Restoring a 125-Year-Old Antique New Royal Treadle Sewing Machine // Start-to-Finish // Woodwork
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- čas přidán 26. 06. 2024
- In this video, I perform a full restoration my great-grandmother’s antique New Royal treadle sewing machine manufactured in 1897. This furniture piece has been sitting in my garage for a while, and in storage for decades. I decided it was time to bring some new life back to this heirloom!
00:00 Intro
02:05 Disassembly and Small Repairs
07:05 Undercarriage Repair and Large Veneer Replacement
10:04 The Base - Cleaning, Painting and Reassembly
12:14 Staining
14:38 Applying Finish
15:26 Final Touches Before Reassembly
16:05 Reassembly and Functional Check
18:59 Final Reveal
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Watco Danish Oil (Finish) - www.rustoleum.com
Varathane Ebony (Water-based stain) - www.rustoleum.com
Minwax Red Mahogany (Oil-based stain) - www.minwax.com
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Music Credit: www.Bensound.com
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This is really impressive! I enjoyed watching your process and skill. My favourite part was the sewing leather belt, my jaw dropped when you brought it back to its original form and it was actually functional! Way to go 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Thanks so much for the comments! I was actually quite nervous the first time putting the belt on…not knowing if or how it would work…but it works pretty smoothly.
You are a wonderful brother, son and grandson to put so much love back into this sewing machine for your sister. I should last another 100 years and you did your family PROUD. Loved watching it.
Thank you!!
I really want one of these. I've wanted one for decades.
I really liked the fact you didn't use chalk paint. I love seeing old furniture look great again and seeing the beautiful wood and craftsmanship. It looks beautiful
Thank you! I’ve never used chalk paint and, in general, can’t stand the thought of painting hardwood for the reasons you mentioned!
Actually made my heart hurt, I used to sew on my grandmother's when she was upstairs in the attic. Thanks for your caring heart.
Aw that makes me so happy! Glad you enjoyed it
I've been watching a lot of restoration videos lately as I've inherited my great grandmothers sewing machine from around that same time. Different brand but the cabinet is a dead ringer, and I know I'm going to have to give it some love. I know it worked when they stopped using it, and my mother used to make my school clothes on it when I was a kid.
This is a great restoration. So many I see on CZcams are 'aggressive' and over-done, without any sympathy for the old machinery and cabinet. But you have done a thoughtful, competent restoration, really in keeping with the 'spirit' of the sewing machine. Well done!
Many thanks! I appreciate the kind words
Your great-grandmother would be very proud of all the work and time you put into this project. You did a beautiful job of restoring this beautiful part of your family's history. Blessings! 🙂
Thank you very much! I certainly hope so!
Great job! Your Grandma is very proud of you. Now, please have someone in your family learn to sew and use her! I own 8 sewing machines. 6 modern electric ones (from new through the 60s) and 2 treadle machines (1930s). The treadles are my favorites!
My grandmother left me her treadle sewing machine, but the people who cleaned the house for us stole it. I sincerely hope they took care of it! This is a beautiful machine! I am so glad you restored it!!
Sorry yours got stolen! But thank you for your encouraging comment :)
@@OkieCraftsman your restoration was amazing and I was happy to see how much you cared for it.
Great grandmother would give you hugs and kisses. Good job.
Ahhh thank you so much! That means a lot!
You are indeed a SICK individual which in my eyes makes all Americans proud. GREAT WORK DUDE !!!!
Haha thank you 🙏
Great-grandmother is smiling down with pride. Awesome job.
A friend gave my wife a 1917 Singer last year. I spent 4 months working it over the cabinet ws in much worst condition that your and I spent a lot of time shakiing my head. Your machine turned out great. I like leaving small dents and wear spots on the cabninet as it shows use over 100 years.Knowing the history use those that used it is a great feeling. Thank You for shareing the rebuild with us. Just watch out as a friend brought two Singer over for me to restore. I'm just about ready to put the first one back together. It's a 1892 model and was in good condition. The next one is a 1885 Singer in a walnut cabinet. Just be caareful sewing machines are adictive. It's easy to save them all from the dump. Great job on your treasure.
