My first treadle is a White VSIII that was given to my wife and I by my maternal Grandmother in 1982. All I did with it for years was to move it from house to house and state to state.
The first treadle that I ever used is a Singer 29K70 that I bought in 2007 that had been retro-fitted with a motor. I decided to remove the motor and try it as a treadle. I’ve never went back to the motor, and I now have and use seven working treadles in my collection, including Grandma’s White VSIII. They’re a mixture of 3 industrials, 1 semi-industrial, and 3 household treadles, with several additional heads that I can swap in and out of some of the treadle stands as needed.
For me, treadles are pleasant to use for a variety of reasons. The mechanical simplicity, ease of use, quiet soothing action, nostalgic feel, and the laid-back slowed-down break from the rat-race of life feeling that I get.
I have and use a variety of electric machines, but I prefer to use my treadles every chance that I get.
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