after my Dad passed away last March my DB told me about a treddle sewing machine in Dad's workshop low and behold I hit the jackpot!! It's gona take a lot of tlc but will be worth every min spent getting her back in shape Her name in Jewel, in memory of her original owner who was my Mom's cousin. It's a Minnosota, made in the early 1900 for Sears has a chain drive to help pull the machine up as the lid is opened all parts are there, cabinet will need lots of work and even some old tools

Ooooo you are soooo lucky :D:D:D

Jewel is beautiful.
You have an awesome treadle there.
The memories you have will make sewing on her all the more special.

Blessings,
Sandi

wow, be sure to take pictures of her as you get her back in order, have you seen the vintage thread here by lostn51??

here is one of his links on vintage machines (his user id is lostn51)

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-45814-1.htm

Lucky You :mrgreen: And you know the history behind it , making it more special :thumbup:

What an awesome treasure!! :D

I'm sure Jewel will soon be looking quite lovely!! She is a lucky lady.......and so are you!! ;-)

She's a beaut, even in her current state. I know you'll make her shine.

Lucky you, its so pretty!

Spend plenty of time with your new baby.

Oh that machine is beautiful. I'm sorry to hear about your loss.

Have fun with Jewell.

Oh my she is a beauty. So pretty. With your tlc she will shine again.

She is lovely!! Congratulations!!!

Good luck, she is a beauty and will give you many hours of quilting happiness, especially when the electric goes out.

Nice score! That she was your dad's makes her that much more special!! :)

She will turn out beautiful and such a great find. LUCKY YOU.

She is a beauty.

She's a beauty! I love the detail work on the cabinet & drawers! Enjoy Jewel!!

what is the machine to the right of that one??

thanks everyone, the machine to the right is another sewing machine, it belonged to my Mom, it was passed to me when Dad died. My collection is growing, I also have my Grandmother's old singer and 1 (head only) that a local police officer gave me for sewing his badges on his uniform. My take...you can NEVER have to many machines. Have 3 for everyday sewing & quilting.

I agree, and has been said on here before by others - if anyone asks "how many do you need?", you just say, "I only need ONE more".. LOL

I have 20+ (I think)