So far I have resisted the urge to do anymore! 🤞
I have a 1958 singer 201-2 electric sewing machine with cabinet and bench all original in very good condition. No broken pieces. Just needs a touch up but sadly I live in Puerto Rico. I’m sure my husband can redo the finish on it. Maybe a light sanding and stain. I also have a pretty stand up spool thread box same queen Ann style as the cabinet. I use my sewing machine to sew with it too. I do my regular vegetable gardening early in the morning and my rose garden too. Then by 10:30 am I’m inside sewing. I just love my retirement as a dialysis nurse from New Jersey. We both worked hard to build our home here in the mountains. We built our separate detached garage and driveway all cement with solar panels and 1800 gallon water cisterns and solar water heater and solar water distiller on the cement roof of the house. Our house is all solar panels powered. Even though we are Puerto Ricans, the neighbors calls us Gringos because of our prepper mentality. With our raised beds, our hard work to keep everything esthetically pretty compared to their laziness. You will not find a leaf out of place. We are both OCD.
i remembered those machines my grand parents 2 of those thank you
To get proper tension on the drive belt, you will have to shorten it a bit more. The little devise on the front that you used as an idler is actually the bobbin winder. The bobbin is a small "dumb bell" shaped piece inside of the "torpedo" shaped devise underneath the sliding plates where the sewing needle pernitrates the base, known as the shuttle..
Many years ago I owed a similar, very similar, machine made by Singer.
Otherwise, you did a great job bringing back a very old sewing machine. ;-)
Thank you! And funnily enough, I did some research on that exact part of it, and found what to said to be exactly on point. I did end up cleaning the bobbin and shuttle, and when I loosened the idler it worked much better as you mentioned. All that said, I doubt it will be used for actual sewing, but nice to know. Thanks so much for the comment!!
النتيجة النهائية مكنة خياطة رائعة وبعد ترميمها عادت جديدة وجميلة ويكفي عمرها 125عاما"
وتعيش لزمن آخر كل ما انت محافظ عليها
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My father restored my grannies 1921 Singer Treadle for me. Among other problems, my grannies aunt who gave it to my granny had slapped a coat of white paint on it back in the late 40s. It was peeling and yellow. I also have my 3rd great grannies 1875 treadle (restored by my great uncle) and my father owns his great aunts 1918 treadle, not yet restored. This is a great restore.
Wow I can’t imagine putting paint on these! Is bet that was fun to get off. They are great machines…glad you have so many of them in your family!
@@OkieCraftsman We couldn't imagine putting paint on them either which is why we took it off. She is lovely now though. :-)
I bet your grate grandma is very happy with you God bless
Fellow Okie here. Love this!!!! Gorgeous restore.
Very cool! Thank you!!
Wow, and more. Keep going and give us something new to eat. Oh, 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻
Much respect as my parents and grand psrents were from Oklahoma city and Pawnee. My grandfather on my mothers side was a carpenter snd a rock hound and did some SICK work of his owm.
Beatifull . I had the oportunity to restore a Singer 1910 Sewing Machine, from my grandmother and it was amazing .. I wish I could send some pictures... thanks for sharing!!!!
That is awesome! Feel free to send any pictures to okiecraftsman@gmail.com if you’d like!
Oh, you made me smile! The wood is lovely now; and while you said you didn't think the machine would be used for sewing, it could be! I love to resurrect these old mechanical beauties. They don't have too many parts, but with cleaning and oiling, they often perform perfectly. In any case, you made it look so nice. (I agree with another poster; the music didn't match the subject. I just turned it way down.)
Thank you! I did some work on the machine not shown, but is missing a few parts for the bobbin and threader mechanism. I’d have it done by a professional if my sister ever wanted to use it.
How lovely to be able to restore something so precious to your family, great job.
I’ve restored lots of the sewing machines, good job
I loved the restoration you did on that cabinetry. I love that this was restored and, made functional again. Wha a beautiful and, warm piece.
Thank you! It was a fun and worthwhile project.
You do beautiful work.
Thank you for sharing this.
I relate so much with sewing machine pass over from women in my family, I cry when I saw the final of the video, It is an incredible restoration. The sound of the machine brought back so much memories. Thank you fro the video.
