SteveH

I just picked this machine up last night. It's my First VF. So Now I can start to understand how these machines operate.

This appears to be the third model Davis made. Still working on finding a Low Arm

This machine has the bobbin winder on the pillar like a VF1 should but it also has a mount on the treadle base for the Bobbin winder as the previous model used. this may be a "transitional machine"

Documentation indicates this machine uses a boat shuttle but the one included is a bullet...

As arrived...
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Love the hinged bonnet
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the machine
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SteveH

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Macybaby

I think the VF is so neat! I sewed on an industrial one for the short time I worked in a sewing factory when I was 18. I love the attachments that go with the Davis.

I saw one, almost identical to yours, but the cabinet was in bad shape. It had a full set of attachments, and the price was marked down to $60. DH kept saying it would not fit in the car - I was willing to take the machine and attachments and let them keep the cabinet.

Though as it turns out, I paid less than $60 combined for the one I have now LOL!!

jlhmnj

Steve,

You got one with unusually nice decals, She'll look great when your done. The feed mechanism is quite ingenious and the evolution of it from the Low Arm to the last model NVF is fascinating. Pretty clever fellers.

Jon

nanna-up-north

Very nice, Steve. I saw where you were going to get one..... and now you'll be able to give me more info since you'll be working on yours, too. I'm slow, I know, and you'll probably have yours all cleaned up spiffy before I do. I still have a DH and disabled son I have to live with every day and they require a lot of assistance...... Okay, I'm ready to see you work your majic.

Sheluma

Wow, that's great. I love this machine. Do your attachments screw down on the bed? Maybe Davis used up their stock of older irons if the mount for the bobbin winder wasn't in the way.

SteveH

no attachments with this one...(pout)

jlhmnj

1882 ad for "New High Arm" earliest style:

Macybaby

the above flyer says they come standard with several attachments

Ruffler




Tucker - I have all the parts but am missing a few screws. The toe of the foot slips under a bar and lifts the tucker so the fabric can move.



Binder - love how this attaches to the machine head



2 Hemmers - though I'm not sure which came standard . . .

This one is a narrow rolled hem



This one is a wide hem



I also have three in the middle like this. They are attached to a plate that replaces the standard one.




Braider - there are three different size slots for different size braids. They would thread through the opening on top.






Don't have the quilter - will have to look into that one. I have the gauge, it's like most seam guides

Self sewer - the hook on the foot fits into the little lope, and the other part works like a seam guide. Edited - just looked at the manual, the other part IS the seam gauge LOL!!



Then I have one optional attachment - it works with the ruffler to move a narrow ribbon back and forth to create a scalloped ruffled trim. Must have been popular at the time.

SteveH

now those are cool! Interesting thing to note, the big wingnut on mine is on the top back corner of the head not the lower front like your's shows.