Phone call #2 - A Singer treadle from the 1930s. The owner says it says Leader on it. "Does it work?" " I don't know. I don't know why anyone would want to sew with it. Are you planning on sewing with it?" "Occasionally." The owner knows it belonged to her MIL and she now uses it for a table which bodes well for the cabinet. It's 50 miles away, so she's e mailing me a picture. $85 for this one.
10 minutes later - the pictures arrived. It has the tension on the top, which is a minus to me, but the cabinet and machine look to be in good condition, though I wonder why the top isn't down in the pics. Internet: Leader machines were made by the A G Mason company from 1870-1899. Interesting - worth a roadtrip? I haven't heard from the third one, but a $25 machine may be too much of a project for me. How does the top tension thread?
Not a 1930s machine, I'm sure
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