That’s so cool to hear! I agree the different sounds and bring back great memories. The different smells when working on pieces like this as well also elicit nostalgia (though it’s hard to capture smell in a video haha). So glad you enjoyed it!
You did a sterling job young man !!! very beautiful !!
Thank you! Much appreciated.
I love seeing what you’ve done with your family heirloom. I’ve often used Pre Stain Conditioner before staining a really old piece. It helps the new stain go on evenly because the wood isn’t so “thirsty”. Keep up the beautiful work!!!
Hi Monica! Thank you! I do use that occasionally, and would have if the area I was concerned about (the inside) was visible to the exterior. The veneer and oak seemed to take stain pretty well though!
@@OkieCraftsman Thank you so much for your response...it’s great to hear from you. Can’t wait to see your next restoration.
@@monicalundy4400 Next restoration is a large oak cabinet…shhhhhh 😎
You have a wonderful talent. It’s beautiful.
What a lovely tribute to the previous owners and a gift for your sister, a beautiful sympathetic restoration.
Thank you for your thoughtful comment!
Turned out absolutely beautiful!
Thank you, Arian! 🙏
Love this old machine. Great restoration.
Many thanks!
1. Fantastic job on the restoration. I like that you held back & didn't go overboard with the "restoration" and turn it into a "rebuild". 100% respect on that. 2. Agreed with many of the commenters that when restoring antiques the music was kinda over the top. If you've ever seen "The repair shop" you can maybe take a cue from the BBC as for music selection. 3. I've had to do multi-step stain processes myself to get it "just right" and glad you went that way. The piece looks amazing.
Thanks so much Bill…I appreciate all the feedback! Yes I have seen the repair shop and love that show…thanks for the reminder. Glad you liked the outcome!
I love how you took your time to do this for your sister! You are one of a kind! I would be so proud of this piece if I was your family. Just awesome!
Thank you!! 🙏
"A thing of beauty is a joy forever". Impressive restoration...you did a wonderful job.
I like that a lot…thank you!
You might be surprised - now that you've made the cabinet such a delight to look at and sit at to use - the machine might end up getting used much more than you'd think. These sewing machines can themselves be restored, serviced and adjusted to work every bit as well as they did when they were new. They were designed that way in the first place as people back then expected a machine like that to last a lifetime, be repairable and even self-serviceable so it could be handed down to children and grandchildren.
It's rather nice to treadle as you sew. The machines do what they do a lot better than most modern plast-ick machines and, best of all, when you need to take up a hem, repair a tear or make a new curtain (or whatever) there's no clearing a place first, making sure there's an outlet nearby to plug into or finding an extension cord and then setting your machine up before you can even get started. You just sit at the machine and sew, keeping your feet, ankles and calves exercised while you do it. :-) I've used my antique machines a lot more than my modern ones in the last couple of years.
Cool that is awesome to hear! I did do a fair amount of work on the machine itself (cleaning, polishing, oiling) to get it to what you see in the video, it could probably use a little more to make it a bit smoother, and the bobbin turner is missing (but you could still carefully thread the shuttle bobbin without it). That said, I think if my sister really wanted to make it work, she would be able to. Maybe she will one day 😁
@@OkieCraftsman It looks like it's already working pretty well to me - and your sister may well be able to replace a missing part - there are a few online suppliers of parts for vintage machines and lots of help available too. Victorian Sweatshop has a forum on vintage sewing machines and the folk there are incredibly helpful and often have all sorts of obscure things or know where you might find them. I think your sister's machine might need a little fine tuning/adjusting from a sewing service person (or watching lots of youtube vids she can probably can figure out how to it herself). After that it will not only work (which it looks like it does now) but work really beautifully. Just like a car always purrs after a good tune up. And then the more they're used the better they get (with regular oiling and de-linting). Marvelous "iron ladies" - can't beat 'em! :-)
@@OkieCraftsman Your bobbin winder is right there on the front of the machine by the treadle belt. It’s that doohickey you were pushing the belt down with. You’re good to go! I look forward to seeing what you sew with this wonderful machine.
@@WaterNai haha doohickey…great description! Yes, the winder is there, but there is another piece that attaches and helps spread the thread evenly over the spool…that piece is missing.
