaft turns now when the hand wheel is engaged. I have a lot of cleaning in the face plate to get things moving. I oiled everything well and I'm going to let it marinate overnight. The needlebar is stuck and one of the bottom slides won't open yet, but I think it will in time.

I'll check out Helen's site thanks!

SteveH

updates? Hmmmm?

Mrs. SewNSew

Coming along. The crank now moves and the needle bar has been freed up!

Today I as able to get all the rest of the screws in the face loosened and got a few pieces out for cleaning. Everything has been freed up except the right side slide plate and the stitch adjustment slider. They are both being stubborn. More oil, more heat, more time.

The box has been cleaned and some loose bits glued down. I love the warm look you get with wax but am considering shellac. The area under where the lip of the machine sits has some shine but the rest is gone. The tiny inlay has lost some bits previously and I am hoping to seal it from further destruction.

Gray fox

Cool machine! If you are daring, look for MOP inlay material on eBay or elsewhere. Several years ago I replaced some bits on a Superba, and am very pleased with it - it's hard to tell which are the replacement pieces. The MOP was easy to cut and glue in place.

Mrs. SewNSew

I'm not exactly sure what is missing. The flower bits in the center are complete and I haven't seen evidence that the MOP was anywhere else. I remember seeing a picture somewhere on the net..wasn't called a Muller but looked the same. I'll have to hunt for it now.

Pic of the Superba are a must now.

Update: I have a working stitch adjustment slide now. One more little bugger to go..the non-sliding slide plate!

Gray fox

Oh, it sounds like the MOP is complete! Wonderful! I misread your post to mean some was missing.

Superba is at the back of the herd, fairly inaccessible right now, and I don't have any 'after' photos......when she's available I'll try to remember to get a photo.

Gray fox

And my understanding is that 'Saxonia' referred to machines with the low handwheel, crank just a short one, usually ceramic, that flips 90 degrees to operate. Gears are inside the handwheel. Please correct me if I am wrong. Similar examples are the 'baby' Vesta, Henstenberg-Anker, and Winselmann Titan.

SteveH

According to the Needlebar.org site

"The 'Saxonia'- type handcrank machine has several defining characteristics. It is very small (i.e. 1/2 or Featherweight-sized), it has a crank handle fixed to a large, direct-drive balance wheel, the lower part of which is below the level of the bed of the machine."

Mrs. SewNSew

Well, lemme see here. It has the large handwheel that rests lower than the bed, definitely direct drive with the gears inside the handwheel, small ceremic handle that flips in 90 degrees when not in use, and I took a measurement. The base is between 12 and 13 inches (nearer to 13). Would that make it a 3/4 size?