Newhome Treadle 1898????
 

I'm a novice when it come to treadles. Several years ago I bought 2 treadles. I looked up the New Home #1680948 and that number falls into the 1898 category. My question is: it is in a wood box cabinet. Is that possible or was it married to the cabinet?

I'm not sure how to research it further. TIA for your assistance.

Jennifer

do you mean it's in a cabinet where the machine does not drop down, but instead there is a wooden cover that goes over it? That is often referred to as a "coffin top" type cabinet. If yours is that old, that is the type of cabinet I'd expect it to be in. Not sure what you mean by "married to the cabinet" though.

Two machines put together to make one. A newer cabinet with a different mechanism.
The cabinet opens at the front, swings out to support the top that lifts up and folds back. The head slides on held by two large "pins" in the back area.
I know what a coffin case is and mine is not like it.

Sounds like you have a small parlor cabinet - also very common. I think I've seen New Homes more often in parlor cabinets than the open leg style. The Coffin Top type are earlier than that.

Does your machine look like this one?

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psmcbws5bk.jpg

it is possible that the machine was not originally in that cabinet, however the parlor cabinets where very common for that time period. I don't recall if New Home made their own (like Singer) or had another company make them. I've seen a lot of New Home parlor cabinets in all sort of neat styles. Most often the machine is mounted to a tray, and the tray moves up and down (many go nose or tail down instead of sideways). I think I'm often more fascinated by the cabinets than the machines.

Cathy thank you for your post and picture. Yes, mine looks a lot like that. It has beautiful decal work.
Is there a book that tells its dollar value? or how do I figure out how much it is worth short of an appraisal?

I guess I should go over the cabinet with a fine tooth comb to see if their is a mfg makers name, etc.

I've never yet seen an appraiser that really knows anything about sewing machines, so be aware that if you get it appraised you'll most likely get an incredibly inflated value and then be disappointed when you can't sell it. Most sewing machines aren't rare or especially valuable, so the short answer is, it's worth whatever price you and a buyer can agree to.

Cari

I was willing to pay over $200 for one in prestine condition. That was on the high end, but you don't find near perfect ones that often. That was excluding a cabinet.

And I don't mean "Nice for it's age" I mean near perfect