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Olivia's Grammy

10-29-2010 08:33 AM

Wow. I have a tan one that DH got at a yard sale for $75

jenna p in ga

10-29-2010 09:15 AM

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Hey
I picked up a treadle yesterday for $25. The machine is in rough shape, the cabinet is fair. The treadle irons are good, just need some oil. Anyway, it is a Wheeler & Wilson D9. I do not plan to get the machine operational, just going to use it as my clean up experimental machine. I plan to use the irons for either a e Singer or e Kenmore that I want to switch to treadle.
Here are some pics...

treadle cabinet. notice the flap at the bottom of the cabinet? the machine fell out on the way home!!!

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machine

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jenna p in ga

10-29-2010 09:16 AM

Forgot to mention that there are two drawers, but they don't match???

The treadle has a wood pitman arm! It is from the 1890's.

Billy, what can you tell me about this machine? I read your post comparing it w/a Singer but is there moe info you can share w/me?

Thanks

Weedwoman

10-29-2010 09:29 AM

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Been reading everything but now I have to share. My DH went to the thrift shop and came home with a tan 306k in a cabinet, 5 extra feet, 1 extra belt and 27 cams. Really cheap. All I need is the power cord. Billy, would you happen to have one to sell?

Weedwoman

10-29-2010 09:32 AM

The 306k needs cleaned and spiffed up but moves freely. Also, aren't needles rather special for this one? If so, which ones and where do I find them? TIA

purplefiend

10-29-2010 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Olivia's Grammy

Wow. I have a tan one that DH got at a yard sale for $75

OMG I'm so jealous!! :mrgreen:

purplefiend

10-29-2010 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Weedwoman

The 306k needs cleaned and spiffed up but moves freely. Also, aren't needles rather special for this one? If so, which ones and where do I find them? TIA

the needles are 206x13 if I recall correctly. The 15x1 don't work with them as they hit the bobbin case.

BoJangles

10-29-2010 12:25 PM

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It was an industrial machine mainly used in clothing manufacture and was reported to sew over 4000 stitches a minute! It was mostly used in seam powered factories where you had a central power source and they had belt going from the central shaft to the machines.

Here is an example of what the factory may have looked like....

Billy

Geeeze, Billy I still don't see why the machine had a wheel on each end? In case some of the worker's were left handed?

Nancy

BoJangles

10-29-2010 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by vintagemotif

Look at all those machines! The long continuous treadle tables are very interesting.

Thanks!

Also, did you notice the size of the hand wheels?

Nancy

BoJangles

10-29-2010 12:32 PM

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