jlamere

http://needlebar.org/cm/displayimage..._display_media

bkay

You should get more responses tomorrow. Another site where the folks love treadles is victoriansweatshop.com. Another is treadleon.net. There are also yahoo groups for treadle machines. I'm sure you'll get all the help you need to love and care for your machine.

Good luck.

bkay

IrisIrene

great that you got it. Yes, the serial # on you rmachine is the one stamped into the slide. If you slide the slide toward you there should be (cross your fingers) a bullet shaped shuttle that moves front to back as you turn the handwheel.
your bobbins go in it.
you have a vibrating shuttle, fiddleback leaf tension machine. Those words may become important as you explore your machine.

Leonf on his gf's puter.

OurWorkbench

Welcome jlamere
How great to have a machine that has stayed in the family for so long. I'm glad you are wanting to pass it on to your daughter. Have you looked at http://www.quiltingboard.com/vintage...v-t167789.html ?

Sewing machine oil is your friend and lots of cotton balls and rags. If you take some of the metal parts off you can use some other products to shine the metal up. As the saying "a word to the wise" goes - take lots of pictures if you take stuff off to polish up.

It looks like the manual for your machine is probably this one http://ismacs.net/domestic/manuals/d...ine-manual.pdf

Also the Needlebar site does have a picture of a hand crank with the top tension like yours and the bobbin winder, too

I'm sure someone more more knowledgeable about Domestic machines will give you some more info. I'm pretty sure the serial number is 1222290. The other dates are of the patents and so it would be dated after the last one, but it could be a number of years.

Have fun getting it back into working order.

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

IrisIrene

http://www.quiltingboard.com/members...53-561475.html

pic of bobbins slide and shuttle

minibarn

I prefer the rubber treadle belts, but a leather one works fine too. Sew-Classic is a good site to order parts from. The belt will stretch so you will have to adjust it a time or two. I like the rubber because they have a connector that is easier to deal w/than the staple thingy on the leather belts.

Cari-in-Oly

Fiddle base machine.

Cari

jlamere

Thank you all so much for the information. I went out last night to turn the wheel and it will only move half way up. The bobbin case is in the back and it will only move to the needle area. I am guessing when I get it cleaned and oiled it will work ok. I also have my great grandmas sewing machine from the other side of the family!! I have had it a while and it is in bad shape and pretty rusty. I will post photos of it sometime. I am super happy about getting this!! I have done a little research on the dates of My Great grandmas birth and death...She was born in 1873, so, I am wondering if this was actually bought by her mom!! I am not sure if she would have been able to buy it when she was that young or not. Also, what is the money value on this? It will never be sold, but just curious. Thanks so much for all your help! You are all very kind! I could hardly sleep last night knowing I have that machine! My family were farmers. I have one photo of my great grandpa, ggrandma avoided the cameras. I am going on thursday to get what a second cousin thinks is the only photo of her. Thanks again!

purplefiend

Jlamere,
Your machine needs oiling. Last weekend I was working on a 1900 Singer 28k, that would only go half way around. Two days later, after much cleaning and oiling it sews a beautiful stitch.
Sharon in Texas

IrisIrene

Sorry, Cari is right. Thanks Fiddle base.

Don't rush getting it to move freely. You can do damage if you get aggressive.

Those very old machines costs months worth of men's salaries back then. Singer became huge because of paying in installments. Unlikely that a youth would buy one. Many women didn't have a lot of control over the finances yet.

Leonf