Sewing Machine

August 2004
Becky and I had just pulled Grandma Smith's treadle sewing machine out of the garage where Mom had been storing it. Quite a bit of the veneer is damaged. Grandma had an electric motor put on it so the treadle foot is missing. There's a chance it could still be in the garage, if not, then it's buried about 10 feet under the Medical Clinic building at 420 Water St. in Webster City.





Feb 2008
Here it is taken apart and each wooden piece is being cleaned.










All the veneer had to be replaced and in some places, not only the veneer but the wood layers had to be rebuilt.









March 2008
The side of the cabinet is being rebuilt and clamped into place.












Before the finish was stripped off, there were places where you could see that the original finish looked like a golden oak color.