Hello B Lizzie,
Lovely to hear from a compatriot. I keep telling everyone here that we have fantastic machines in England waiting to be picked up.
Well there's a thing, my great great great grandfather was a tailor too, but I doubt he ever used a sewing machine, that's going back to pre-Famine Ireland. He was followed by three generations of tailoresses in this country, who I expect spent many hours on treadles.
Looking forward to hearing more about your machine and what you make on it...