ive got an old treadle sewing machine from my great grandma that im trying to restore.
this thing works really good but im having trouble with finding the shuttle and a clear set of instructions for this machine. from what i know now its a white,queen model no 27 i beleive (thats what the book says model no.27
on the arm it say's QUEEN can somebody maybe shine some light my way ive been on e-bay and have not had much luck with the shuttle. it works good but the shuttle is worn pretty bad.
help me if you can please

These folks might be able to help you out. You might also inquire at the local GOOD yarn store.. a place that carries handspun yarns and caters to spinners and weavers or at a specialty quilting shop... the ladies who keep these places in business are an amazing source of information about pretty much any non-electric means of dealing with textiles and most of these stores have a bulletin board on which you could post your request.

I found this site article,different Model# which may be of help in sourcing parts

quote:

The portable "New Queen" sewing machine manufactured by National in the early 1900s. The machine was available with either a cast iron or wooden base

also (much earlier model)

quote:

The "Home Queen" was a badged version of National's Model Vindex B Top Tension. Sears' main competitor, Montgomery Ward, carried the exact same model under the "Brunswick" label. Sears sold this model from about the late 1890s through early 1900s

from www.ismacs.net/home.html

Links on the right of the Page may assist you in locating parts

PS Old Sewing machines in the UK are almost solid Singer and Jones Models (treadle type) lots still around

thank you ive been to those .
this darn thing is going to drive me mad but im going to get these parts if i have to rome the earth with ametal detector he he i may have found one on ebay but not sure yet. theres not a lot of info on these things. maybe somebody else will have some ideas.

The White Sewing Machine Company is still going strong today! Have you tried contacting them? Even though they probably won't still be selling the parts for the old machines, they could very well know of people that do.

Dodge
Clear this up for us ..when you say shuttle is worn is that the moving foot or where the needle is attached to?
And B) do you think its the gearing or the Component or Both that are worn?

karrow
no i have not contacted them i will give them a shout and see if they can help me. there is no model #s or anything like that. i think its from the early 1800's

bedstor
no its where you put the bobbin of tread into it

no has nothing to do with gearing.
what it does is slide back and forth and and what it slides on is the machines casting the needle goes down right beside it.
thank you ill keep on looken. i just got the wood all reoiled so it looks a 100% better now

up date i have found (i think )the right one for this machine . just waiting for the mail to arive and still no reply from the white co.
(humm maybe ill send them a letter everyday till i get a reply. he he just for the fun of it

you can find your info at This totally unrelated link that has nothing whatsoever to do with sewing machines.



(Edited to make the link description accurate)

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Mrs S ? That's a Hi Jacked link to the Same site I posted earlier
The original link goes to the right page still

No, Bedstor, they are two different sites. Take a look at the addresses again.

Just realised that DG. The Domain Name though has been harvested by a HiJacker

AP is still good Have run a Domain misdirest test on this site and Other than going to a Pool Company on a similr Keyword search Everything is 100%

Though I will Shout out if the situation changes OK?

You really need to look at the addresses and the sites. I don't know what else you said, but AP is fine.

just an update i have located parts and my machine is working just like it was new.
im so happy that this peice is still here with my family. now i can pass some history down to my kids.

My wife is pressing me to restore her mother's Wanamaker Special sewing machine. I have learned that it is actually a Vindex B - Top Tension unit. Can you tell me where you found parts?

i was looking at ebay and finaly found the right parts. thats were i would look but be carful and call them to make sure and also get as many different pics as you can. one part i got cost $13 bucks and its the wrong one. so i have a part that is of no use to me but somebody can use it one day. it took a while for me to finaly find the parts. but well worth the wait. do a lot of research on your machine and you will be better at finding parts. i did lots of google search's . on parts #s and serial #s ect. by the way the part i have is the bobbin winder if some body is interested i can post pics or send them to ya or something.i have to go read aps rules now and what we can do here and where. good luck with your machine