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Originally Posted by jljack
(Post 5183518)
Oooo! I like that one too, but not enough to drive 8 hours round trip for!! The gas alone would cost me $100.
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Originally Posted by miriam
(Post 5183957)
and I found a manual - each color is a different page
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Originally Posted by nurseknitsLaura
(Post 5183474)
....When I get the hand wheel drilled i will figure out how to post a picture. Laura
I know that you’ve already bought the drill bit, but I found that using a grinder worked great to make the notch! I found that a 5/8”-wide grinder wheel makes a perfect notch for the after-market hand wheel finger (w/rubber cushion), at least on an aluminum Singer 185K hand wheel. Just grind it s-l-o-w-l-y to keep from getting it too hot, especially when you get to the thinner part of the wheel.... CD in Oklahoma |
Originally Posted by pfroggg
(Post 5183672)
Charlee's treadle will have been made in Watertown NY--a high arm?--before Davis moved to Dayton OH in around 1890. A Davis low arm made in Watertown would have had something like 'Davis SMCo Watertown NY' cast into the pedal. Davis didn't cast the irons themselves but sourced them locally; treadles made after the move to Dayton usually have a foot pedal design that is a simple grid. FWIW! :)
pat It is a Watertown, NY machine...a high arm. :) |
Charlee,
I'm hoping to get the serial number of one of the first Davis' made in Dayton, George Huffman's personal SM (the big cheese). I called the Dayton Historical Society and there supposed to get back to me. I'm hoping this will nail down the switch over SN. http://www.flickr.com/photos/only1tanuki/513799211/ Jon |
Originally Posted by Charlee
(Post 5184029)
Yep! :) If you go to my blog, there are posts there with "before" pics, "during pics" and of course the "after" pics...the cabinet was refinished under Skip's tutelage! :)
It is a Watertown, NY machine...a high arm. :) pat |
Originally Posted by jlhmnj
(Post 5184106)
Charlee,
I'm hoping to get the serial number of one of the first Davis' made in Dayton, George Huffman's personal SM (the big cheese). I called the Dayton Historical Society and there supposed to get back to me. I'm hoping this will nail down the switch over SN. http://www.flickr.com/photos/only1tanuki/513799211/ Jon I saw your post on the new Davis list.... and that machine is right purdy!! Are those MOP inlays, do you know? |
Originally Posted by pfroggg
(Post 5184119)
Beautiful restoration! Nice work. :p
pat |
Yes, it's mother of pearl and a good looking SM. Your and Janice's Davis' are on the cusp of the move but seperated by 20,000 machines. The value of having the serial number of one of the first machines made in Dayton is that it is an excellent reference point since we know Dayton started production in late '89 or early '90. Plus we could probably figure out whether your machine was made in '88 or '89 (my money's on '89).
Not that all this is terribly important but I have an awful lot of fun with it. Jon
Originally Posted by Charlee
(Post 5184150)
Didn't you figure that mine was "on the cusp", or shortly before the move to Dayton, while Janice's machine was shortly after?
I saw your post on the new Davis list.... and that machine is right purdy!! Are those MOP inlays, do you know? |
Originally Posted by jlhmnj
(Post 5184248)
Yes, it's mother of pearl and a good looking SM. Your and Janice's Davis' are on the cusp of the move but seperated by 20,000 machines. The value of having the serial number of one of the first machines made in Dayton is that it is an excellent reference point since we know Dayton started production in late '89 or early '90. Plus we could probably figure out whether your machine was made in '88 or '89 (my money's on '89).
Not that all this is terribly important but I have an awful lot of fun with it. Jon Nancy |
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