Maybe browse through this pictures and see if something looks like it. I find a lot by searching through Needlebar's picture library.

http://needlebar.org/cm/index.php?cat=6

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After some frustration trying to make my photo small enough to attach, here it is.
I hope someone can point me in the right direction to identify this machine.

Looks like a Jones CS (Cylinder Shuttle) made for S. Davis. My guess on the date would be circa 1910.

Jon

Yes! That looks to be it. Thank you very much.
Is there a list of serial numbers anywhere for Jones machines?

oh my - it looks like Jones was as bad as National for putting other names on their machines - very cute machine, btw!

I didn't find a list of serial numbers with dates. You might try asking the Ismac's forum if no one here finds anything. Here's a site with some nice pics and dating estimates on few Jones'.

http://website.lineone.net/~lindave/jones.htm

Jon

The Serial # on my Minnesota B is D1415897. It's supposed to be a badged version of the Davis Model ME, or so I was told.

Deplaylady,

Nice Minnesota B. This is a Davis Model G rather than an M-E, which came from an article in Ismac's which is about 10 years old. I don't think there's anything more recent or better to replace it (the article) with but 75% is good. The Davis models are on the yellow sheet which came from an Excelsior SM supply catalog. I don't think the feller writing the article in Ismacs had access to this.

http://needlebar.org/nbwiki/index.php/Davis

"B"'s were made from 1899(Burdick) or so till around 1910. Yours is about in the middle of that, 1905. I see you were able to pry it away from your daughter :)

Jon