Very cool machine Steve! That thing is beautiful! Yes, I think it outdoes the Singer though that Singer is a hard one to beat. Your honesty will be repaid. That sort of thing has a habit of coming back to you. Any leads on a treadle mechanism to fit it yet?
Sorry about your dog and I'm happy to see she's doing better. It's scary when something like that happens to a member of the family. It doesn't matter if they're furry and 4 legged or not.
Rodney