[thank you so much for that info. I spent hours looking, I just am not very good at searchiig. I always say an iitem is worth what someone will pay for it. When he said he wanted to sell it, of course I wanted to buy it. Then he said someone told him he should get a couple thousand for it because it was a very rare one, so of course I just had to try to research it. It does appear to be an unusual model, unlike the ones we finddaily. Again, thanks for the info.

quote=Miz Johnny]I know once one of you tell me, I'm going to be smacking my head and saying, "Doh!", but I can't figure out what an "F&F" is. I did find this information:

Chicago Sewing Machine Co. Est 1875 - 1882
◦Factory: Chicago. Illinois
Became:
Chicago Sewing Machine Co. Inc Est 1882 - 1902 Th Ooo Oi
◦Factory: 42 – 52 North Halsted Street, Chicago. Illinois.
Previously:
Tyber & Sweetland Manufacturing Co. to 1875
Machines Made:
◦No’s 1 – 5, 7, 11
◦Chicago Low Arm Singer
◦Imperial High Arm
◦The Columbian
◦The Peerless

As for selling it, it's worth what someone will pay for it. That is not meant as a snide or snarky comment, it's just that you can't really put a value on something like this and expect it to hold true. If several people want it, it's worth more. If only one person wants it, it's worth less. THAT'S why everyone thinks their machines are "worth" $400 or whatever--they saw one go for that on Ebay, and don't take into consideration all the other factors: availabilty, 2 people in a bidding war, drunken stupor, whatever. (BTW, there's a Sphinx on Ebay right now--asking price is $3,000.) Most genuine collectors will not tell someone what an machine is "worth", and most sewing machine sites state that at the top of their page, as that is the question most frequently asked.


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Yes, its the orginial covering and theres enough of it that I think I can make it work. Any suggestion for a subsititute covering if I have to redo the whole thing?

My score of the day tho wasn't really sewing related, altho I wanted it for my room...I needed it for my pincushions, thimbles and notions.... probably paid too much at $15.00, but I wanted it!![/quote]

I think that is a good price for such a nice cabinet. It is a beauty. Kathie

This was in the machine I just bought. I'm not into mending hose or tablecloths, but interesting.

The little plate is part 15359, called "Feed Cover Plate". I will take a pic of it tomorrow. The folks I ordered the belt from sent me a complimentary parts catalog.

Nicky, it could be used for a number of things then, freemotion quilting, embroidery, zigzagger, etc. :)

That's a pretty machine..you're going to have so much fun with it!

[quote=buslady] . . . When he said he wanted to sell it, of course I wanted to buy it. Then he said someone told him he should get a couple thousand for it because it was a very rare one. . . [quote]

Of course. "Someone" knows an awful lot about machines, because Someone is always telling people that!! Wish I could find Someone to buy some of mine, because I'd like to have a couple thousand dollars.

Does it look like this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sy4rJlsXViw

or maybe this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/PEERLESS-TREADLE...-/110336369008

It's a VERY RARE machine that goes over $400. Tell him to put it on ebay, and you can bid on it there!

Charlee, Seeing your knickknack shelf has reminded me that I have a center drawer from an extremely damaged treadle cabinet top that I'm planning to convert into a shelf with a dowel at end to hold a small quilt. Just another project on my never-ending to do list.

Bottom photo is an "idea" of how I want the shelf to look.

That's an adorable display! Totally worth the $15 the way yoou made it look!