Originally Posted by
leonf
So I bought another oddball. I have no idea what it is yet. It lived in Mexico for a while. Shuttle and bobbins are missing, other bits, too. But isn't it cute? If/when I get it spinning, the handcrank should go much faster than a Singer. Any idea of who built it?.
I'm going to go out on a limb and say it is probably a New Home. The leaf tension and nose plate remind me of my New National.
New National - New Home and
New Home Vintage Sewing Machines Club
The open back reminds me of the VS2, I think it is. There is a New Ideal that has a partial open back. Needlebar picture library is AWOL so can peruse it to see if there is another machine with the open back.
Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.