Originally Posted by Lostn51
Originally Posted by BoJangles
Originally Posted by HisPatchwork
I have wanted a treadle sewing machine since hearing about them on this board, so I have told friends and family to be on the lookout for me. My friend's DSI found one and sent a picture. A few phone calls and pictures later it is mine. I will have more questions when it gets to me, I'm sure. They paid for it today and will pick it up tomorrow. Then they will bring it to me later when they come.
Wow that is an 1885 machine!
Nancy
I think they forgot a letter on the serial number, if you look at the treadle it is in a post 1900 treadle.
Billy
Could it have been put on a different base? What else should I look for on the machine itself? What do you look for when dating the treadle? What should it look like if the treadle was original? Do you have any pictures?