No, that is not a question...
My James Weir New England Style machine has arrived safe and sound from Paris, France to California!
Now here starts the research part.
1. The "double curl" on the bottom indicates a James Weir Machine
2. The machine is Stamped on the Needleplate
U.S. PATD JULY 30, 1861
CHAS RAYMOND
So, it IS a Raymond machine, but made to sell in the UK through James Weir is the best guess currently.
This is my oldest confirmed date machine.
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