Davis Sewing machine, patent date 1870
30 years or so ago, I was at a garage sale in a small town in Iowa. This was setting in the corner and I asked if it was for sale. The lady thought for a minute, said yes, she supposed she would sell it. I asked her what the price was, and she replied $10. I had my wallet out so fast that heads were spinning! The last patent date on it is May of 1870, and it was manufactured by the Davis Sewing Machine Company of Dayton, OH, which happens to be my hometown. I have never tried to sew on it (it needs a belt), just use it for decoration, but love imagining all the garments (& hopefully quilts) that were sewn on this. Has lots of interesting little tools in the drawers. Someday I would like to refinish it, show it the care it deserves.
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