![]() ![]() ![]() if so, place a watch on the listing to see if it sells. Some similar machines listed for sale that you can check to see if yours is similar and in approximately the same condition. So condition, shipping, working?, accessories, does it have a case?, No 2 machines will be the same so that is another fact: Only a sold listing can provide any kind of 'value' as this shows what a person was willing to pay for that item. However, you cannot determine value by looking at similar 'for sale' machines as a buyer can ask any price they desire but until it is sold it has no 'value'. You can look at how many similar clones are listed for sale online but especially on eBay. ![]() Japan usually always used a Singer to make their clones and most of these were good machines. Generally made in Japan and sold to American companies. Your Eau Claire Super Deluxe Precision sewing machine model 24 is most likely a clone just like most of the 'for sale' listings being listed for your information on 'value'.Ĭlones were named anything the companies buying the machines wanted them named - maybe even after their grandmother if they so desired - just like Sears with their 'brand' - Kenmore. Here are a few clues to the age of your machine:ĭoes it have a presser foot? If no, then it is from before 1900, which is when sewing machines came with a presser foot to hold the fabric layers together.ĭoes the stand/cabinet it's mounted in have a wood box that covers the machine head? If yes, then it's from the early 1880's.ĭoes the stand/cabinet it's mounted in have a "drop-head", which means the machine head lowers down into a cabinet? If yes, then it's from the late 1880's to late 1900. After that, more electric machines were being made than treadle machines. From a couple of owner manuals I found on-line, and Ebay listings, I'm guessing your treadle machine is most likely late 1880's to maybe 1910 at the latest. about your model # 604790, but if your machine doesn't have the "crinkle finish", then it has to be prior to the late 1920's. white/white-sewing-machine-company-history.html ![]()
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