Originally Posted by
Reginaromsey
I found the information about National and thought Aha! But the machine was supposedly a hand model only, and this is a treadle, and the owner says that Singer is etched into the underside of the bed. Since that Amazon was an inexpensive machine in the first place it is strange that someone might put that gold paint on an old Singer. The owner is looking to see if there is a serial number. I don’t have the pictures of the machine, it is on the Facebook merchandise pages for the Portland, Oregon area, and Hillsboro, Oregon particularly.
I found it earlier today, while I was at work, but can't find it now. I've tried a variety of search terms. Yes, some of the Eldredge machines are hand cranks like those at
Eldredge/National hand crank However, if you look at
national hand crank https://www.quiltingboard.com/attach...4-img_1222.jpg closely, you will see that there are holes for a treadle belt. I also found
https://www.thriftyfun.com/Dating-an...g-Machine.html I'm not sure how Singer got etched in the bottom. I wanted to see the ad again to check the how the presser foot was attached.
Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.
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