Billy,
What a great idea to open a shop. I'm totally hooked and hope I'll be able to keep up, I don't want to miss a thing.
I have my grandmother's old treadle and it's not in the best of shape. It sat in a house that had a leaky roof so it has alot of rust and the peddle is rusted so much that it won't move. I'll take a pic and post it later. The machine is a Faultless and it was purchased around 1917, according to what my mom knows about it. My grandparents were married that year and she thinks she remembers grandma saying she got it then. I've not been able to find anything on it but I'm assuming it's a knock-off from Singer. I was wondering if you know anything about that brand and could point me in the direction to get info about it. I'd like to get it working but I'm not very mechanically inclined and it would be a huge undertaking.
I'll bring my chair and some apple crumb cake. I drink my coffe really hot with Irish Creme creamer. Love that stuff! :) :)
~Deb~