Michele Carr

Mrs Janey, I have printed every piece of information you have sent me. Thank you so much! My Daddy came over this afternoon and we went through the drawers. We sorted buttons, threads and played with all of it! He remembers some of the buttons from her dresses. We found a black metal box of attachments. He is going to help me work on the cabinet repairs when the weather cools off. I just wanted to thank you again for all of your help!
Michele

leonf

Janey is a sweetie.

OurWorkbench

Awwww you make me blush.

Michele, you are very welcome. I really like seeing people appreciate these old machine and bringing them back. When it is a machine they have inherited, makes it all the more special.

Looks like the attachments are older than what I am familiar with. I hope you are able to try them out.
on finding the black box with attachments. By any chance were there some machine needles?

My brother & I restored the treadle that my sister learned to sew on for her. I wish I was closer so I could help her restore her Minnihaha (unsure whether it is a National or Standard) that she inherited from a great aunt. I was only able to see it from the underside when I took "her" treadle to her.

Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.

Michele Carr

No Ma’am. No needles anywhere. We found 3 of the bobbins. It’s a good thing 2 of them had thread or I might not have known what they are!
I bet your sister was very happy with the machine you restored for her! This is not an easy project but it will be so worth it!

leonf

There is a machine on Topeka Craigslist right now that has Mason Irons and a Mason Rotary mchine in it. Funny, it has a wooden insert for the White T-shirt. Looks just like my older White rotaries, except for the t-shirt and decals.

Hmm T-shirt is a bobbin cover that has a similar shape to a T-shirt. I guess I don't have a pic handy.

OurWorkbench

The needles may be in a wooden tube shaped container, which is similar to a tube of Chap Stick. I have also found needles in a similarly shaped item that I think was for some kind of pills.

Yes, she was very happy with the machine. She doesn't sew on it as much as she would like, but sure enjoys it, when she does.

Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.

Michele Carr

[ATTACH=CONFIG]615528[/ATTACH]Here are the attachments we found in the drawers

Michele Carr

I will look again in the wooden tubes. There are 3 of those but I thought they were all hand sewing needles

leonf

Hand sewing needles have the eye at the top. Machine needles eyes are near the point. and may have a flat side on the other end.

Michele Carr

Oh my! There are 2 machine needles mixed in with the hand sewing needles![ATTACH=CONFIG]615529[/ATTACH]