My OLDEST Antique Singer Treadle Sewing Machine -1871 New Family / Model 12 demo & timing adjustment

Yes - it still works!!
Built in 1871, this video provides a very close examination of my oldest antique singer machine.
This New Family (or Model 12) It turns 150 years old in 2021. (This is the same as a model 12k - just made States-side instead of in Scotland).

00:00 Introduction
00:40 History
01:47 External Overview
02:32 Functional Overview
04:42 How the upper tension adjusts
05:04 Setting the needle
05:55 Underside Detail
06:49 Winding the Bobbin Spool
07:41 Threading the Shuttle
09:00 Threading the Needle
09:27 Tensioning
09:44 Timing Adjusting
12:39 Stitching demonstration
12:53 Close-up underside
13:19 Treadle wear
14:04 Full speed demonstration

You will see how I thread the boat shuttle, wind the bobbin spool, thread the needle, and adjust stitch length.
Also, the underside is presented up close so that you can see exactly how the stitch is formed on this transverse shuttle treadle sewing machine.

Specialty Screwdriver tools:
https://chapmanmfg.com/collections/individual-parts
Their customer service was outstanding – far exceeding expectations.
Shipping was impressively fast, and the automatic email updates through my recent order/delivery were very reassuring!!
Special Shout Out for ongoing support:
Vintage Industrial Sewing Machines
https://www.facebook.com/groups/137241563337471
Vintage Sewing Machine DIY Repair and Restoration
https://www.facebook.com/groups/775747559179828
sources used:
https://spartacus-educational.com/Isaac_Singer.htm
http://needlebar.org/main/early12s/index.html#:~:text=It%20is%20widely%20reported%20in,to%20be%20produced%20in%201865.
https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/science-and-technology/technology-biographies/isaac-merrit-singer
images used:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Edward_Clark_1850.jpg {{PD-US}}
https://www.biography.com/inventor/isaac-singer
http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/evancoll/a/014eva000000000u04195v00.html

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