J Miller

Ooops ..... We didn't take a single pic between the four of us We were all too busy yacking.
Now all the cabinets I got are in the garage. About all we can do is refer back to pics we've taken and posted previously.

Oh boy ...... I'm sorry.

Joe

Mornigstar

That is disappointing !!! Good luck

Macybaby

I posted pictures of the cabinets Joe got - but on another board, and since he didn't take pictures, I'll repost those.

We got home around 9pm last night, and most everything is still in the van . . .









Left with four treadles, came home with three - plus three more machines. Not sure if I came out ahead or not - the goal was to have less when I got home than when I left.

J Miller

This is the Damascus Grand in a parlor cabinet I picked up and held for Cathy:

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And a good close up of the head:
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Of the four treadles Cathy brought me the first two are in the best condition wood wise. The blue one just needs the paint removed and the top refinished. A little gluing on the drip tray and and the rest reassembled.

The blond one under it only needs a chip or two replaced.

The other two will need a lot of top veneer repair so they'll take longer.

I have machines for three of them, the fourth will get a more modern ZZ machine.

Joe

hoprigmom

Thanks for posting the pictures of the Damacus Grand. I enjoy reading the posts by Joe and Macybaby and others who have antique sewing machines. I have learned so much about these vintage machines.

Macybaby

Hi Hoprigmom, Since you have northwest Iowa as your location, I'll assume you are not that far away from me. We drove from Des Moines north and then across to Sioux City along the new stretch of 20 - that sure was nice! Though our older GPS did not have that route on it's map, so it kept showing us driving in the middle of the fields LOL! I'm an hour west of Sioux Falls, so if you ever want to see lots of vintage machines in person, come for a visit.

MFord

That Damascus Grand is gorgeous!

hoprigmom

Hi MacyBaby, I am 35 miles east of Okoboji and Spirit Lake. I know the way to Sioux Falls as I went to the Orthopedic Institute for my back and hip. I live 30 miles south of I90 so that is the easiest way I take to Sioux Falls. It was 144 miles to the clinic. I grew up 35 miles southwest of Sioux City. After all these years, it sounds like Hwy 20 will someday be all four lane across the state.

Yes, I love old machines. I have a 15-90 and a 301a. They sew a nicer stitch than my Husqvarna. There is a Singer 127 in the basement which belonged to my husband's family. It was a treadle at one time. Someday, I will have to get it going.