Sewnoma

Hah!! What an odd contraption! People are so creative...I have to say I definitely appreciate this more than I do the lamps people make.

"I got my new sewing machine, it's a pedal machine!"
"You mean a treadle?"
"Nope, I definitely mean 'pedal'..."

purplefiend

On my local Craig's List somebody is selling a White Rotary treadle for $575!

http://austin.craigslist.org/atq/5429262705.html

SteveH

Nope, they are "advertising" it for that price.. VERY different from selling at that price.. hehe

maudeflanagan

Interesting machine:

https://philadelphia.craigslist.org/for/5431065146.html

SteveH

Shudder.... I would have been ALL over that machine right up until they put those reproduction, totally unrelated to this machine, set of decals on it... Some folks...

OurWorkbench

Thanks for confirming that. Since I'm not familiar with industrial machines, I wasn't sure, but something didn't look right.

Janey, Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.

Tom W

yeah the repaint and the wrong decals completely ruin it for me. I want original, warts and all.

Glenn

I agree I want the warts too

Cari-in-Oly

Okay I get where you guys are coming from but, (running and ducking) I think it's purty.

Cari

SteveH

Cari - IMO no, it's shiny and sparkly... if the decals had been chosen with a little more thought (like the Acanthus leaves pattern that MOST industrials used) it would have been fantastic. If their price was not as off as their art, i'd buy it just to strip the durn things off....