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I have a Goodrich A treadle sewing machine. Can anyone give me any information on the years of production, history, and is it worth restoring?
All moving parts seam to be functioning. I can't find any information on the model A.
Thanks
newbuf
There is info about. Start here:
http://www.sewalot.com/foley%20&%20williams%20goodrich.htm
http://needlebar.org/cm/displayimage.php?album=165&pid=2576#top_display_media
Foley & Williams Manufacturing Co. 1885 – 1924 ?Factory: Cincinnati, Ohio.
?Offices: 149 W. Sixth Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 1891
President: William C. Foley 1902 - 1913
Formerly:
H. B. Goodrich 1880 - 1885
?Factory: 70 & 72 Adams Street, Chicago, Illinois.
Became:
Goodrich Sewing Machine Co. 1924 – 1935
?Factory: Chicago, Illinois.
Machines Made:
?The Goodrich (H. B. Goodrich)
?Automatic - toy (F & W M) 1906
?Reliable
?Midget (F & W M)
?Triumph (F & W M)
?Practical
?New Goodrich No. 1 1888 (F & W M)
?New Goodrich No. 2 1892 1894 (F&W M)
?Improved New Goodrich 1891 - 1903(F & W M)
?Goodrich A
?Goodrich B 1909 (Patent 1891 F & W M)
?Minnesota B (G S M)
sorry I can't edit that above post, it is a copy and paste from Dave Best's list of American Sewing Machine manufacturers. Look at Foley and Williams. http://www.sewmuse.co.uk/american%20sewing%20machine%20manufacturers.htm#g
Is it worth restoring - sure if you want to. It's already cosmetically challenged and it's not a terribly rare machine, so if you mean, is it worth restoring to sell for a profit, the answer is probably no. The company wasn't as big and longstanding as Singer but in its time Goodrich had a huge output of machines, sold under many different names. Goodrich was a supplier to Sears Roebuck. The company closed in 1935.
I HAVE A VINTAGE GOODRICH "A" SEWING MACHINE IT DOES WORK! ONLY MISSING THE BELT! WOULD LIKE SOME INFORMATION ABOUT IT! IF ANYONE KNOWS PLEASE CONTACT ME!
THANK YOU,
CHARLES
ALSO HAS THREE DATES OCT 6, 1891
FEB 5, 1898
OCT 25, 1898
AND I BELIEVE THIS IS THE ID # 235003
THANK YOU, CHARLES