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Old 05-26-2021, 06:04 AM
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I have a Gritzner VG treadle machine in a wooden cabinet. I have had her since 1975, I would like to find out her approximate age. The machine is missing the spider badge, the only number I find is stamped into the base of the machine. I have checked all of the sites listed on google without any success. Any help would be appreciated.
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According to a German website (<link - hopefully in English) the VG would be about 1945. There evidently was another style that had a different body shape and probably later. There is another English website about Gritzner machines, but does not list the VG.

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Thank you for your help. I tried to post photos from my phone without success.
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Nice machine! Thank you for showing it. It looks like a little different bobbin winder than the German site I linked to. I'm wondering if it may be a little older than the one shown there. I know a lot of the early European machine has a bobbin winder with a long arm on them. Yours appears to be in between the really old styles and a more modern ones. I'm thinking that maybe they needed a different winder for electric machines.

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I am enjoying the wooden base for the treadling feet. Looks good and welcome to the board.
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That is a really nice looking setup, and welcome to the Board!
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Thanks for sharing. Nice machine. I had a couple of Gritzner machines badged as Kenmores. They were very well made.

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