SharonAnne

I think you would kick yourself later if you adopted her out. She's a beauty.

Love my stash

Verrry nice. On the front right of the sewing bed platform, where the big arrow looking design is pointing down, there is a brass plate with a serial number. Type in Western Electric with that Serial # on the net and see what pops up about it. I'm curious to know too.

Cheryl

Norene B

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...02_304652&UA=L*F%3F&GUID=935bcd7112b0a0e20414baf4ff822423&itemid =370382496682&ff4=263602_304652

Here's one just like it on Ebay, presently priced at $195.00

pojo

I would keep the machine you will regret it if you get rid of it.

dunster

I would clean it up and keep it. Surely you have a shelf it could sit on and look pretty.

Lostn51

Keep it, I love it!!! It is really unique and I like how the motor swings around to meet up with the hand wheel. I would hang on to it for the fact of its being very unique and the fact that you will not see to many more like it.

Billy

quiltilicious

I did a bit more sleuthing... opened up the case again, and discovered that in what I thought was a bag of needles, were also two bobbins, a hemming foot, and the quilting attachments!

I managed to find the owner's manual on line, which is great because it explains how to care for the machine, how to thread it, wind bobbins and use the attachments.

The serial # is on the motor only and is 2B708408. I could not find anything on line indicating when it was made specifically. However, I did discover that National Sewing Machine made the actual sewing machine (and put the W.E. label on it) in their factory in Illinois, and Western Electric made the motor.

The motor is stamped with a patent date of May 22, 1917, and the website that told me about the mfr of the machine itself said that Western Electric stopped making these in 1918. So it seems that the machine was built in 1917 or 1918, and I may not necessarily find out exactly when.

Baysidegal

My husband just suprised me with a National that looks almost the same..except for a lot more pretty decals. I will post a pic tomorrow..

Where did u find the manual please...

oksewglad

Thanks for this bit of info. I am getting a Green Bay machine and maybe it was also manufactured by NSM.

quiltilicious

http://www.sil.si.edu/DigitalCollect...0603/index.htm

they may have manuals for other antiques, too.

There was also another website that had downloadable manuals - I will look through my browser history and find that one in a second.