J Miller

Once home I got out the Tri-Flow and saturated it.
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In no time at all it was freed up and spinning nicely.

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The cabinet is missing the lock bar between the left side drawers,

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one of the coffin top latch disks is off, but there. Screws are missing though.
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And the the top is missing one hook.
Other than that it's in pretty good shape compared to some I've worked on.

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Here's the goodies that came in the drawers. The hemmers are all squished, not sure if I can fix them.
There is a couple extra feet, an under braider and a shirring slide plate, an extra needle plate, a couple other things that seem to go with something not there.
There is also two flat needles, you can see them at the top center. One of them is marked with a star and what looks like a doo doo bird stamped into the metal. Both are well worn. And a hook for the old style lace up shoes.

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The machine itself has no markings on it at all. Nowhere. The only markings are on the slide plates.
The serial # on the front plate is 725758, and the newest patent date on the rear slide plate is August 26, 1879.

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The bed decal is a rather elegant house with a horse and buggy in front of it and the rest are some sort of flowing vine.


I think the price we paid was really good for this and the repairs and parts needed are really minimal considering.

But I need to find the model number and the date of manufacturer so I'll know.

The actual story is the guy who sold it to us bought it 30 years ago at an auction and never did anything with it. He just wanted it out of his way. I was glad to oblige.

So, if anyone can guide me to the information I seek, I'll be thrilled. I've tried ISMACS with no results so now to check elsewhere.


Joe