Originally Posted by
manicmike
In Australia (and probably NZ) Lemair and Empisal go for almost nothing (I picked up two from the side of the road). Your friend could have had loads of them (more) locally. They also sold machines under the Pinnock name until about 1984. Importing a 110V one when they're so plentiful under other names sounds crazy.
The machine I have in the lounge room is 123 years old and still sews like new. This is why a lot of us are enthusiastic about the older models. Up to the last of the 201s, these machines don't show (m)any signs of age or wear. My latest machine is 126 years old and I expect it to also sew like it were new
So Brother made the Pinnock machines? Or just badged some of them? I've seen a couple and wondered. The machines my friend had shipped to him weren't ones that were sold there, in fact one is a rare model that was only built for 2 years, he saw a pic of mine and had to have one.
Eventually I'll get my treadle machine over here. Don't know what kind it is or how old it is. It's buried under boxes at my Aunts' house. Can't get close enough to tell anything about it.
Cari