Looking for some parts for an OLD Florence Treadle
06-25-2014, 12:15 PM
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Looking for some parts for an OLD Florence Treadle
Hey folks,
I just added this machine to the collection! A week or so of negotiations completed and now a road trip next week and she'll be in the house.
Florence started in 1855 and was sold in the late 1870's so it is a bit rough to find these bits..
It is missing the slide plate, shuttle and bobbin.
The slide plate I can most likely manage... the others are going to be REALLY hard to find, so I figured let's get as much help as I can get.
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I just added this machine to the collection! A week or so of negotiations completed and now a road trip next week and she'll be in the house.
Florence started in 1855 and was sold in the late 1870's so it is a bit rough to find these bits..
It is missing the slide plate, shuttle and bobbin.
The slide plate I can most likely manage... the others are going to be REALLY hard to find, so I figured let's get as much help as I can get.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]480383[/ATTACH]
[ATTACH=CONFIG]480384[/ATTACH]
06-25-2014, 06:14 PM
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hehe, That would be cool!
I may have a line on a broken shuttle and a couple of bobbins. (Not sure what the Broken means yet awaiting pics)
Most folks see these on the "Fancy Leg" treadle and they never even notice the machine. I turned down an option on one of those Fancies because the irons are too fragile for our travelling show.
I may have a line on a broken shuttle and a couple of bobbins. (Not sure what the Broken means yet awaiting pics)
Most folks see these on the "Fancy Leg" treadle and they never even notice the machine. I turned down an option on one of those Fancies because the irons are too fragile for our travelling show.
06-26-2014, 01:51 PM
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06-26-2014, 04:34 PM
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I've got to get better at searching. When I was looking for Florence sewing machines - all I got was a bunch of new machines for sale in cities named Florence. . . I also had problems that it seemed half of what showed up on the search were no longer there - click the link and get the "Nothing here" message.
06-26-2014, 05:03 PM
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I've got to get better at searching. When I was looking for Florence sewing machines - all I got was a bunch of new machines for sale in cities named Florence. . . I also had problems that it seemed half of what showed up on the search were no longer there - click the link and get the "Nothing here" message.
I actually found that one by searching for "antique treadle sewing machine" no name at all.
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