Wheeler & Wilson #8--Latest in Shopping Spree
 

Hi,

Two machines in two weeks is quite a bit for me--must be Spring Fever. Davis Edison Electric last week and a Wheeler and Wilson #8 yesterday only 10 miles away for $80. I believe she dates from 1885-1887 or 8, the last year of manufacture before the #9. The bobbin case has a patent of Aug 1885. Lots of neat stuff in the drawers. Not pictured is the 12(!) 400 yd rolls of white crocheting cotton. She's in real good shape and should be up and sewing before the arrival of the bluebirds and daffodils.

Jon

Glass inserts for the feet- hooray!

Oh my, that is nice.

Cool machine! Enjoy!

Ditto! They are worth their weight in gold, or maybe more. Guard them with your life!

I am jealous. Absolutely a treasure trove. I've never seen a wrench like that.

Very nice Jon!

Awesome score!!

Very nice! That's the oldest safety pin I've ever seen. The other stuff is pretty cool too.
Rodney

The attachments are really neat. I ended up with a set of them by accident, and I was a bit tempted to find a machine to go with. But they are heading to CA to meet up with a machine there. That is as soon as I finish going through the rest of my "junk". Though I'm almost through it all. I know I ended up with feet with three different purchases, and this box came with a Singer 27, but it is a plain WW box.

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Here is the set for the WW9, with the fancy box

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Oh, such a beauty! So, so nice. So happy for you and such a great price. I am sure you will cherish her. Give her a good name.

Wow, what a nice collection. Love the boxes. I have some of these old attachments also. Can't give them up.

I have a W&W #8, circa 1878-1880. Showing pictures of her goody drawer and attachments. The round disk is an emery wheel used for the needle sharpener that is attached to the base on the right leg. The one glass foot that came with the machine is the corder glass. By the way, the manual says to use ONLY the best Sperm Oil.
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Oh - you have a part I want!!!! It's that shiny sort of square with the round part on the end (sorf of off the bottom of your picture). that is an underbraider that will fit a Singer type rotary machine. It was NOT sold by Singer, but by Greist in sets for that style machine, which included New Home after the switched to side clamp, and before Free took over and put the name on their machiens - which are top clamp and take a different style underbraider.

Interesting what ends up with different machines -

Gee- the only piece of W&W I have is the empty attachment box. Love looking at everyone's treasures.

Love that one! It would tempt me for sure! I'm avoiding Singers, Kenmores, Whites, Domestics, but am struggling to resist a Wilcox and Gibbs, although I could get an Eldredge version, and the W&W oldies are for pretty interesting.