Look what we found when we went Antique shopping today....1908 Singer Treadle Sewing Machine in a box and it had a lot of feet in it also, a bunch of bobbins (different sizes) and measuring tapes.

Had so much fun!!! We decided to leave some other machines at the stores too. We found a really cool sewing table but someone ruined it by putting in a newer electric sewing machine in it and cut holes so that it would fit. I was so bummed because the table was beautiful.

Happy Mother's Day to me.

Very nice looking machines. Happy Mother's Day!

A day well spent.

Beautiful find!! Happy Mother's Day! :)

It's not a treadle tho, I think I see a knob on the handwheel? Would be a handcrank, and if that's the case I'm insanely jealous!! ;)

The decals look a bit like the "Dark Victorian" decals...what's the serial number on her?

Happy Mothers Day to you ! :mrgreen: Great machine :thumbup:

I thought that if it had the handwheel, that was considered a treadle? I'm just getting into the older machines. Serial # V495385.

Pretty, pretty. Thanks for sharing.

A treadle machine is in a cabinet and is operated by foot power...meaning that you push the mechanism (pedal?) to and fro with your feet....I've seen some that operate like bicycle pedals. By manipulating the foot pedal, you turn a large wheel that is connected by a long belt to the machine itself.

If your machine has a knob on the handwheel, then it's a handcrank...and they're wonderful machines, to be sure!! (And I'm STILL jealous as all get out!) That's a beautiful machine, the decals are wonderfully intact, and I'd almost trade you one of mine for it! :lol:

Wow, what a nice day you had and to get so many nice things. All those bobbins, and such.

Love your machine! What a great Mother's Day present.

Look at all the attachments! Including a walking foot. What are the brown long objects in the first picture? I have seen them but have no idea what they are.

Actually I have candle sconces made out of reproductions of these. That's where I saw them before.

What were they originally made for any one know?