Fiddle-based Singer in Parlor Cabinet
I have just gotten this precious Coffin Top Parlor Cabinet with Fiddle-Base Singer treadle. I have never seen a treadle with a wooden connection between the wheel and pedal. I have never seen a treadle footrest that looks like this one. The larger of the two serial numbers indicates this was manufactured in 1874. It has a bullet shuttle. It still moves! Who here knows anything about this beautiful machine?
I keep searching the internet....
The man I bought it from said that the person who owned it is now in assisted living and he has to move so cannot keep it. The back side of the cabinet opens. He said that women with hoop skirts needed ventilation and used the door to get it. He said the cabinet was original to the machine.