Originally Posted by
Nmaree
... Most identifiable items I've found so far is the cross badge, the cabinet and treadle iron however I do not know if those are the original to the machine
Welcome.
Granted a lot of things could have been changed on this machine over the years. The machine doesn't match yours but the front inspection plate badge appears to match
http://needlebar.org/cm/displayimage..._display_media I have misplaced my 1906 reprinted Sears catalog to see if I see a similar Minnesota machine. Minnesota was a badge name used by Sears. From my research there were many actual manufacturers that used Minnesota.
Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.