Howe Model C - VERY rare, Roller foot, long arm treadle.
Hey folks,
Well, my Howe Model C just arrived! Two days early!! I had plans for last night but when this arrived, everything else just went out the window.
So, as I mentioned before, this is one of the rarest machines that I have come across. Even machines like the Singer Letter A show up for sale from time to time, but not one of these. I have been doing research for weeks and I cannot find a SINGLE photo of another. Not old photos, not current collections, not past sales, nothing. I can find woodcut drawings and ad's and articles about it, but no photos. (If this sounds like I am trying to get folks to prove me wrong, it is...)
Anyway, here is the Howe Model C as it arrived.
Here is the underside with the main drive removed for safer shipping
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and with the drive wheel attached. (this bugger is heavy)
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Assembling the treadle was a snap (I've done three other Howe treadles before)
(NOTE: the gold work still in the foot pedal)
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and here she is in place, but before the cleanup
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