Oh, Oh, how pretty. Those decals look super. Congrats on your new machine!!

I am totally clueless to Willcox and Gibbs. The gold design is such a beautiful touch. Singers had a mansion on an island in the St. Lawrence River in northern NY which I have visited. The home was filled with Singer sewing machines. Guess always being a New Yorker is why I thought only Singer made sewing machines. What a beautiful machine you have acquired.

I have never seen one, thank you for showing and boy is she gorgeous! I don't collect but I am jealous!

That is just about the coolest little machine I have ever seen! Congrats on getting her! I like the Willie G name someone suggested too! LOL!

Our cousin's wife is called Willie---her name is really Wilhemena, but she never liked it. She loves her nickname and is a sewer/crafter, etc.

I have one just like this but the oldest copywrite date is 1863. That is civil war era. Hard to comprehend huh? It has no knicks, no rust, just beautiful. Wonder what they are worth? Enjoy your new toy!

This is a new one on me. It is great to find something like that. It appears to be in good condition.

I have never seen one like this. Where is it made and approximate date of it if you have it.Gorgeous! Jan

this is so beautiful, are you gonna put it in a cabinet. My girlfriends has feather weight machines and she said she would sell me one......I am truly thinking about buying it........Have fun

Great machine. I have never seen one like it. How did you find it?

This is a beautiful machine. How nice for you. The throat is so large a big quilt could easily go thru there to be quilted.

How unique! What a treasure.

I'll be back to answer questions later - been busy sewing my daughter's costume for a school play allll day... exhausted!

That is amazing. I haven't ever seen one. Truly a gem.

Totally facinating. I've never seen a machine like that. I know I would love to have one. I do like the name "Grace", as in "Amazing Grace", because that is one amazing piece of equipment.

Oh, my.

Gorgeous, I have never seen such a beauty, have fun getting to know her.

OMG - how gorgeous. I've never seen one of those. Enjoy!

that is a beautiful machine. i saw one on craigslist yesterday that had the motor and case and looked great. wish i could get it, but it's not possible right now.

Wow! Great find!

Wow that is beautiful!

Wow, what a beautiful machine. You could get a king sized quilt rolled up under that baby!

Beautiful! I love these unique machines - soooo pretty!
Love the Treadles!

She does! That would be a pretty name too!

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She's priceless to me.
Just the perfect example of the time just before the Industrial Revolution. Great American Innovation.

I work in software and just looking at this beauty reminds me of what we're all capable of - the sky's the limit.

Well made items will outlast their makers. As they should.

Hmmm, it came with it's original manual and there is nothing in there about sewing hats. What lead you to believe that it was a hat sewing machine? Maybe you know something I need to learn! ;-)

Please share....

Congratulations! She is beautiful and unique. :thumbup:

sew.... what's her name?

Oh that is sooo cool looking!

She's from 1898 according to the sewalot site.
Tonight I oiled her and cleaned up a bit of the chrome.

I haven't settled on a name yet. :-) All in good time.

Never seen one like this. Can I ask a silly question? Are you a collector or do you use them to quilt?
I can see that the way they are made might make it easier to quilt with.
Carol from NC

Never seen one like this. Can I ask a silly question? Are you a collector or do you use them to quilt?
I can see that the way they are made might make it easier to quilt with.
Carol from NC

She's a beauty, all right!

I have a Wilcox-Gibbs also. Looks pretty much the same. I have sewn with it, it does a chain stitch only. Mine works well, how about more pictures of your cabinet? I got mine for my 50th birthday, won't tell how many years ago that was. ha

That is totally awesome. I have never seen one like it and I am 70 plus. Great job. She looks like a Sarah to me.

Whoa. That sure is a unique and interesting one. How old is it?

That is what several sites said when I Googled it, but could be wrong.

Born in 1898 according to the sewsalot site.

The manual contains full instructions on using it to sew everything like a normal straight stitch - even decorative stitches! The underside reveals the chain stitch. There are a few attachments and I have a box that I had waiting for it.

I will try to use it as the manual suggests. :-) I too have my favorite everyday machines so we'll see what happens after I take it for a run. I have another chain stitcher (Singer model 24) and I hardly use it - I like to look at it and admire it, but it hasn't been used much. Well, to be fair, it could be that the belt broke and I haven't put the new belt on it yet. I have some chicken appliques that need decorative stitching added to the outlines.

love it all. especially the foot pedal on the cabinet.. Pretty