Originally Posted by BZ quilting
Can anyone tell me about this machine?
Sorry, cannot seem to attach photo.
BZ quilting if this is the machine that says Shapleigh on the head - it has to be a pre 1900 machine. The Shapleigh Hardware Store was founded in 1843 and stayed that until 1900 when Mr. Shapleigh retired. The Store was then renamed the Novell-Shapleigh Hardware Store. They made lots of things including sewing machines. Anyway, if your machine is in fact a Shapleigh -- it is very vintage. Also, if the machine is a true Shapleigh, it has to be a treadle or hand crank.
I'd like to see better pictures up close. I never heard of this company. If the machine is an original Shapleigh it is not a clone.
Nancy