This weekend was my sixth wedding anniversary. My husband and I went out to lunch and then went thrifting, which is what we did on our first date.
I was amazed when I saw this at Goodwill.
It's a badged National brand sewing machine, apparently made for the Montgomery Ward company.
The flowers were pretty a hundred years ago, and might be pretty again when I'm done cleaning it.
I usually don't buy non-Singer treadles because it can be tricky to find parts if things are missing. But this one came with a bunch of attachments, a spare shuttle and several spare bobbins. I think it'll work once I get a belt on. It came with a long piece of wire that was being used as a belt. It's so cool to see evidence that the previous owners used it.
I need to find a manual for it...that metal part on the top is the tension mechanism, and I have no idea how to thread through it. I can't wait to try it out.
However, this is my ninth treadle and my third that is complete in its cabinet. I love getting them, cleaning them up, researching them and discovering their stories, but I don't have space to warehouse them. I emailed a museum to see if they'd be interested in some of my non-functioning machine heads. It would be nice for them to go somewhere where they'd be appreciated and admired. There just aren't that many people out there who want them.
