Antique Davis Vertical Feed Treadle Sewing Machine - Original Oak Cabinet - $350 - o.b.o.

This is a Davis Vertical Feed Treadle Sewing Machine. It folds down into the oak cabinet. The treadle and the sewing machine do function, but needs the leather belt tightened up. Davis Sewing Machines were made in the late 1800s through the early 1900s. So, this machine is over 100 years old. It and its oak cabinet are in very good condition. And it is Very Beautiful. The original Instruction Booklet comes with it as well as the sewing machine accessories.

Early Davis sewing machines, known as their "Vertical Feed" machines, did not use the conventional foot motion feed, as invented by Allen B, Wilson and used in most other machines. These machines have no feed dogs at all. Instead, they have two presser feet, one of which, along with the needle bar, moves the cloth while the needle is still through the cloth. The other, larger, presser foot is used to hold the cloth stationary while the needle lifts out of the cloth and moves forward to get ready for the next stitch. While Davis called this mechanism their "Vertical Feed", sewing machines with similar mechanisms are now known as "walking foot" machines.

Later Davis machines used a more conventional feed mechanism, with a stationary presser foot and feed dogs. Davis called them "underfeed" machines.

On Oct 18, 1881, Davis Sewing Machine Co., was awarded US Pat. 248,449 for improvements over existing shuttle designs.

Around 1892, Davis started manufacturing bicycles. The Dayton Daily News indicated that the bicycle business was so successful that Davis gradually phased out production of sewing machines. The Huffman Manufacturing Company was formed as a sales outlet for Davis parts. In 1924, the Davis Company's assets were liquidated.

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