I have never owned a vintage sewing machine before and don't know anything about them. It was given to me as a decoration for my sewing room. I didn't get anything else with it, just what's in the pictures. Please tell me anything you know!

sweet!!!!

She is pretty :D:D:D

how pretty

very nice I never heard of this brand before

Wow. I don't know anything about this brand, but I am fascinated by the vintage machines. I would enjoy looking at it too.

Does it have a serial number? That might tell you more about it. There were only a few companies making machines, but they labeled them for store and other companies.

Go to the virtual vintage machine thread lots of answers to questions.

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-43881-1.htm

There is a number in the last picture, but I don't know if it's the serial number since that piece seems to come off the machine. The number on that is 1163055N.

This was the machine that Sears and Roebuck sold back in the early 1900's. And it is a really nice example with the decals almost intact, I think Davis were badging the machines for them at the time.

Billy

WOW WOW WOW - look at the height of that throat area...

looks like you could get a king size quilt in there.

What's the height? What's the distance from the needle to the right?

When you said you got a Minnesota machine I thought you were going to say you got a Viking! I have never heard of the Minnesota.
Sandy

Wowzers! Great decorations on that machine! So cool

I know, they're really pretty and seems to be in decent condition.

I never have either, but I don't know anything about vintage machines in the first place! :lol:

It looks like a treadle machine to me. Sweet looking. Bullet type bobbin. Can't tell if the bobbin case is there or not. Great decals. Go to the virtual area and Billy has put up a tute on cleaning up these babies. I printed them out and am just waiting for a couple good days so I can do my 'oldies' but goodies.

Beautiful machine. I would be tempted to add a hand crank to her.

Beautiful machine!

ROFL :thumbup:

Nice addition to any sewing room. Does she have a name yet? Scrollwork is is great shape!

The harp height is 6" and the distance from the right of the needle to the right side of the machine is 7 1/2" at the bed line and 8 1/2" in the middle (the right side of the machine curves in toward the bed).

Gosh, I didn't even think of a name for her yet. My hubby is oiling her now and trying to figure out how she works. :)

What a pretty lady !

Look here :
serendipityhandmade.blogspot.com/2009/10/vintage-thingies-thursday-minnesota.html

And EBay has one for sale, take a look there too.

Wow, that's a beauty!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

A Beauty for sure :-D :thumbup:

Wow!! I love vintage anything!! She's a beauty! Have fun with her!! :D :D ;) ;)

That's fantastic, she is a real beauty, Looks like she is in really good condition.

That old scroll work is so beautiful. I would love to have an oldy like that, but I too would be questioning what to do.

Its very pretty!

That is a beautiful. I have my grandma's that is a white brand but very much like that one. Be very careful .trying to clean it because I have one once that my husband got somewhere, and I tried cleaning it, It had been stored in a very dirty place. The decals came off in pieces. I think I used comet or such. Better to leave it alone.

Good for you 7, I have not heard of them. Billy posted what he knows about it, he knows his sewing machines. Go check out Billy's thread on cleaning it up. Be careful and don't ruin the decals. Good luck.

Loved the blog, that's exactly what the machine looks like. I signed up with the International Sewing Machine Collectors' Society last night so I can learn more about it.

I did see a couple of them on eBay. DH is interested in the monetary value, I'm more interested in getting it running! :lol:

Exactly, I'm really worried about damaging the decals, so I'm going to follow his recommendations. The machine does seem dirty, discovered that as hubby was oiling it last night. It's rubbing somewhere, but we can't figure out where. I know nothing about these types of machines, but DH says he used to see them all the time growing up. He's also very mechanically inclined, so he can figure out how it works for the most part.

What a beautiful machine especially since I'm from Minnesota and love old sewing machines. A neat gift.

It was so nice to see someone that lives close by! I am in Traverse City. Do you belong to a quilters club in your area?

I, too, thought your "Minnesota Machine" was some joke on a needle and some thread or such. This is a wonderful machine, and who had it and where that it is in such great condition?

appearing in the 1894 catalog
The "Minnesota" was a vibrating shuttle model manufactured by the Goodrich Sewing Machine Company of Chicago, Illinois. Made at the company's Kankakee, IL, plant, this 1890s machine used a New Home type shuttle, a Domestic styled bobbin winder, and bears a striking resemblance to a National

I found this description on a Google search. The picture looks like your machine but I am unable to get the picture over here for some reason.

I don't know anything about it but it sure is beautiful.

Whoo Hoo, Lucky you!!!

You can send pictures of the machine to Sears and ask if they can give you any information on this. I sent a request to the Service Dept. in Chicago, with pictures of a stereoscope.They sent me pictures of the catalogue in was in with all the information. That was about 10 years ago, so i don't know if they will still do that or not. It's worth a try.

Oh very cool, I will do that, thank you!

Thank you so much, I am loving all this information! I've seen so many vintage machines here on the QB and didn't pay much attention to them. Now that I have one, I'm a sponge for info on it! :lol:

I'm going to have to ask more about where they got it. They have no idea what they started by getting this machine!

Contact Dave the machine man. In several quilting books. Sorry I do not have his info here. He does work on speiality machinges. Try ebay. You will see him there.