Has anyone ever heard of a New England Queen treadle?
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Has anyone ever heard of a New England Queen treadle?
My DH and I saw a New England Queen treadle in a resale shop. It looks a lot like the New Home treadle we just bought. They are both bullet bobbin machines with the coffin lid top. I couldn't find a serial number on it and haven't had much luck finding anything online about it- either of them in fact. We thought about maybe getting it for parts if they were interchangeable. If anyone has any information about these machines, i would be grateful.
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I have one. My mother received it as a wedding gift in 1945 from a relative. My mother's originally had the flowers as decals but they all have worn off. You can still see the outline.
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My mother made my baby clothes, school clothes up into high school clothes in the mid 1960's on this machine. I took it to a Singer store here in Austin a few years back and had the belt replaced plus cleaning, oiling, and a source for needles for it. I am in the process of making a quilt on it.[ATTACH=CONFIG]436433[/ATTACH]
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The company that manufactured this brand was in Belvedere, IL. They made many, many brands and also did badge names on machines for Montgomery Ward, Sears, etc. I think it was called the International something or another.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nationa...achine_Company This is the company that manufactured the New England Queen as one of many brand machines they made.
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Thanks for the replys and info. Dh and I were looking at one as a possible parts machine because it looks a lot like the New Home Treadle we just got that has a couple of parts missing. But we decided against another machine in a cabinet and will continue to look for just the parts I need or just another parts machine. I wondered if it was made by National because the NH originally were and they look very similar.
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