Restored Antique German Kayser High Arm Treadle Sewing Machine (1890-1910?)

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Restored Antique German Kayser High Arm Treadle Sewing Machine (1890-1910?):
$265.00

*** Even though i do my best to describe my machines well & post good pictures, keep in mind that i\'m not perfect & neither are the machines that i\'ve restored. All the work that i do on these sewing machines is done by me by hand.the most difficult area for me to master has been the restoration painting(repainting black areas & details) & clear-coating (for protection) that i do on these machines. i use foam brushes for the black areas & clear-coatings generally. small fine haired brushes & such as used for fine detail work and so on. even so, and being as careful as i can be regarding re-doing the surfaces of these machines (to varying degrees)...there will still be flaws on them. sometimes there may be a drip/s i didn\'t see, or a small bump/s from a piece of foam that came off a brush...or it will be that the paint i used to re-do some details is thick/or thicker than the surrounding painted areas (which it should be somewhat, because it is generally on top of the surrounding paint).
i state this at the beginning of my listings now as a warning:I DO NOT ACCEPT RETURNSAT THIS TIME. i cannot afford to do so. anyone who decides/commits to offerding on or buying one of my sewing machinesshould be certain that they want the machine and are willing to keep the machine (as it is). damage en route & usage issues are things i have no problem dealing w/ & helping buyers with. please ask questions if you have them. also: if you buy this machine & are happy/satisfied with it...please leave positive response for me here on . thank you. ***
this listing is fora:Restored Antique German Kayser High Arm Treadle Sewing Machine that i think was probably made between 1890 - 1910. this machine operates smoothly now and it\'s complete (there are no missing parts that i\'m aware of). it comes with one original bobbin, shuttle & needle (all have been cleaned). it sews a little but the upper thread pulls/loops too much to the underside and if i increase the upper thread tension, it tends to make the upper thread break when sewing. anyway, this machine seems to weigh about 20 lbs and it should weigh around 25 lbs when packed & ready to ship.
the machine tends to not sit perfectly flat (that\'s the way the underside parts sit), so i used some foam hand grips to level it out in some of my pictures. this machine has an automatic shuttle ejector that is activated when the left side slide plate is in a position where the shuttle is all the way toward the left side and this plate is opened all the way. a lever below this slide plate pops the shuttle up as shown in my picture. the screw below the bobbin winder and facing the sewer i used to tighten or loosen the winder against the hand wheel edge for winding a bobbin. i wound the bobbin in this machine on the winder and it worked well. i completely disassembled and cleaned this winder unit. the rubber tire is new.
overall this is a nice looking, clean, re-painted, protected with polyurethane and smoothly operating example of a German high arm sewing machine. i don\'t like paint chips or rust, and so this machine is the opposite of that. it\'s a nice functioning & complete antique sewing machine. it should look good in someone\'s collection.
*** i do not accept returns. i do my best to describe my items accurately. i will insure this machine when i ship it via UPS. i will provide tracking information when i\'m ready to ship the machine. an adult signature will be required when the machine arrives.this machine will be very well packed:: triple boxed/strong tape and all. i will use Instapak form-able foam protective shipping packs when i box-up this machine.. this treadle sewing machine head should weigh around 25 lbs when it\'s all boxed-up.see my other listings and currently listed sewing machines if interested. ***
*** I was a Husqvarna Viking certified & trained sewing machine, serger & quilting machine repairman/technician for about 4 yrs. then my mother sold her Albany, NY Viking dealership in April 2011. i repaired and serviced about 1,000 machines during that time. now i just repair machines by appointment only & i purchase and fix-up only those machine that i want to work on or that i like. my focus is on old Singer model 15 machines, Singer 15-91, 201-2 potted gear machines, 66\'s, fiddle base machines & usually the older - oldest hand crank machines...or any good/interesting sewing machine restoration project. ***