I hope you got it. With it being pink and looking adorable I don't think you can go wrong. It looks like a nice machine. $20 Wow! Just be fun to play with for that money.

Over the last two days I bought two machines. A treadle Red Eye 1914 with very nice decals in a no. 5 cabinet 7 drawers and today another red eye 1919 with a potted motor and light but not as nice a shape as the treadle one. I plan to use the second one to put some of the parts on the treadle red eye. For now they all live in the garage for my husband to fix the cabinet and fidle/clean the heads. I hope to post pictures this weekend.

http://tulsa.craigslist.org/atq/1829130832.html

Another WIlcox and Gibbs oldie. In Tulsa.

It's in my basement. No, really. There's at least one of everything in my basement. . . . .

I never thought there was a Red Eye with a potted motor and I know they didnt have them that early. Could you show a picture of them so I can look at it?

Billy

Its a nice machine but a little steep in the price dept.!!

Billy

Well remember this thread? Well guess what happened? We went to this auctionin Beaver WV. After taking a few pictures that sewing machine hid in the back of our truck and came home with us. It was hiding in a mattress pad. The machine needs a lot of TLC but it had a lot of things that came with it. Everything the woman who owned it used was still in the drawers. Her name was Julia so guess that's her name. You quilters out there would have loved this auction sooooo many quilting pieces and thread. Lots of quilting books too. It was a shame to seperate a lot of those things from the machine soooo you guessed it. They followed us home also. They were hiding under the machine and mattress pad. Here are a few pictures of Julia and her attachments.


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I wanted to show you a picture of a Wilcox & Gibbs that we own and it has a motor. So we can treadle or use the motor with electric. So maybe her hubby is going to do the same. Our machine is dated 1884 w/ the motor. It makes a pretty chain stitch. Hope this will make you feel better about changing it to electric. Also hope he will use the right motor.

Crossstitcher congratulations on your new machine!!!!

It does look like its a dandy and I really like the cabinet! Tons of drawers with tons of stuff.

Billy

Aw... Crossstitcher she looks beautiful and I am so glad you brought her home. :XD: I hated the thought of her going to someone that wouldn't appreciate the craftsmanship or history. Anyways....Don't you just love going through the drawers and finding little treasures of the past.
My husband thinks I am corny when I show him the things I pick up at an auction. They are usually the extra things that come along with the item I really wanted. I call them my bonuses. Now just to set the story straight, I don’t go to many auctions but the last time I went I bid on an oak mirror. Included in the box was about 30 -40 “the little blue book” pamphlets from the 1920’s -30’s. My husband and I spent about an hour reading exerts from different ones. We were awed that someone kept them after all these years.

It sounds like you had a great time at the auction and hopefully your husband was able to find room in the truck for a thing or two :)

Thank you for sharing the pictures.

Judy