Originally Posted by tomilu
Found a couple of treadles at an antique place out of town. One is a Wheeler and Wilson #9 in great shape and the other is a very early Davis with fancy irons. Can't make up my mind which I want, no room for both.
I agree with Vintagemotif, if you can only get one, get the Davis. I'd still get the Davis even if you don't already have another treadle at this time. You won't have any problems finding a Singer, or White, or one of the other types of treadles - they are everywhere. Finding a Davis is hard! They don't pop up so often! A really nice Wheeler & Wilson is not so common either, but the Davis is unique in the way it feeds the fabric with no feed dogs.
Nancy