Do I have a treasure?
08-13-2009, 10:27 AM
#12
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 21
Hi there, there are still a few shops around that do restoration and repairs, you might want to scour your area and see if there's a local place.
I'm currently in southeastern Wisconsin and there is a shop in the town I live in that does repairs and whatnots on singers--the other guy who did the repairs out of his home retired a handful of years ago (and died--quite the shock to my grandmother when she couldn't get HER red eye fixed by HIM, he'd been working on all her machines for decades...gosh i wish i could have inherited that machine, but i digress.)
hopefully you can get the machine up and working, they're quite lovely, and far fewer "issues" than the modern plastic and computerized ones.
good luck!
I'm currently in southeastern Wisconsin and there is a shop in the town I live in that does repairs and whatnots on singers--the other guy who did the repairs out of his home retired a handful of years ago (and died--quite the shock to my grandmother when she couldn't get HER red eye fixed by HIM, he'd been working on all her machines for decades...gosh i wish i could have inherited that machine, but i digress.)
hopefully you can get the machine up and working, they're quite lovely, and far fewer "issues" than the modern plastic and computerized ones.
good luck!
08-13-2009, 10:45 AM
#13
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: Missouri Ozarks
Posts: 87
I'll say you have a treasure!
The belts are easily bought online and defintely check out the treadleon website as other posters have suggested.
the cabinet is beautiful and I know I have seen information online on how to care for those as well.
I have a red eye and my cabinet got messed up(WET) when we moved and I had it in storage. I however picked up a cabinet in good shape at a yard sale for 10 bucks. that was the cabinet only.
YEP you got a treasure! A usable treasure! And it was actually your grandma's That is great
think of when the power is out due to a snowstorm and you can be sitting by the fireplace,sewing and quilting away.
The belts are easily bought online and defintely check out the treadleon website as other posters have suggested.
the cabinet is beautiful and I know I have seen information online on how to care for those as well.
I have a red eye and my cabinet got messed up(WET) when we moved and I had it in storage. I however picked up a cabinet in good shape at a yard sale for 10 bucks. that was the cabinet only.
YEP you got a treasure! A usable treasure! And it was actually your grandma's That is great
think of when the power is out due to a snowstorm and you can be sitting by the fireplace,sewing and quilting away.
08-13-2009, 11:17 AM
#14
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Northern KY
Posts: 1,939
It sure is a treasure! You might be able to get a belt from your local sewing machine store if they do repairs. I was in my local store one day for something else and happened to mention that I had my great-grandma's treadle but the belt was broken. The repair guy went to his cabinet, whipped out a new belt and explained how to put it on and how to cut it to size - really easy to do. I think he charged me a couple of dollars for it. There are several good books out there that explain how to use and maintain treadles - check on-line. I got one from Clothilde. Enjoy your machine. It's beautiful.
08-13-2009, 11:37 AM
#16
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Rowan County, North Carolina
Posts: 795
What a blessing to have your grandmother's treadle.
She is a beauty.
Here is another website you might want to check out.
It called needlebar.org
They have a wonderful group of people who have a wealth of info on Singers and other oldie (pre 1960) machines.
Lots and lots of pictures too.
Happy peddling.........
Deara
She is a beauty.
Here is another website you might want to check out.
It called needlebar.org
They have a wonderful group of people who have a wealth of info on Singers and other oldie (pre 1960) machines.
Lots and lots of pictures too.
Happy peddling.........
Deara
08-13-2009, 12:36 PM
#18
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Aledo, TX
Posts: 672
Cool. It isn't that hard to find a belt for it. I used one for years that had very rusty mechanisms and gearing on the inside of the machine, because it had been left on a back porch for a while. It still sewed beautifully!
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