Vintage Sewing Machine Shop.....Come on in and sit a spell
#8091
Originally Posted by BoJangles
Probably made in the 1890's. I am still compiling information. Any one, have more information?
Nancy
Nancy
What is more fun to learn is that Davis was voted the "excellence award" above Bradbury, Wheeler & Wilson, & Jones in 1879-- Davis got 1st place, in treadle, and 1st place in Hand machines. This is after the results were protested and re-done by the first set of judges, protested again then re-done by a new set of judges in Melbourne, Australia with judges not familiar with the Davis at all!
This is what ISMACS says, "What made the Davis machine so revolutionary? The secret was the "Feed." The feeds used previously were wheel-feed which consisted of a revolving wheel, which automatically moved forward at each stitch. The Davis Machine had a "vertical feed." This was a major improvement over the old method and allowed for smooth and flexible seams with stitches alike on both sides. It also allowed the sewing of any number of thicknesses without basting, and operated equally well on the heaviest as well as the lightest fabrics."
I think this stuff is so fasinating!
Nancy
#8092
Originally Posted by Randa
There is no date on my plates...just the serial # 2735454. The date of the sale on the certificate is April 2, 1914. How does this give me a patent date or "birth" date?
Nancy
#8093
Originally Posted by Lostn51
The only catch to the patent dates and the serial on the bobbin/needle plates is the fact that they can get swapped out through the years and then you have no idea as to what the exact year of the machine is. We have ran across that several times on the Needlebar.
Billy
Billy
Nancy
#8094
Originally Posted by Lostn51
The only catch to the patent dates and the serial on the bobbin/needle plates is the fact that they can get swapped out through the years and then you have no idea as to what the exact year of the machine is. We have ran across that several times on the Needlebar.
Billy
Billy
Thank you for the info, BoJangles!!
#8095
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purplefiend: Your machine is gorgeous! Did Bill handpaint those flowers on or are they decals?
#8096
Billy, I posted pictures of my monkey wards machine back on page 495. Would you please let me know if you know who made it and if you have the parts I need that way I can start looking else where if you don't.
Thanks.
Thanks.
#8097
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Originally Posted by hoppyfrog
Billy, I posted pictures of my monkey wards machine back on page 495. Would you please let me know if you know who made it and if you have the parts I need that way I can start looking else where if you don't.
Thanks.
Thanks.
Billy
#8098
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Originally Posted by cabbagepatchkid
purplefiend: Your machine is gorgeous! Did Bill handpaint those flowers on or are they decals?
Bill said they were waterslide decals.
Sharon W.
#8099
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Originally Posted by purplefiend
Originally Posted by cabbagepatchkid
purplefiend: Your machine is gorgeous! Did Bill handpaint those flowers on or are they decals?
Bill said they were waterslide decals.
Sharon W.
#8100
Billy I like your new Avator, although I wish it was the whole treadle not just the emblem!
Nancy
Nancy
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