I volunteer at a historic home that has a what I think is a "badged" Belvidere (Belvedere?) machine. The name is gone on the arm but I can still see the ghost of where it used to be and it is accompanied by a catalogue for Belvidere cabinets etc published for "Smith & Caughey, Auckland" - who look to be the special agents for New Zealand. That department store is still operating in Auckland (where I live) and is probably the oldest in the city that's still going.
It is a treadle machine and has that triple-pronged tiara on top of the arm for the tension set up. It's a long-bobbin machine but I can't get the slide plates off to see what kind of shuttle it has. (That's a job for another day, perhaps - if they let me!). I'd love to find an operator's manual for it (preferably free) but am having no luck so far. I don't have a good picture at the moment but can get one if the description isn't enough to help.
Please let me know if you think you know just what it is, or need me to get you some further info so you can identify it. I'd love even to have a fair idea what year it is.
Thanks so much and kind regards... Megan