Originally Posted by
Charlee
This is interesting, considering that we were just talking about cabinets and who made them the other day!
This is the machine from Craig's list:
And this is my Davis (ca. 1888-89)
The main parts of the cabinet are the same, slight differences in the pulls, but even those are similar!
It is interesting how styles are similar. Even today, styles of items are copied or very similar.
From what I have read, Davis made the better cabinet and prettier treadle irons. Singer was good at copying and lucky to acquire most of the market.
Charlee, your Davis is very lovely!