I think the value if it now is like 1000 dollars, it's absolutely beautiful.
Great restore!! Love how you took you time with this as it definitely shows!
Thank you! Much appreciated man!
Great job. Work is awesome. I'm fortunate that I have both of my grandmother's sewing machines. A 1932 singer tredle and 1939 singer electric. Tredle has been restored. Electric is in fantastic original condition. Have a white DC powered cabinet sewing machine from the teens. They are Really cool. Never heard of a new royal.. Definitely a great looking machine. Thanks for sharing this with everyone. Again a great job.
That is fantastic! Thanks so much for the compliments. The new royal information was hard to track down… very few and far between for sure.
Many machine were rebadged... the New Home was a White machine based... look up WHITE machines it should give you some information..
I have a Gritzner R treadle machine (?1910-1920 era & the cabinet has a number 13 stamped into the timber frame & when you open the top lid it has a wood bar slide out to hold the lid & the door is used to support the front opened lid edge & the area the machine closes into has a dark black inside. I’m having to sand the top of my treadle top, then use an wood oil to finish it & may put back the dark brown edge ( old edge chipped badly). The treadle frame of the Gritzner R has a light brown colour & I only needed to clean it & oil the wheel..still a work in progress at the moment..
Eine wunderschöne alte Maschine.
Du hast sie ganz toll restauriert.
Ich besitze selbst eine ähnliche alte Maschine,
und es wird Zeit, daß ich die restauriere.
Desde Sevilla un gran abrazo por tu trabajo tu famila estará muy orgullosa de tí.
I'm now in my 70's and learnt on my Nan's treddle Singer Sewing Machine! It was so exciting learning the different skills she taught me! Later in life when I married and had kiddos, I made many of their clothes until they were almost teenagers. Really nice to see this old machine restored and in pride of place once more. Thank you for sharing.
That is very cool! Definitely a somewhat lost skill these days. It’s always fun to bring new life to old pieces though! Thank you!
Watching someone put an electric sander on a 100+ year old piece of furniture usually makes me feel like I'm watching someone take an axe to a sculpture. But you pulled it off! No arguing with the final results!
Haha thanks! This piece was so dirty and grimy I really didn’t have a choice. I tried a palm sander first and I barely made a dent in the grime. Believe me, I feel the same way!
This is so amazing and beautiful now
What a wonderful keepsake.
Great job! You put a lot of love in it…
This reminded me of my grandmother. Thank you for the wonderful memory.
Awesome! I love this.
ABSOLUTELY EXQUISITE!!!
Simply one word: W O W ! ! !
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Thank you sir! Much appreciated!
Beautiful! I am inspired. I will check and see what needs to be done and head off for help. There is a gift for my love of sewing machines. I also have a collection from my neighbourhood - all free though. Left outside the building or at a storage facility we used at a time. The gift came from the head of my Church's costume department. Her 90+-year-old-friend that she was taking care of gave it to her and she handed it down. I love it. The spool is like your treadle machine's. A Singer as well and made in 1921, so it is a 101 now!
This is so fantastic! I can tell you were very joyful in this restoration project; you gave me lots of good information regarding a restoration I will be doing on a Singer piece that has been in my family for generations. It is an 1871 model. Thank you so much for this and I think you are a very special young man for doing this for your family.
Thank you for the kind comments! Best of luck in your restoration!
What an absolutely beautiful machine and cabinet
This was enjoyable to watch!
Gorgeous! Wow.
Wonderful job, beautifull machine😲👍👏👏👏👏👏🥰
Awesome treadle machine. I have never seen one like this before. In South Africa my grandmother's had Singer, not half as pretty as yours. Stunning restoration. Hi Lucy ... love her.
Thank you, Gail! I could not find many new royals either in my research, and found no restorations of them. So glad you liked it! Lucy says hi back 😁
Hey fellow Okie. 😊I just acquired one of these from 1889. Thanks for the video it’s very inspiring for me to restore it.
That is awesome! Best of luck on restoring it!
EXQUISITE! I use my treadle regularly and I'm so thankful to have it. (The drive belt rides in front of the bobbin winder unit which is kept tipped in during storage and sewing but tipped out to make contact with the belt during winding. It's a beautiful thing to do, like mechanical ballet.)
