Treadle sewing machine

Shoot, at that ridiculously low price if you didn't use it for anything more than a pretty sofa table or end table it would be a gem to own. I say go for it! I *love* playing around with my Singer treadle- I always get the giggles when I get out of 'proper' treadling rhythm and it starts sewing in reverse at the very least expected time. LOL They *are* terribly heavy... and the cost of gasoline to fetch it and do you have a large enough vehicle to transport it would all have to be factored in, of course....

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

"Ginger in CA" wroteDon't know anything about this

Ginger - I've got a Davis Treadle and its a WONDERFUL machine! See the little button above the tension knob? That is a reverse button - a reverse button on a treadle! And what they mean by "vertical feed" is that it doesn't have any dogfeed... it has a 2 piece foot that WALKS! Go read about them on ISMACS then buy it!

Looks like it has 2 screws in back that would be easy to undo so you could box the head separately like mine does. Take a STACK of pillows to set around everything, even if you saved a box or two (I set mine on a pillow then put pillows around it and on top inside the box so it couldn't move. Moved without any glitches:)

HTH Butterfly (I'd go for it)

One day I just might have to invite one of those treasures to come live with me. Go for it! Polly

$45 bucks is a steal - go for it. The pick up will make a nice drive.

ooooh, you guys are such enablers, the whole lot of youse!!!!

I drive a Mazda Tribute, so I believe it would fit in with seats down. What do you think? I have reason to go up there, so picking it up can be combined with several stops.

Here it is at 11:30PM on a Friday night, after a tough day at work, and I am thinking about treadles ;) Not even sure where I would put this beauty, but would definitely rearrange room for it! Like Ms Flutterby says, lots of pillows. And, dang it, unless she tells me otherwise, this little beauty of a machine will be named Maria when I win her!

okay, I need to go to bed now! G> Shoot, at that ridiculously low price if you didn't use it for anything more

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Go for it! This VF machines are neat, and that's a pretty example. Then join us at Treadle On! :)

Take the head out and box it up with lots of padding! You only have to stop suddenly to have 45lbs of metal falling on you...

Damned good time to dream, I say! ;)

Just put it where you can use it with minimal shifting of stuff! :)

You don't need an excuse. It's a sewing machine, OK?

I hope you are Rose7463 because she bid on the machine. Go for it anyway if it is not you.

You will never forgive yourself if you don't!

IF you have already named her she HAS to be yours. she is yelling at you...come get me I need to be loved.

Butterfly (counting down with you)

I am hoping that the number of hits on the listing on eBay is because I linked it here and you'all went to go have a peek ;) Yep, I am rose7463, and as of right now the only bidder. I did send an email to the seller to get dimensions.

Boxes I have, will take a small tool box with me to move the sewing head off, hmmm maybe should get some 'break-free' stuff incase the hardware is frozen to move the head off. Looks like there may be some light rust on the endplate of the head, but the scroll work seems in pretty good shape.

As far as where I would put it, hmmm, I am downsizing dramatically, except for the sewing room here. Tossing and donating, shredding and filing. In fact heading over to the house this morning to go through more boxes.

G> G> > ooooh, you guys are such enablers, the whole lot of youse!!!!

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Ginger, it's so pretty that I'd be tempted, too! Not that I know the first thing about treadles, but it's a beauty. If you think you can use it or -- if it doesn't work at the moment -- get it running, I'd say go for it!

Howdy!

Of course it will fit in your Mazda! We put this one

the Cruiser problem. We used bushels of apples and a few suitcasesand some quilts as cushioning , traveling from RQ's in Chicagoto north Texas. I did get a new belt for it (RQ had includedthe manual); once Gene reassembled & cleaned the machine a bit,it sews quite well. However,I appreciate it more for beauty rather than function. ;-P Good luck! Tally Ho! And get your Mazda motor running: time for a ROAD TRIP!!

R/Sandy

Are you sitting on the edge of your chair like I am in the hopes that Maria has found the RIGHT home?

Butterfly (I don't dare check....not even how long before the auction is over)

It closes tomorrow night [Sunday]. The seller answered my email with the dimensions, so the 34"wide x 18" deep x 31" tall would be no problem ;) They said the last bidder didn't read it is pick up only. duh... oh, and they said they could deliver it to me for $50 more......

So far, so good, I am the only bidder.

G> Are you sitting on the edge of your chair like I am in the hopes that Maria

Good luck on your bidding. I currently have two working treadles. One is an old singer that the seller's mother used to use to make dresses for Kate Smith. The other is an old New Home that is pristine. It even has the original fashion book with it.

L>It closes tomorrow night [Sunday]. The seller answered my email with

Still the sole bidder, 12 hrs to go ;)

G> Good luck on your bidding. I currently have two working treadles. One

Oh Ginger! It's just to pretty! It's almost worth the $45 just as a piece of living room art!!!!! IMNSHO, go for it!!! And stop and say hi to Dawn on the way!!!!