WHITE Vibrating Shuttle Treadle Machine

A few weekds ago, Hazel adopted a treadle machine. In corresponding with her about her treadle, I was telling her about mine. I sent her a picture or two, then I was forced to take a close look at mine. THE DUST! OMG! It was a GOOD thing, because it forced me to realize that I needed to do some serious dusting and de-cluttering. While my White was 'naked', I took a few pictures that I will show you here, because after I dusted, I 'foo foo'd' it up, and it is not as visible anymore

A few years ago, I think on a day while the 'quilting girls' and I were here, Louie and my brother went 'junkin' (THE NERVE! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT????) Louie has a favorite place in Illinois that is an indoor flea market, consignment type place, with rental spaces. He came home that night and told me he had found a treadle machine that was pretty nice. I kind of rolled my eyes, and asked, 'how nice?' 'Nice!' he said. 'How much?' I asked. '$85'. 'REALLY???' Ok, now tell me that, and expect me not to want to go and look. The next day was Sunday, so we went back over, and of course, it came home with us. I actually told him I wanted it, but was not sure I should spend the money on it. I kept walking away, roaming the store, and coming back to look at it. In the end, he made the decision, and told a worker to please have it taken up front, as we were going to buy it.

This is exactly the shape it was was in when we bought it. It did not need any refinishing. I cleaned it up, polished it, downloaded a manual for it off the internet, (even though the original was included, but oil soaked), sewed some stitches so I knew it worked, wound a bobbin, and that was all I needed. It sits proudly in my living room just inside my front door under a large mirror. I love it...and the fake plants look much bettertoo, since they aren't growing 'fuzz' anymore!