It ran if you turned the hand wheel but not very smoothly. This one, which I inherited from my husband’s family, had been in a garage in Florida, and before that, it was used as a plant stand (the sad fate of many). It would be great if every re-discovered treadle was in wonderful condition, but sometimes they’re far from it.
Pry the old one off with your fingers, and pop a new one on.
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On many old Singers like mine, there’s a little rubber tire that contacts the hand wheel when you press the bobbin winder down, and a lever that holds it in place-until that gets pushed back by the full bobbin, and the winder disengages automatically! Those little tires get crackly and brittle with age, but they are easy to replace. The difference here is that all the workings are out in the open, making them interesting to watch, and much easier for you to tinker with if necessary. Just like on a modern machine, there’s a way for the bobbin winder to engage and disengage (contacting the wheel or the belt for power), and a mechanism to spin the bobbin and to move the thread back and forth.
But even if you don’t need a machine-specific bobbin, you may find yourself enchanted by the mechanism of the old winder. I love watching this vintage bobbin winder work-something I never thought I would say! If your treadle takes modern bobbins, you can wind them on a modern machine, which is a good option if the original bobbin winder is broken or missing.
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