I love the idea of restoring family pieces.
So beautiful.
Great restoration I love 💕💕💕 Lucy
Fantastic!! gained a faithful follower!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
I think all of the women who sewed with this machine would be proud of what you’ve done. Good job!
Thank you! I very much hope so 🙏
Amazing restore thank you.
It's a beauty for sure!
Thanks for restoring it.
I’m so glad you liked it! It’s a special piece to me. Thank you!
wow all the parts and screws. have fun putting back together.....nice guy...
Haha wasn’t too bad
@@OkieCraftsman say hi to lucy too...
The nerdy seamstress in me got real excited to see it still had it's bobbin! That style bobbin is hard to come by and expensive!
Edit to add: I bet if you had someone come out to service that machine it would sew like new. Probably just needs a timing adjustment and good oiling! It's beautiful.
Yes I was shocked it was still there. That thing has been sitting in a barn for like 60 years so it’s quite a miracle if you ask me!
Jone a sewing machine club many of the old manuals can be found free within the club & there should be a manual on how to use the New Home machine or one very similar...
Used sewing machine oil to clean the machine & oil the areas needed to get her turning nicely.. search out a new needle, once she is cleaned & oiled it will be a simple oil /clean service for her..these machine were made to service them yourself .. happy sewing..
Such a wounderful job! So very glad you restored the sewing machine and not just PAINTED IT LIKE OTHER PEOPLE WOULD DO. I GUESS THEY DONT UNDERSTAND THAT DOING SO TOTALY RUINES THE VALUE OF THE ANTIQUES!!! CANT WAIT TO SEE THE NEXT VEDIO PLEASE KEEP THEM COMING .
Thank you! Yes, there is a time and place for flipping furniture, but not in this case. Next video is in work 😎
That was so great, congratulations! Cheers from Mexico!
This looks gorgeous! So much love and care put into this beautiful heirloom
treadle sewing machines are wonderful to learn to sew on. I learned on my mother's treadle machine. It does only one thing but does that very well. I hope your sister loves and will use that machine.
Yes I hope so too! I consistently ask her if she is going to get it going…perhaps one day 😊
Orientation. I loved it .I always wanted one of these old beautiful machines .your grandma will be smiling I'm sure
Какая красивая вещь получилась в итоге реставрации, произведение искусства! Прекрасный мастер, а собачка выше всех похвал! Респект мастеру!
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I just purchased a 1894 Singer and it's in great shape for being so old. It is missing the side table and the veener on it needs some repair. Thank you for uploading this video as it gave me an idea on how to tackle the restoration project.
There are many different methods to tackling restorations and refurbishments, but I am glad I could help.
You dud a great job on that.
I was very surprised you got it looking so good.
Well done
Beautifully restored.
Thank you!
Very well done, very well done indeed.👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Thank you! 🙏
Beautiful job.
Beautiful!
This is so gorgeous
Thank you!
Gorgeous
Very excellent restoration! I am just starting my first Singer treadle cabinet. Your procedures are spot on. I have done the machine heads but not a treadle yet. My project is about like yours in condition which is a challenge but I am encouraged. I might have to make a few wood parts but nothing too difficult. Thanks for doing this video... now I won't have do one! 🙂 All the best, Jim
Many thanks! And best of luck with your singer!
Beautiful!! Great Job!!
Excellent job
You did awesome!
Thank you. It was a fun project
Lovely restore! Lucy is so precious!
What a wonderful work!
ارقأ واجمل المكاىن غب العالم مكنة سنجر الكلاسيك
Absolutely beautiful 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Reminded me of the sewing machine my mother had when I was a young girl .
Bless you for the beautiful work .
Thank you!
Absolutely Beautiful!!!
Thank you!! 🙏
Wonderful and beautiful work!!
Stunning! Brought it back to life for your family. 😍😍😍😍😍
Thank you! I appreciate your encouraging comment!
So beautiful!!!
Thank you!
Wonderful project. Looks so good and authentic 👍
I have my grandmothers vintage Singer sewing cabinet with a newer machine from the 50's in it, and my dads Free-Westinghouse sewing machine and cabinet that was made in 1951.