After more than 46 years, my vintage 1903 Singer Treadle sewing machine Treadles once more!

Bravo to you for only doing what was needed to restore your machine to working order. The youtube "experts" that tear the machine to bits are giving owners the wrong idea. Singer engineering was so good that a clean-up of old oil is all most of the machines need, and a few drops of fresh oil.

I was lucky enough to find this exact sewing machine from the original family who bought it in new in 1917. They took care of it through the years and only required dusting and oiled. They are truly amazing machines.

Wonderful video! I bought a 1921 127 at a rummage sale for $50. Very similar to yours, only the bobbin winder is up high. It sat folded up in a corner for years before I finally decided it was time to give her some love. I took it all apart like you did and cleaned each piece. It was so fulfilling to me to restore her to her former glory, she sews beautifully and she is one of my most prized possessions. She is a grand old lady that everyone admires when they see her. New technology is nice, but you just can’t beat an old black & gold. ♥️

I’ve been trying to find a video on cleaning an old singer treadle sewing machine, thank you

OOPS! I realized after publishing this video that I needed to put the tension disks on first, then the spring for the Tensioner! It has been corrected!

My pop had to replace the belt on his 1902 back in the 80s, it was still on, but was on the verge of disintigrating. He just went to a sewing machine shop and bought two. One is still in the drawers as a back-up. My two treadles came with intact belts, and my dad bought back-ups so they are in the drawers also. I use my two treadles as night stands next to my bed. I keep them inside the cabinets, and not display them. No one would see them but me, and I can do that any time. Unconventional yes, but I will likely never have a craft room to show them off in.

Glad you wake the old Lady up! These mashines are so lovely and doing a good job! I got 4 hand crank mashines- also a Singer from 1895 and other treadle mashines with the new shuttle- all between 1900- 1959. One Zig- zag mashine is enough for me but for quilting (FMQ) i will use an semi industrial, which i want to complete my collection for active using. Your table is wonderful, Jugendstil- it's amazing! The leather is a story, i had to find out how i can make a hole in it without ruin the leather🙏😅. I hammer the leather flat and make a hole, not so much on the edge, so its working best for me. And yes, these mashines are working fine, why not? Its only mechanic, which can rust if humidity is too high so ikeep them warm and dry and protect them from dust. Have fun with your Lady❤ Thanks for your video, it's funny to see other people are finally happy if all parts are moving and the needle start to stitch and makes wonderful stitches, which no new mashine can do- i mean the very short stitches, which are perfect for sewing corsages and historic Fashin! It looks so authentic. Glas you shared this with us!❤

So happy that you have it working again! My great desire is to get my grandmother’s treadle machine working again as well. She taught me when I was 8 years old, 60 years ago 😳!

We JUST bought this machine....its beautifully made. I can't wait to get it sewing again

I just bought a pheasant 1902! All the drawers are being worked on. The treadle belt was very difficult to fit. Once I got it going, it runs like a charm. What a sweet machine - it’s a keeper!

Well done on the restoration. It looks great. I'm glad you have such lovely memories of learning with your dad. I learned on a treadle too and loved it. I bought one from a sweet old lady early on in my marriage and sewed all kinds of things over the years. My treadle is a virtual twin to yours except it's a year older and considerably more battered. I use it almost every day now I'm retired. These machines are valiant workhorses. Nothing fazes them. I sew leather with mine. No problem. Enjoy your beautiful treadle! May you make many more happy memories!

What a lovely machine. You don’t need to put oil down the holes on the machine bed near the slide plates as they are screw holes. What is important is to put a little oil on the shuttle race because that shuttle wears out.

Denise you did a beautiful job restoring this old sewing machine. Showing all the highlights at the end was great. So many interesting details.

Your cabinet is Lovely. Thanks for all the details you put into this video.

We have three treadles, one, a 1902 Singer belonged to my dads great-aunt, and she gave it to him. It sews fine, but now that he is retired he plans to restore the case. It is kind of beat up and has never been restored. That branch of his family (my 4th great grandfolks) has been in the Mojave since before AZ, CA, and NV were even states. (1840s) I learned to sew on that one, and a small hand-crank "Sew Simple" table top machine for kids. My dad got me that one for 5$ at a yard sale because getting the treadle out was a pain sometimes because we lived in a tiny apartment. Another, a 1921 belonged to my paternal granny and I inherited it nearly two decades ago. She had not passed away, she just gave it to me as a gift because she had not used it in decades. Granny is indeed gone now though, Alzheimers in 2018 at age 89. Someone (before granny inherited it) had painted the case white 😒 so a few years ago my dad and I spent several weekends scraping paint and restoring that one. The white paint had yellowed and was peeling off when i was a kid. We have no idea who painted it, because my granny always remembered it being white. So it was likely painted white during/just after WW2. It sews fine as well. The third is an 1874 Domestic (brand) coffin top. It belonged to my 3rd great grandmother. It was given to me by my grandfathers cousin who was terminally ill. Her kids didn't want it, nobody else did either, but her dad had refinished it already, decades ago (the 1950s probably) so it is still in great shape. Except the decals, but I have no idea if it ever had any, it literally has no indications that it did. It sews fine too.

My father taught me to sew also! He is still alive though. He had to teach my mom too. Most people talk about being taught to sew by some female family member, not me. It was my pop, people are usually shocked when I say that as if men were incapabable of learning how to use a sewing machine, just cars and trucks, planes, trains and industrial equipment.

How cool! That was a big job cleaning, repairing. Beautiful decals. How wonderful for you!

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What a beautiful machine I would love it. Enjoy that wonderful thing and sew with it.

Love it .