For Billy and Charlene a Wheeler & Wilson possible 1800's
09-05-2011, 03:19 PM
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I ran across this beauty today and had to take pictures for you. I don't know anything about these machines, but thought you would like to see it. The price tag was a little over 400. It turned free and there were several attachments in the drawer. The only numbers we could find was an 8 on the right hand side, front. Also it had an odd bobbin. It looked like our new bobbins, but diameter bigger but smaller between the side blades.
09-05-2011, 08:03 PM
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Come visit....I'll let you sew on mine! :) That's a nice machine, thanks for getting the photos and posting them!
Did you notice if the glass presser foot was there? Or inserts for it?
The W&W #8 was produced between 1876 and 1880...they're neat machines!! :)
There's a photo of mine on page 4 of the Vintage Machine Photos thread:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-130994-4.htm
Did you notice if the glass presser foot was there? Or inserts for it?
The W&W #8 was produced between 1876 and 1880...they're neat machines!! :)
There's a photo of mine on page 4 of the Vintage Machine Photos thread:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-130994-4.htm
09-06-2011, 07:49 PM
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No glass pressure foot or inserts. There a few attachments, not sure if they were for that machine or just in the drawer. One was a binding attachment another was a hem attachment and another was a rolled hem attachment. I figured it was manufactured in the 1800's. Of course we couldn't find a serial number any place...
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