Lucky you! :)

That is a beautiful machine. Have you visited http://treadleon.net ? There are many good tips and instructions for working over treadles. I love to hear the sound of the treadle. Reminds me of Grandma early in the morning.

I just refurbished one. You can get new bets off Ebay for under 10.00 I'll try and find the web site that gives a tutorial for restoration. They restore the machines and send them to Africa.

I think you have the rare "Brown" version of the lotus decals judging from what I can see in the one photo. If it is then you need to be super careful when you clean the exterior of the machine.

I will PM you some information about restoration of the machine, and before you get to far along on the cabinet I can give you a formula for a cleaner for the wood that actually repairs the varnish and makes the scratches/blemishes disappear.

Go here: http://needlebar.org/main/index.html and join the site.

They are the leading website for historical information of the vintage machines. The leading expert on the Singer Sewing Machine Co. is a member (Chrys Gunther), she can help you find out more about the rarity of the decal that you have.

Billy

When I try to register it tells me that registration is not possible at this time. Any tips to register?

Billy, I would love to receive any information you can send me. I will pm you my email address so you can send as an attachment. I did join needlebar, and there is some useful information on that site, but I find it a little hard to navigate. This machine still sits in my garage, untouched in many months, and what's worse I now have a second treadle sitting beside it. Now that spring is coming, it's warming up and I hope to get to work on both of them.

Carolj, thank you for the offer. I found this site also and think it will come in very handy.

Dunster, I'm glad you found it. We use Liquid Wrench on the gears and let it soak overnight, to get rid of the hardened oil. Also take a look at the needle shaft, these tend to stay stuck from all the old oilings. Singer provides free manuels for their treadels on their wed site.

What a neat project, I can't wait to see the completed works. I am going to clean mine up probably tomorrow. I need to make room for it in the hall and move the other treadle into the spare bedroom.

ahhh, space! That is one of the reasons I haven't finished my two treadles. The space where they would have gone is now taken up by the longarm. I'm sure I can find another place for them, but the house seems much smaller with that longarm in it.