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    Old 05-25-2015, 10:02 AM
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    Which is good since SteveH and Heather will be stopping by on their way home.

    This will be lots of pictures, so it will be in several posts.

    Right now there are 63 machines on display. Those on the floor (except one) are parts machines, and will be disassembled and moved out. I do have several that are duplicates of sort, so if I find others I want, they can be moved out. Once I get the attachments moved out of the house, I may have room to bring the dashboard machines back - and make more room for the older girls in the Shed.

    To the right of the door - top to bottom
    Favorite, Standard VS 3/4 size
    New Home, New Home VS
    New Home, New Home Rotary (early)
    New Home, New Home Rotary (late)



    New Home, Free Westinghouse Rotary (this one could be swapped out, but it would be far down that list)
    New Royal, Free - New Royal class, VS
    Elder's Special, Free - New Royal class, VS (this one could be swapped out)



    Across from that we have:

    GE Sewhandy, Standard Rotary ( my nicest one is in the house)
    Anker, Anker SS Rotary (DH's machine)
    New Domestic, Domestic VS - chain stitch convertible



    Florence, Florence VS
    Hartford, Weed VS
    Household, Household VS
    Royal, Royal St. John VS (sews forward no matter what direction you treadle)



    And to the left of the door
    1st column
    Climax T, New Home VS 3/4 size
    Western Electric, National VS - has swing away motor and "foot" footpedal
    Montgomery Wards "Streamliner", National rotary
    Domestic, White Rotary

    2nd column
    Wards Brunswick, National VS 3/4 size (possible swap out machine)
    Montgomery Wards (emblem only), Happy , Singer 15 clone
    Montgomery Wards, (Not sure, has tension leaf like June) VS
    White Rotary, White Embosed Family Rotary



    And the lower section

    1st column

    National, National VS 3/4 size, this is the one with the large round plates.
    White, possibly Gritzner Kayser, Double needle zigzag (DH's machine)
    New Home, Free Westinghouse Rotary ( later version of the black one on first shelf)

    2nd column
    White, japanese made ZZ with cams

    New Williams, New Williams (Canadian made) VS

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    Across from the door
    Minnesota A, Davis VS. This one has a special casting to fit in the Treadle Table (Sold by Sears)

    (the Bernina case is empty and I was bringing it back to the house)



    And along the south wall

    Minnesota E, White - Singer 127 style (sold by Sears) This one also has a different base casting to fit in this cabinet.

    Next to it is a Wilcox & Gibbs Chain Stitch



    The Free, Free VS (takes Singer style shuttle and needles, but not feet)



    Damascus Grand, National Rotary (sold by Wards)



    Domestic 153, White rotary 3/4 size (basically same as White model 77)

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    On the west wall

    New Queen, White VS



    "White Electric", White, VS 1/2 size. this is a reconditioned Peerless, I plan on re-reconditioning back to treadle.
    White, Japanese made Transverse VS zigzag
    New Model, Foley & Williams VS, later



    New Goodrich, Foley & Williams VS, earlier. I could swap out one of the F&W machines if needed - not sure which one though.
    Queen, White VS - takes White shuttle and bobbins, but is quite different from regular White VS machines.



    White Rotary, made in USA, White Family Rotary
    Wilcox & Gibbs Chain Stitch



    Standard "slim", Standard Rotary w chain stitch ability



    Standard "stout", Standard rotary with chain stitch ability (later model)



    And the shelf to hold the cases.



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    Old 05-25-2015, 10:30 AM
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    On the work room wall

    National Automatic, National (Wilcox Gibbs patent)



    Eldredge Two Spool, National Rotary



    Next to it is the Singer parlor cabinet that we've turned into a "universal" treadle base. The Davis Vertical Feed is sitting in it - and I missed taking a picture of it!

    Down the middle

    Singer Patcher



    Wheeler Wilson 9, shorty, hand crank. Same height as full size, but not as long.



    Demorest VS



    This one is not counted as SteveH will be taking it to CA. I hate to part with it, but I don't have room and I don't want to put it in storage. Once it's gone, I'll be able to walk past the window.
    Domestic

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    Holy Moly! Seeing them all out and nicely lined really gives one a better feel about just how many and what kind of machines you have. Looks like you took SteveH's advice about "mounting" some of the machine heads on a board with dowels at the four corners to hold them up off the base. Pretty neat idea. Wish I could come for the day to poke around. Oh well, thanks at least for the great photos and text.
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    WOW! Amazing. Thank you, Cathy.
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    Old 05-25-2015, 10:40 AM
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    Thank you for the tour! If we ever make it back to SD, we will look you up for a visit!
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    Cathy this is a great display. You and your husband must be very proud of this fine work. Wonderful.
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    And the last two shelves

    North side

    Capital, Davis VS 3/4 size. This one takes a shorter shuttle than the full size
    Alliance, Davis Rotary
    Sunshine, Davis VS, 15x1 needle



    Morse IV
    Dressmaker



    SBF - all three "dashboard" machines could be swapped out. I love these machines, but it turns out I don't have room for dashboard machines. Glad I only got a few of them before common sense caught up with me.

    White, White VS, earlier than the New Queen, but not a VS1



    South side

    Duplex, National VS 3/4 size (similar to the Wards Brunswick)
    Orchid #34, National VS (earlier than the Western Electric, but not by much)
    The Eldredge B, National VS, early - this one takes the same shuttle as the other Nationals. I'm still looking for a machine that takes teh Long shuttle (That would be an Eldredge that is pre-National and not converted to the short shuttle)



    New England Queen, National VS (seamstress style)
    American #7, American, VS shuttle with small round bobbin



    Wheeler Wilson 9
    The Free Long Bobbin Rotary, Free VS (and yes, it does say "long bobbin rotary" on it even though it's a VS machine. I guess the bobbin does go around inside the shuttle . . .) This one could be swapped out, but I love writing on it!

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    And some general pictures of the room









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