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Antique "The Free" treadle sewing machine

$ 183.74

Availability: 100 in stock

Description

The St. John Sewing Machine Company, founded in 1870, was the predecessor of the Free Sewing Machine Company. In 1883 it was renamed the Royal Sewing Machine Company. After the company relocated to Rockford, Illinois it was renamed again in 1897 as The Free Sewing Machine Company after company president William C Free.
In 1895 the Illinois Sewing Machine Co was founded using assets from the former Royal Sewing Machine Co of Rockford, Illinois. Will C. Free became the president by 1910, and organized a parent company - the Free Sewing Machine Co. Production continued in Rockford until 1958.
I know this was my Grandmothers machine when my mother was just a girl, so I'm guessing that this machine was made between 1910-1930. There are so many more Singer sewing machines and still in production, that it obviously makes this item more scarce.
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