Antique 1916 DOMESTIC VIBRATING SHUTTLE SEWING MACHINE & MORE
Buffalo NY
VERY GOOD ANTIQUE CONDITION
Can Be Used As TREADLE Or ELECTRIC
INCLUDES:
Electric Motor; Attachments; Extra Bullet Bobbins
Moves Up & Down Free & Easy
Item - Sewing Machine Manufacturer/Brand
Domestic Sewing Machine Co. Buffalo NY
Model - Vibrator Type - Vibrating Shuttle Power
Originally Foot Treadle converted to electric
Manufacture Date - 1916
Condition Physical/Cosmetic - Very Good to Excellent
Condition mechanically - Very good/working Machine
Bed Size - 14 1/2" x 7"
Machine head pins - 9 5/8" center pin to center pin(same as Singer)
Needle System - 15x1 Standard Household needles
Originally a foot treadle machine was probably converted to electric by adding the electic motor sometime in the 1930's-1940's
Manufactured by The Domestic Sewing Machine Company Buffalo NY as indicated on the center bed decal.
Machine can be restored back to Treadle/Non electric use by simply removing the electric motor and placing it back
in a treadle base or it can be placed in a cabinet or portable carrying case
Domestic Vibrator
Domestic Vibrator machines were produced from 1915 into the 1930s. They were copies of the Singer Model 27/127 and were made by White after 1924. Some identifying features are:
- rectangular base
- vibrating shuttle
- disk tension located on the front of the machine
- stitch length control knob on front of pillar
- access plate on the left end of the arm on the front of the machine and at top of pillar on the back of the machine
- side clamping feet
- SN located under front slide plate (early) or on bed tag in front of pillar (late)