bemer

Purchased this W&W - W9 at my neighbor's yard sale. Needs some oil and love (and a needle!). Been wanting a treadle for a while, and I will use it after she is cleaned up. I am not afraid , but will probably look for guidance once I start. Thanks for all the wonderful "how-to" posts. They gave me the courage to spend $20.00 and take a chance. I have a feeling my needles will cost me more than that!

Barb

bemer

Additional info - Latest Patent date is Aug 18 1885, serial number 2411765

jlhmnj

Great machine, great price. The owners manual is always an excellent place to start research:

https://archive.org/details/Form21.S...erentMaterials

The W&W Yahoo group is also very good for history and any further questions beside the QB

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/...-Machines/info

You have a W&W model D9 which was made by W&W from 1895-1905 and then continued by Singer for a few years after 1905 when they purchased controlling interest in W&W.

The main trouble or minor inconvenience with using the D9 is locating bobbins and needles which are both no longer made. The bobbins aren't cheap but can be found online and so can the needles which are most commonly termed as 127x1 or Boye 18. A modern industrial MY1014 round shank needle can be used to save a few bucks but doesn't have the flat like the originals for orientation.

The D9 handwheel turns away from the operator which was more common with the antique machines.

Good Luck
Jon

Rodney

Great find! I think the W&W treadle bases have some of the nicest woodwork.
It should clean up nicely.
If you haven't already, take some time to go thru the stickies at the top of this section. You'll get a lot of good info on cleaning and caring for your machine.
Rodney

bemer

Jon, thanks for the links. I will start my homework!
Yesterday I started wiping everything down, so I can bring it into the house. I will not start serious work until this fall, but I want to oil the machine and let it soak until then. The rust appears to be only surface rust - no real damage.

Christine-

WOW, I'm so jealous! Great find!

Champanier

Beautiful! It looks exactly like mine. Now that I figured out how to thread it (thanks to help here), it works beautifully. It kind of chugs like the Little Engine that Could.

Mariposa

Congrats on your fun find!