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    Old 05-22-2010, 04:14 PM
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    And here is my oldest Wheeler & Wilson.. This is the one Im afraid to work on.. not sure where the thread goes, how to thread it or anything..
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    Old 05-22-2010, 04:17 PM
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    Here is my Wilcox and Gibs. I just love the way it lowers into the cabinet and the little feet on the pedals
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    Old 05-22-2010, 04:19 PM
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    And this one Im not sure about. I think it came from Sears & Roebuck. I thought the S on the legs was for Singer when I bought it, but now I think it is an S and R. There is a little lion at the top of the round cartouche. The machine has a lion on the decals and the whole thing is designed in an Egyption style. See the little oil stand underneath on the stand.. And what is the little whole on the top for?
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    Old 05-22-2010, 04:20 PM
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    Originally Posted by SewExtreme
    Another question: will you be going over what to do with rusted irons? All of the supporting irons on the Household treadle I have that was left out in the elements plus the wheel on the machine head are visibly, quite rusted? I am assuming on the legs, etc. I would rid it of as much rust as possible and paint it. Can't imagine doing that on the hand turn wheel.
    Yes I am going to do a Tutorial on the irons!! I have a set of New Home irons that need some serious TLC and it should give you an idea as to what to do when dealing with them. There is actually two ways of finishing the irons, one is with oil and the other is paint. I am going to paint mine but the oil finish is really close to a factory looking japan finish.

    Also you will learn how to make a Pitman arm if yours is a wooden one like mine. (1870ish)

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    Old 05-22-2010, 04:22 PM
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    OK last one for today. This is my Free. It was originally a treadle converted to electric. I want to restore it back if I can find all the parts....
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    Old 05-22-2010, 04:24 PM
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    Wow, lots of great machines.
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    Old 05-22-2010, 04:24 PM
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    Originally Posted by JCquilts
    OK here's the little black Singer from the auction.
    Im thinking that little hole is where the cord for the foot pedal goes. I havent opened up that little black lid to see. It is screwed down.
    JC, that little hole is for the kneebar, no foot pedal for this beauty!! :)
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    Old 05-22-2010, 04:28 PM
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    Originally Posted by Charlee
    Originally Posted by JCquilts
    OK here's the little black Singer from the auction.
    Im thinking that little hole is where the cord for the foot pedal goes. I havent opened up that little black lid to see. It is screwed down.
    JC, that little hole is for the kneebar, no foot pedal for this beauty!! :)
    OK the knee bar came with it, but I didnt think it fit in that little hole. Ill have to try again.
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    Old 05-22-2010, 04:31 PM
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    Originally Posted by JCquilts
    And this one Im not sure about. I think it came from Sears & Roebuck. I thought the S on the legs was for Singer when I bought it, but now I think it is an S and R. There is a little lion at the top of the round cartouche. The machine has a lion on the decals and the whole thing is designed in an Egyption style. See the little oil stand underneath on the stand.. And what is the little whole on the top for?
    The hole is for a pincushion! I am going to have to research the machine to see who might have made it. There were alot of spin off companies with the Singer name because of the branding of the machines. But you have to remember this was probably built during the "Sewing Machine Wars" and more than likely helped set some patent laws in effect.

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    Old 05-22-2010, 04:33 PM
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    Hi Julroc. Hopefully this post won't show up twice. I wrote one post and as I was editing it, the dog came along and hit my hand and the post disappeared.
    You had asked about identifying your singer model on your new (to you) machine. I don't know if anyone has posted this page yet, but in case they haven't, this web page helps a person to figure out what model they have.
    http://www.sandman-collectibles.com/...r-machines.htm
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