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08-07-2011, 11:33 AM

Joyce R

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Hey, I just bought a White Brand Treadle Type Machine and cabinet. I found a manuel online, but I am wondering where to start as far as cleaning it up, and oiling. I do not really want to take it somewhere, since I feel I may have paid too much for it.(per DH).Any suggestions?

08-07-2011, 11:39 AM

virtualbernie

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Go the the Vintage Machine Shop on this board. There's a tute on how to clean up old machines. Billy (lostn51) created this wonderful tute. I've cleaned up/fixed 3 machines using this tute!

08-07-2011, 11:41 AM

Joyce R

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Thank you so much.

08-07-2011, 12:06 PM

marscrafter

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Congrats on the machine! I have a 66' White and it's a workhorse, it's been my primary machine since I got it.

08-07-2011, 01:57 PM

bakermom

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Great! i found a White 619 a couple weeks ago. Straight stitch only but it sews beautifully. Whoever had it took real good care of it.

08-07-2011, 03:11 PM

Joyce R

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Well the pic in my avatar is my new baby. Not sure when it was made. DH thinks early 1900's??

08-07-2011, 03:22 PM

Phannie1

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My mom had an old White machine when I was a kid. I do not know what she did with it. I always thought it was beautiful.

08-07-2011, 03:26 PM

bjchad

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There is also a website called "TreadleOn" which has a lot of good information on working with treadle machines. Worth looking into.

Www.treadleon.net