Macybaby

DH replaced some parts on the van, and wanted to give it a good test drive - and I found a treadle on Craigslist I wanted - so away we went.

I didn't have a wood leg treadle - and now I do.



no drawer, but there is a place for attachments inside the case.



It's a bare bones cabinet - sold by Sears



And the machine that was in it - I wasn't very excited about this machine, and have not researched who made it -figure either Domestic or Davis . . . it does have a shuttle, and it's not the Singer style that the later Franklin (made by Domestic) used. It also has the belt on the outside of the flywheel, which is more Davis in style.



It has a serial number on the back side.




And since were in Sioux Falls, we headed to check out a few of the anitque malls. I had seen this cabinet also on Craigslist, but was undecided . . . seller had dropped the price $50, otherwise I would not have considered it.



In fact, after looking it and the machine over, DH and I decided to skip it. But somehow we managed to talk ourselves into buying it before we made it out of the shop. I'm going to use it for my White 670. I have htat in my trapizoid cabinet that the Singer 319 is going to be put in, so I did need a cabinet for the 670. I already have two similar to this one upstairs, so it will be a nice addition to that group.

This is the one with the rounded cover, I also have the one with the rounded drawers.



Though I was even less enthusiastic about the machine this cabinet came with.



The only bright spot - the needle plate from my Morse fotomatic is an exact fit, so at least I know what I'm looking for. It's rather wide, 3 1/4". It slips over the side screws and the back on holds it in place, but it's the front slide plate that does most of the holding. It's an easy one to have lost in transit if the machine was hauled hanging in the cabinet.

oldtnquiltinglady

You have so much fun, Cathy. Do you and DH get into interesting conversations on the road? Who navigates? Who drives? Where do you love to eat? How many exits have you missed talking on the phone? (Miss one in Atlanta sometime when you're on the phone and the navigator looks at you and says "that was your exit....)

Macybaby

We've been married 35 years - not sure how interesting our conversations would be to others - we both drive, though DH does most of the driving when we are just on short trips. We don't miss a lot of exists because we use the GPS and it tells us ahead of time. Though we did once go the wrong way on 285 and ended up going through downtown Atlanta - but it was about 5am, so traffic wasn't too bad . . . It's one of those "east/west" roads that is actually going "north/south" - that had nothing to do with sewing machines though! Oh, the only place I love to eat is at home. Eating out is the worst part of any trip as far as I'm concerned.

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Mac, thanks The pic settles it. This Brunswick is what I've always called a hall cabinet ( No drawers) now what supports the lid when opened ?
I see your top is not covered with veneer, This appears to have never been either. to go a bit farther This machine only had 8 screws in it ( less any hinges ) the rest was nailed , They used no glue. The wood has to be what singer used after they depleted there supply of oak. It's a soft wood and light like pine.

kinda got a laugh out of the singer #42. I have two and do use one. but I to wasn't excited about the machine that came with it. which works well, yet sits in exile . think it's number is something like 130 lolol it's one of those foreign made machines

I don't have a link, I found a little info on my old kenmore via sears archive

Cogito

Cathy I love that treadle cabinet! You seem to find the most fun items for being in a relatively rural area. But then I have to beg my husband every time. He doesn't share my passion so I have missed a couple of really nice opportunities.

J Miller

Cathy,

I really like that treadle cabinet and the machine. I've never seen on like it. Let me check my stash of needle plates, I know I have some big ones. Should I have one I'll send it to you.

Joe

HelenAnn

I almost bought that when I was at a wedding in Sioux Falls, they didn't call back while I was still in town. ��

Macybaby

That is always a drag. I had one Brunswick treadle I really wanted - it was in the Twin Cities and we were going that weekend. Sent email and didn't get any response, so assumed it was sold. Got home and realized it was still sitting in my "out" box - I have to be careful sending craigslist as my email will close when I close the add- whether it has been sent or not. I try to remember and open my email to make sure it's sent now.

The add was gone shortly after that, so I stopped looking. We made a few more trips, and after we didn't plan on any more - the add showed back up for half the price!

The Necchi was at an Antique mall just south of Sioux Falls (Tea) and they are really bad at getting back on phone calls. I suppose it's because it's just one of their dealers that have it, and the counter clerks don't really care, or even know where the items are in the first place. They were very pleasant to deal with this time, but it's one of my least favorite places to go in the area.

HOWEVER - there is a wonderful second hand quilt fabric store right next to it - doesn't look like much and she's open on a hit or miss basis. She is retired and does LAQ along with buying left over fabric from quilters and selling it at $4 a yard no matter what. Wonderful lady, and she's got such a wide variety of patterns and colors - and you never know what else she might have. Not the best place if you are looking for larger yardage, but great if you only need 2-3 yards or love scrappy like I do.

So when I can, I stop in just to see, and was fortunate she was open this Sunday, so I came home with more fabric too!

ladydukes

Macybaby, I have that exact art deco cabinet that we plan to refinish. It came with a Singer 201 in it, in great shape all for $40.

neece

Do you not drive? All the men in my life HATE when I say "Will you go" so they automatically say NO. Find a girlfriend. If we lived closer we could go together