New to vintage treadle machine sewing.
Recently acquired a Damascus Rotary treadle machine with tulip decals, and more recently purchased round bobbins to fit the bobbin case. Already have the new belt, as long with the old one; just need to clean machine, add belt, wind a bobbin, place a needle & sew.
Question: what needle do I look for?
How can I verify it's age?
Thanks, I look forward to answers!
I have only seen 1 photo of the same machine in my researching, but no date of origin; apparently made for Montgomery Ward.
I used the family owned 1917 vintage Singer vibrating shuttle often in the 1970's for sewing on knits for my choir performance clothing.
Now to use a treadle, it's very exciting. I live in the Sierra Nevada mountains & have intermittent power shut offs & like the option of treadling & not just hand quilting with the generator running (loudly) in the background.