Originally Posted by SteveH

Wow, that is so cool! I would trade ANY machine in my collection just to have my Grandmothers old Singer 66 Treadle, but it was sent to the dump by her son....

My new "ultimate must have" is a Grover & Baker Handcrank. I have had the honor and privilege of working on one (that belongs to someone else) that was made in 1857. They were first made in 1856 and they are the worlds FIRST portable/handcrank lockstitch machine.

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