Originally Posted by
Marti1943
I received a gift of a 1881 Light New Home treadle. It is the the original table, has shuttles and bobbins.a coffin top and the original manual. The wheel turns etc. Work is needed to oil machine and cabinet needs to be polished It has the original drawers with pulleys. How do I remove some rust? Is this worth salvaging? I would say fair shape.
There is a "sticky" thread at the top of the listing that shows how to clean and de-rust these old machines. It is so very much worth salvaging. The older machines sew WAY better than new machines