Originally Posted by Charlee
Originally Posted by rosentol
I have had a Standard treadle sewing machine for over 20 years. I was told by a sewing machine shop that Singer bought out Standard when they started so it actually predates Singer!! The machine worked the last time I used it about 10 years ago and it is in good shape except for a small piece of deterioration in the wooden top. I'm working on setting up a studio in my finished, waterproof basement and intend to set up my machine down there.
Not necessarily. Standard machines were still being produced in 1915 that I know of...Singer started in 1851... :)
I own a Standard Rotary in treadle; mine was made around 1900. This is what I learned from what little I could find on the internet on Standard Sewing Machine Co. They began in 1884 in Cleveland, Ohio. Taken over by the Osann Co. in 1929, which was later acquired by Singer in 1930's.