I Won! I now have a Fiddlebase VS2 with a History!!!
 

I am so jazzed... I have been looking for a Fiddlebase VS2 for a while. I found several with the "Victorian" decal set, but I am not actually a fan of that one, but the "hand painted" flower series calls to me. This machine has some of the most intact decals i have ever seen.

This particular machine was listed previously and did not sell, probably because it was listed as pickup only.

I emailed the owner after the last auction to ask if they would consider listing just the head and be willing to ship that? They replied "Nope, I am disabled and cannot even lift it, it needs to be a pickup only" and they had already listed the full treadle machine again anyway....

I took one last look at the machine (kind of a goodbye to what might have been...) when I for the FIRST time actually LOOKED at the location for the pickup.... It was Jamestown NY. (MY HOME TOWN, where my folks still live!) Game ON!!!!

My Mom agreed to do the pickup and ship for me so I bid. My first bid Won!!!

so here is a portion of the listing text...

"Singer Treadle Sewing Machine. Well used. Works great. Property of Cora Fenton Bowers, niece of Governor Reuben Fenton of NY"

So, I have done some more research. Reuben Fenton was the Governor during the Civil War and for years afterwards. He was persuaded to run as a republican by Lincoln himself.

Here is HIS history http://www.fentonhistorycenter.org/c...fentonhome.htm

It is currently IN the Reuben Fenton museum now... It WILL be in MY Museum soon!!

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Cool! That's flower power if I ever saw it :D .

Joe

That is a beautiful machine! I love it.

Congratulations I know you are thrilled., I think mine is the same one. It is a "variant" of the original painted roses pattern. Mine is from 1888 with the little blue flowers and the daisies and the pink/red roses. The center bouquet on mine is the same colors as elsewhere on my machine where as yours looks to be all white flowers. So glad you were able to arrange her purchase.

I learned all about my machine here and was able to download a great manual.

http://www.ismacs.net/singer_sewing_...g_shuttle.html

A beautiful machine, a great story, excellent history - what more could anyone ask for? This is fantastic! Congrats!

The reason I was looking for this pattern was that my Grandmothers name was Daisy....

Wow; it's gorgeous Steve! Congratulations!

Oh - that is pretty - and I think you already have some attachments that will work with it too!

So lucky. I have the same machine but my story is not so great . Just good.
on another note , I am in Germany and took some armor photos thinking of you, will post when back on the states.

Wow! That's a beauty. The decals look near perfect. Along with the history, what a great find.
Rodney