Meet the Queen!

This sewing machine was produced sometime about 1900 by the Davis Sewing Machine Company for A.G. Mason.The treadle irons resemble the Davis irons. From what information I can find on the Internet (not much!) the Davis Company was purchased by White Sewing Machine Company. So most references for this sewing machine are for a "White Queen Sewing Machine".

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 Above are the before cleaning pictures. I only used sewing machine oil to clean the machine head as the decals are very fragile. I sprayed the treadle irons with Triflow oil then wiped them down. I then used Hornsby Neutral Furniture Restore on the cabinet. The veneer needs some TLC on the top but that is a future project. 

Here are the pictures after an oil spa bath. I hooked up the old treadle belt that came with her (needs a new one) and all systems are functioning. In the future I may gently apply a light coat of new shellac over the decals to protect them. 

Wheeler & Wilson's No. 8 Sewing Machine

Wheeler & Wilson's No. 8. I could not pass this sewing machine up when it was offered to me. She was made between 1878 and 1880. I am now looking for the glass feet which are inserted into the presser foot, a very unique W&W design. Since these pictures were taken I have fixed the drawers attachment to the cabinet top

 Before picture of the cabinet. I have since given it a treatment with Hormsby furniture restore.

 This is the bobbin winder assembly. Note in the picture below is a small wheel to be placed on the bobbin winder post to sharpen needles.

 Above in the plastic baggie is five bobbins and one of the unique glass feet.

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Morse Fotomatic 4100 Zig Zag Sewing Machine

This beautiful sewing machine joined the collection on March 30th, 2012. She is gorgeous with her neat cream and blue color scheme and fancy chrome accents. She did not come with a manual so test driving her will be a learning experience for me. The sewing machine was made in Japan likely in the late 1960s. She is immaculate inside and out and obviously well cared for.  

The feed dogs can be lowered for free motion quilting. There are several decorative stitches that can be dialed in and the button on the top of the arm is the button holer control.

This is a Plymouth sewing machine. It is a class 15 Singer clone made in Japan sometime in the 1950s or early 1960s. She was my first vintage sewing machine and cost me $18.99 at Goodwill. She needed a foot controller and belt and only minor cleaning but all is fixed now. This machine was the start of my collection of vintage sewing machines. Eventually I will put her in a cabinet as she came as is, without a case top and broken hinges. Her name is Patience.

Vintage Sewing Machines

I also am a beginning collector of vintage and antique sewing machines. I love the vintage Japanese sewing machine clones. Most of them are so colorful and remind me of the 50's and 60s American made cars. Here is one of my favorite sewing machines, a Damascus with art deco designs. She was made sometime after October 1920, the last patent date. She came with a neat "foot" controller. I have not powered her up because the foot pedal is on it's way for my brother to repair and restore. Note the  electical connectors on the back of the motor, I think they are called Chicago connectors. This is the second vintage sewing machine that has this type of electrical connection.