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    Old 04-30-2012, 05:31 PM
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    Originally Posted by jljack
    Oooo! I like that one too, but not enough to drive 8 hours round trip for!! The gas alone would cost me $100.
    Aww why not? I've driven to Indy twice for machines and it's a 12 hour round trip minimum. Varrooommmm, beep beep.

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    Old 04-30-2012, 05:39 PM
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    Originally Posted by miriam
    and I found a manual - each color is a different page
    [ATTACH=CONFIG]332081[/ATTACH]
    Miriam; I've seen a manual like that before but cannot remember where. It may even be a machine I have.
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    Old 04-30-2012, 05:42 PM
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    Originally Posted by nurseknitsLaura
    ....When I get the hand wheel drilled i will figure out how to post a picture. Laura
    Laura,

    I know that you’ve already bought the drill bit, but I found that using a grinder worked great to make the notch! I found that a 5/8”-wide grinder wheel makes a perfect notch for the after-market hand wheel finger (w/rubber cushion), at least on an aluminum Singer 185K hand wheel.

    Just grind it s-l-o-w-l-y to keep from getting it too hot, especially when you get to the thinner part of the wheel....

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    Old 04-30-2012, 05:55 PM
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    Originally Posted by pfroggg
    Charlee's treadle will have been made in Watertown NY--a high arm?--before Davis moved to Dayton OH in around 1890. A Davis low arm made in Watertown would have had something like 'Davis SMCo Watertown NY' cast into the pedal. Davis didn't cast the irons themselves but sourced them locally; treadles made after the move to Dayton usually have a foot pedal design that is a simple grid. FWIW!

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    Yep! If you go to my blog, there are posts there with "before" pics, "during pics" and of course the "after" pics...the cabinet was refinished under Skip's tutelage!
    It is a Watertown, NY machine...a high arm.
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    Old 04-30-2012, 06:20 PM
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    Charlee,

    I'm hoping to get the serial number of one of the first Davis' made in Dayton, George Huffman's personal SM (the big cheese). I called the Dayton Historical Society and there supposed to get back to me. I'm hoping this will nail down the switch over SN.
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/only1tanuki/513799211/

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    Old 04-30-2012, 06:23 PM
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    Originally Posted by Charlee
    Yep! If you go to my blog, there are posts there with "before" pics, "during pics" and of course the "after" pics...the cabinet was refinished under Skip's tutelage!
    It is a Watertown, NY machine...a high arm.
    Beautiful restoration! Nice work.

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    Old 04-30-2012, 06:41 PM
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    Originally Posted by jlhmnj
    Charlee,

    I'm hoping to get the serial number of one of the first Davis' made in Dayton, George Huffman's personal SM (the big cheese). I called the Dayton Historical Society and there supposed to get back to me. I'm hoping this will nail down the switch over SN.
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/only1tanuki/513799211/

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    Didn't you figure that mine was "on the cusp", or shortly before the move to Dayton, while Janice's machine was shortly after?

    I saw your post on the new Davis list.... and that machine is right purdy!! Are those MOP inlays, do you know?
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    Originally Posted by pfroggg
    Beautiful restoration! Nice work.

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    Thanks! It wouldn't have happened without Skip, I don't think! Took the spousal unit and I about a week of working on it everyday...it was fun and really satisfying!
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    Yes, it's mother of pearl and a good looking SM. Your and Janice's Davis' are on the cusp of the move but seperated by 20,000 machines. The value of having the serial number of one of the first machines made in Dayton is that it is an excellent reference point since we know Dayton started production in late '89 or early '90. Plus we could probably figure out whether your machine was made in '88 or '89 (my money's on '89).

    Not that all this is terribly important but I have an awful lot of fun with it.

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    Originally Posted by Charlee
    Didn't you figure that mine was "on the cusp", or shortly before the move to Dayton, while Janice's machine was shortly after?

    I saw your post on the new Davis list.... and that machine is right purdy!! Are those MOP inlays, do you know?
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    Old 04-30-2012, 08:02 PM
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    Originally Posted by jlhmnj
    Yes, it's mother of pearl and a good looking SM. Your and Janice's Davis' are on the cusp of the move but seperated by 20,000 machines. The value of having the serial number of one of the first machines made in Dayton is that it is an excellent reference point since we know Dayton started production in late '89 or early '90. Plus we could probably figure out whether your machine was made in '88 or '89 (my money's on '89).

    Not that all this is terribly important but I have an awful lot of fun with it.

    Jon
    Wow, Interesting stuff! Ok Jon can you tell me about what year my Davis Vertical Feed was produced - serial # 767,313?

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