Originally Posted by
Sideways
Very happy for you Steve! Could you share some of the machine's history? I have never seen a roller presser foot before. Awesome machine.
This is it's story abridged from the dealer I bought it from.
"It originally came from an old ladies home in Freedom, NH.
This lady worked at our local auction hall and always saw me buying antique sewing machines.
One day she approached me & told me about her Howe.
So I went the next day... and purchased it.
The Howe was then sold to a client of mine in Illinois.
When those people decided to sell their entire collection, they sold the Howe to a couple in Kentucky.
When they decided to sell some of their collection, the Howe was returned to me on consignment, and eventually, I purchased it back, as you know.
Now the Howe goes to you, and I doubt I'll ever see it again!
You may never seen another one again!
Fix the table, or find or make a new one, but hold onto this one... it's a rare machine!
My favorite feature is it's brass wax holder on the arm.
When I found the Howe in Freedom, the lady had, many years earlier, put a candle in the wax holder, and used to
sew by candle light after dark! Neat!
The Howe came to her from her grandfather... who got it from another family member, who's family purchased it new."