Originally Posted by
WIChix
Condition is everything! It's a beautiful head.
The pheasant decals aren't common. Based on the heads I've seen, pheasant decals generally do not take well to time and grime, making this one (I feel)exceptional.
I paid $30 for a Tiffany 115 head, with bed decals worn off in the hand position. It's very smooth! I added a vintage hand crank, $50, and put it in an almost period 301 cabinet, $20.
If you love it, and you can afford it, (and possible future investment for a shuttle, bobbins, hc), it isn't an unreasonable price.
Be careful, though. You might end up buying a parts 27 and decide to refurbish both... ask me about my 3 RedEyes.
Uhhh...yeah. Like the time I bought a treadle Pheasant 27... then immediately found another in better condition... and decided to portable case and hand-crank it...and when I got the hand crank and handwheel-engaging bobbin winder by buying a Sphinx 27, I decided that machine needed to keep its hand crank and bobbin winder and then I had three more machines. *sigh*