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03-18-2012, 05:35 PM

Quilt Mom

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Can you tell what this is?

http://omaha.craigslist.org/atq/2909046543.html

I was looking at this. I was wondering if it is a Davis VF. Can anyone else tell? I know it could be something else set into the cabinet, but... Might be a great find for the right person.

03-19-2012, 03:00 AM

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Nice looking cabinet but I can't see the machine very well. Wish I lived closer to Omaha.

03-19-2012, 12:58 PM

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My mom had a treadle with the cabinet just like that one...Unfortunately it was given away...sigh...

03-20-2012, 05:55 PM

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Nice, but hard to tell!

03-21-2012, 09:39 AM

J Miller

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I lightened it up and tried to make it bigger. Making it bigger just made it blurry. Hopefully this might help.

Joe

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03-21-2012, 10:16 AM

Quilt Mom

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Thanks, Joe!

03-21-2012, 12:00 PM

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Boy, those sure aren't very good photos, are they? I usually enjoy trying to identify machines from crummy CL photos, but I am stumped!

03-21-2012, 02:58 PM

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No, not a Davis. It says "Reliable" machine...it is probably a badged National or something like that. Davis did badge some machines in the early 1900's, but never a Vertical Feed. All the VFs are clearly marked Davis.