ANTIQUE SEWING MACHINE TREADLE - Circa 1870 RARE COLLECTABLE in MACGREGOR, Queensland for sale
THIS RARE 1870 ANTIQUE - AMERICAN BUTTONHOLE - TREADLE SEWING MACHINE WAS MANUFACTURED BY THE AMERICAN BUTTON HOLE OVER SEAMING & SEWING MACHINE CO IN PHILADELPHIA PA.
THE MACHINE DISPLAYS A UNIQUE BUTTON HOLD FEATURE THAT OPERATES FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF THE MACHINE ALONG WITH THE VERY UNCOMMON PIERCED SKELETAL ARM CONSTRUCTION.
A MAGNIFICENT SOLID WALNUT TIMBER BONNET COVERS THIS EXQUISITE MACHINE. THE MACHINE DISPLAYS BEAUTIFUL GOLD SCROLL AND THE TABLETOP IS COMPLETE WITH A SMALL UNIQUE SHAPED DRAWER. INCLUDED IS THE ORIGINAL INSTRUCTION MANUAL, BOBBIN WINDER, UNIQUE SHUTTLE AND THREE BOBINS, KEYS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS.
THIS IMPRESSIVE ANTIQUE MACHINE WOULD BE A WONDERFUL ASSET TO ANY COLLECTION.