Originally Posted by grammatjr
Yesterday, I drove past an antique store. Out front they had old Singer treadle legs. There is no machine or cabinet - just the bottom part with the foot pedal and the side legs.
Would it be weird to buy this and make a table or something from it? Or an old fashioned cabinet (that looks like a sewing machine cabinet) to hold supplies?
One set actually is only the sides legs, without the foot pedal or wheel. Would it be weird to buy these and make a desk of it?
That is actually what they sell them for. I have seen tables made from these, with any old ugly thing for the top, selling for upwards of $100, whereas in it's original treadle table form, with a sewing machine installed, it would go for less. Sad that people will pay more for the treadle legged tables than the original sewing cabinets and machines.