Going on a road trip to Los Angeles to pick this beauty up
06-23-2013, 07:38 PM
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So..... Now the real question is Would YOU drive 13 hours round trip in one day (we came home Saturday night) for the privilege of buying this for $250??
As I unloaded it...
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After the cleanup and reassemble
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Yes, those are Silver Plated arms...
4 total bobbins, needle sharpening stone.
(Yes, I have a set of needles that came with....)
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These are the parts I do NOT know what they are..
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How about this beauty. Seam ripper.
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This is the ad in the "paper"
(Actually Scientific American May 3rd,1879)
This purports to be a drawing of the inside of the Wheeler & Wilson Factory
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As I unloaded it...
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After the cleanup and reassemble
[ATTACH=CONFIG]420741[/ATTACH]
[ATTACH=CONFIG]420743[/ATTACH]
Yes, those are Silver Plated arms...
4 total bobbins, needle sharpening stone.
(Yes, I have a set of needles that came with....)
[ATTACH=CONFIG]420744[/ATTACH]
These are the parts I do NOT know what they are..
[ATTACH=CONFIG]420745[/ATTACH]
How about this beauty. Seam ripper.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]420746[/ATTACH]
This is the ad in the "paper"
(Actually Scientific American May 3rd,1879)
This purports to be a drawing of the inside of the Wheeler & Wilson Factory
[ATTACH=CONFIG]420747[/ATTACH]
Last edited by SteveH; 06-23-2013 at 07:41 PM.
06-23-2013, 08:10 PM
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Steve,
I have one of those on my W&W #3 (see the red arrow). I believe I read that it is a thread lube. It attaches to the needle bar and holds oil in it's wick.
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Cathy
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These are the parts I do NOT know what they are..
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I have one of those on my W&W #3 (see the red arrow). I believe I read that it is a thread lube. It attaches to the needle bar and holds oil in it's wick.
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Cathy
[QUOTE=SteveH;6139880]
These are the parts I do NOT know what they are..
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06-23-2013, 08:38 PM
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Absolutely that a 13 hour road trip is well worth to purchase that sewing machine. I am envying the fact that she still has her glass feet. Guard those with your life as they are nigh on impossible to find. Unless, hint, hint, you can fabricate replicas.
06-23-2013, 10:30 PM
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Well, the Original reason for the trip was this machine, which we picked up first.
Magic is they both rode home in the trunk of a Saturn...
Never seen one with the maker badge in the bonnet/coffin top
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Elias Howe Model B
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Cool mechanism, locks up and down.
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I have ho idea what this foot is for..
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the back...
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Magic is they both rode home in the trunk of a Saturn...
Never seen one with the maker badge in the bonnet/coffin top
[ATTACH=CONFIG]420790[/ATTACH]
Elias Howe Model B
[ATTACH=CONFIG]420791[/ATTACH]
[ATTACH=CONFIG]420792[/ATTACH]
Cool mechanism, locks up and down.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]420793[/ATTACH]
[ATTACH=CONFIG]420794[/ATTACH]
I have ho idea what this foot is for..
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the back...
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