Singer Treadle
 

This Singer treadle machine belonged to my grandmother, who was a quilter. I'm sure it's seen a lot of use, but is now in a long-resting state as I'm intimidated by the thought of bringing it back to life. It hasn't been stored well before coming my way. On the plus side, all moving parts move smoothly without any sound. I also have a box full of accessories.

Go slowly and get it back up to going again. That's Grandma's machine! I have my Grandma's old treadle machine too, and I wouldn't trade it for the world. Lots of help here at QB when you're ready to dive into it. It'll be a mission of love for you, with great rewards.

CD in Oklahoma

nice! I ended up having to get that same plate for mine! I also need to get a belt for it and get it going. yours is pretty. mine has faded/rubbed off sphinx decals.

Wow! Tiffany decals and all. A very good find, save.

Those decals are hard to find and are not usually in as good condition as yours. At least in the U.S.. I have my Aunt Fay's machine and it needs a whole lot of work. Sew on.

Very nice! Read the stickies on cleaning these old machines and watch the videos. Use sewing machine oil ONLY on the painted surfaces. Some modern cleaners will destroy your decals.
Glenn has a great tutorial on restoring the cabinet as well.
From what I can see the wood is in good shape. I don't see any lifted or missing veneer which is common. I think you'll be amazed at how good it looks when you're done cleaning it up. I think you'll be impressed at how well it sews too. It uses standard 15x1 needles, you can still buy the bobbins new too. You can look up the serial number here: http://ismacs.net/singer_sewing_mach...-database.html
That will give you an approximate "born on" date. If you don't have one, manuals are available as free downloads at Singerco.com in the resources section.
I hope this helps,
Rodney

That will be quite a beauty when cleaned up! Such a family treasure!

Would be a shame to not restore her - I still enjoy using my treadle. We lose our electric frequently in not so nice weather or if too many birds gather on the lines.

no fear oil her up and enjoy it!!!! A couple rubs of Re-store a finish will bring the cabinet back!!!

shes a keeper....oil lots and she will run like a "deer"..LOL....love mine and get her set up once in a while to get back to my roots LOL...learned on a singer...