Originally Posted by tomilu
Nancy, they both have wood pitmans. Yes, the triangles are tin. The Davis is missing one drawer knob. I have lots of pics on my webshots. Member name there is tomilu
I knew both of those machines were pre-1900 machines. They are so unique. Again, those are machines to be proud of. My W&W from Portugal posted on page 419 is from 1887. It also has the treadle that says Wheeler & Wilson. Those W&W machines sew so smoothly, but remember the wheel goes the opposite way that a Singer wheel goes! Also, your W&W takes a 127x1 needle or Boye 18. The Davis takes a Boye 10 unless it is really old -- some of the really really old Davis VF took a Boye 20. These needles are no longer in production, so if you can find them you need to start stocking up if you plan on using your machines.
Nancy