I figured if anyone could guess what this was from that picture - it'd be jlhmnj - a true Davis fan.
DH came in with me to work this afternoon (84 miles away) so he could get two rather large, heavy boxes banded for shipment (this is the base, the machine head will be packed this weekend). After work, we headed to the other side of the MO river to check out an antique shop over there. We were walking around - and spied this little jem. I've got a soft spot for smaller machines (DH thinks that soft spot is in my head).
And then after looking it over more, I just HAD to bring her home. I broke a bunch of my self set limits with this one, but for $80 I could not leave her there.
Here she is -with her larger but much younger sibling.
A very early Davis Vertical Feed treadle machine
With boat shuttle and one bobbin
And the bobbin winder - located on the treadle base
It flips down and would run on the metal wheel along side the belt grove.
This is such a neat machine!
