Wheeler & Wilson No. 9

Old 08-24-2011, 11:09 AM
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Here's the new-to-me Wheeler & Wilson No. 9 with serial number 80018. I found the glass presser foot in the drawer, gave it a quick polish and put it on. I'm going to go slowly with the cleaning, and once I'm finished, I'm making a quilt with it. It's my dream machine.

I'd like to hear about any experiences you might have with this machine!

Wheeler & Wilson No. 9 (#80018)
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Glass Presser Foot, patent date 1861
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Old 08-24-2011, 11:17 AM
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very nice.
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Old 08-24-2011, 11:36 AM
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Wonderful find!! That is a very popular W&W. Be sure you put pics on the Vintage Sewing Machine Pics thread. They will love it!!
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Great find!
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Wow, look at the size of that harp. Nice machine. Enjoy!
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Very nice! Pretty cool that you can't wait to get started sewing with it. :)
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Very nice!! What is the harp space on that machine? It looks larger than most vintage machines I've seen.
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The space measures 9 x 5-3/4 approximately. It's the same machine as the Singer W9 (or 9W?) that was made with the leftover Wheeler & Wilson No. 9 parts when Singer bought the company in 1904. I think the picture gives an optical allusion of great height, and I think it is a bit higher than standard. It was advertised as a "High Arm."

I'm guessing it's great for quilting, and I would love to hear from other owners of this treadle machine.
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Nice
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Very nice machine and I did add this to the VSMS Virtual Thread! :D

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