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Machine Shed - ready for visitors!

Which is good since SteveH and Heather will be stopping by on their way home.

This will be lots of pictures, so it will be in several posts.

Right now there are 63 machines on display. Those on the floor (except one) are parts machines, and will be disassembled and moved out. I do have several that are duplicates of sort, so if I find others I want, they can be moved out. Once I get the attachments moved out of the house, I may have room to bring the dashboard machines back - and make more room for the older girls in the Shed.

To the right of the door - top to bottom
Favorite, Standard VS 3/4 size
New Home, New Home VS
New Home, New Home Rotary (early)
New Home, New Home Rotary (late)

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...pswdotnyw9.jpg

New Home, Free Westinghouse Rotary (this one could be swapped out, but it would be far down that list)
New Royal, Free - New Royal class, VS
Elder's Special, Free - New Royal class, VS (this one could be swapped out)

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...pskkwkrpzl.jpg

Across from that we have:

GE Sewhandy, Standard Rotary ( my nicest one is in the house)
Anker, Anker SS Rotary (DH's machine)
New Domestic, Domestic VS - chain stitch convertible

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...pszprbinl1.jpg

Florence, Florence VS
Hartford, Weed VS
Household, Household VS
Royal, Royal St. John VS (sews forward no matter what direction you treadle)

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...pshmskzu1c.jpg

And to the left of the door
1st column
Climax T, New Home VS 3/4 size
Western Electric, National VS - has swing away motor and "foot" footpedal
Montgomery Wards "Streamliner", National rotary
Domestic, White Rotary

2nd column
Wards Brunswick, National VS 3/4 size (possible swap out machine)
Montgomery Wards (emblem only), Happy , Singer 15 clone
Montgomery Wards, (Not sure, has tension leaf like June) VS
White Rotary, White Embosed Family Rotary

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psrouqsyb4.jpg

And the lower section

1st column

National, National VS 3/4 size, this is the one with the large round plates.
White, possibly Gritzner Kayser, Double needle zigzag (DH's machine)
New Home, Free Westinghouse Rotary ( later version of the black one on first shelf)

2nd column
White, japanese made ZZ with cams

New Williams, New Williams (Canadian made) VS

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psiccisoch.jpg

Across from the door
Minnesota A, Davis VS. This one has a special casting to fit in the Treadle Table (Sold by Sears)

(the Bernina case is empty and I was bringing it back to the house)

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psdhbhx2fj.jpg

And along the south wall

Minnesota E, White - Singer 127 style (sold by Sears) This one also has a different base casting to fit in this cabinet.

Next to it is a Wilcox & Gibbs Chain Stitch

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psu9n9l6ou.jpg

The Free, Free VS (takes Singer style shuttle and needles, but not feet)

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...ps7ysumf8v.jpg

Damascus Grand, National Rotary (sold by Wards)

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psxuaco4cg.jpg

Domestic 153, White rotary 3/4 size (basically same as White model 77)

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psr6jfmmr5.jpg

On the west wall

New Queen, White VS

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psstgd0ndy.jpg

"White Electric", White, VS 1/2 size. this is a reconditioned Peerless, I plan on re-reconditioning back to treadle.
White, Japanese made Transverse VS zigzag
New Model, Foley & Williams VS, later

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...pshxty0rxy.jpg

New Goodrich, Foley & Williams VS, earlier. I could swap out one of the F&W machines if needed - not sure which one though.
Queen, White VS - takes White shuttle and bobbins, but is quite different from regular White VS machines.

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psmxj4ia6j.jpg

White Rotary, made in USA, White Family Rotary
Wilcox & Gibbs Chain Stitch

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psvhyprned.jpg

Standard "slim", Standard Rotary w chain stitch ability

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psanbokrba.jpg

Standard "stout", Standard rotary with chain stitch ability (later model)

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...ps10v9smbn.jpg

And the shelf to hold the cases.

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psbfeu1sys.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psavbo47qr.jpg

On the work room wall

National Automatic, National (Wilcox Gibbs patent)

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...pspoglc2kf.jpg

Eldredge Two Spool, National Rotary

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psmhatctnr.jpg

Next to it is the Singer parlor cabinet that we've turned into a "universal" treadle base. The Davis Vertical Feed is sitting in it - and I missed taking a picture of it!

Down the middle

Singer Patcher

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...pswb8yjfj3.jpg

Wheeler Wilson 9, shorty, hand crank. Same height as full size, but not as long.

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psrjt7lmal.jpg

Demorest VS

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psvndfopyy.jpg

This one is not counted as SteveH will be taking it to CA. I hate to part with it, but I don't have room and I don't want to put it in storage. Once it's gone, I'll be able to walk past the window.
Domestic

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psyqhjv6zx.jpg

Holy Moly! Seeing them all out and nicely lined really gives one a better feel about just how many and what kind of machines you have. Looks like you took SteveH's advice about "mounting" some of the machine heads on a board with dowels at the four corners to hold them up off the base. Pretty neat idea. Wish I could come for the day to poke around. Oh well, thanks at least for the great photos and text.

WOW! Amazing. Thank you, Cathy.

Thank you for the tour! If we ever make it back to SD, we will look you up for a visit!

Cathy this is a great display. You and your husband must be very proud of this fine work. Wonderful.

And the last two shelves

North side

Capital, Davis VS 3/4 size. This one takes a shorter shuttle than the full size
Alliance, Davis Rotary
Sunshine, Davis VS, 15x1 needle

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...pswvkqsfkk.jpg

Morse IV
Dressmaker

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...ps0ynhjfch.jpg

SBF - all three "dashboard" machines could be swapped out. I love these machines, but it turns out I don't have room for dashboard machines. Glad I only got a few of them before common sense caught up with me.

White, White VS, earlier than the New Queen, but not a VS1

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psovqwwwpd.jpg

South side

Duplex, National VS 3/4 size (similar to the Wards Brunswick)
Orchid #34, National VS (earlier than the Western Electric, but not by much)
The Eldredge B, National VS, early - this one takes the same shuttle as the other Nationals. I'm still looking for a machine that takes teh Long shuttle (That would be an Eldredge that is pre-National and not converted to the short shuttle)

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...pslzqb2vbx.jpg

New England Queen, National VS (seamstress style)
American #7, American, VS shuttle with small round bobbin

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psftwjlbdw.jpg

Wheeler Wilson 9
The Free Long Bobbin Rotary, Free VS (and yes, it does say "long bobbin rotary" on it even though it's a VS machine. I guess the bobbin does go around inside the shuttle . . .) This one could be swapped out, but I love writing on it!

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psmcegtewq.jpg