Reproduction Treadle Sewing Cabinet | A Customers Story

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This is a moving story from one of our customers who purchased one of our reproduction sewing cabinets.

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In December 2011 my mother passed away. She was right at 86 years old. She had a massive stroke in 2010. If affected her left side and had lost the ability to speak. When I ordered the treadle I had no idea that my mothers old relic would fit in the cabinet. While I love the Janome it still is not an old machine and while it’s a part of my recent history it lacks the history that the old Universal class 15 clone has. The old girls motor burned up years ago. I am 57 and this is the  machine I learned to sew on.

Frankly I was afraid to fire her up with another motor due to the ages of both the motor. One belonged to my mom and the other was my Ma Maws. My grandfather bought three of these machines in the 40’s. One for my grandma and the other for my mother and her sister.

My father tells the story of how when we moved from Memphis in 1959 he filled the car up with little dresses. It seems that my sister and I never worn the same dress twice. I have had a love of sewing since I was five a love that I got from my mother and my grandmother.

Fast forward to 1964. I made my first dress on that old machine. I actually took my 5th grade picture in it. It is blue with a square neck and even has lace. Not bad for a first attempt. This old girl made most of my clothes as a child and through high school.  

One Easter it made three identical dresses for my mom and my sister. I remember that both my sister and I had to endure three hours with my mom’s beautician getting our hair curled just for the occasion. Pretty sure that perm solution caused brain damage and its why my math skills are so bad.

My mom is gone and the anniversary of her death is coming up. Her death was what us good Southern folks call a blessing. I carry her memory with me. Just being able to touch the old machine and know that this Christmas I will make clothes for my own grandchildren.

It is a wonderful connection that I could not possibly get with the newer machine. Thank you for bringing decent craftsmen to the general public. You have no idea of what it means to me.

C. P.

Mississippi 

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Stove Top Food Dehydrator | Corn Drying Pan Reproduced

These double layered pans were developed as a necessity to preserve food, as in their origination  drying food was the only method known to preserve food for long hard winters.

The pans were used on wood cooking and heating stoves.  The center layer was left open with a water fill port to maintain sandwich of hot water between the hot stove and the food that was being dried.

The pans were called corn drying pans probably because the most dried food commodity at that time would have been corn.  They were also used to dry other vegetables, fruits and to make all types of meat jerky.

The pan has been redeveloped and re-introduced by Cottage Craft Works .com.  In doing so like most of the reproduced products the pans have been remade using all stainless, and are built just as heavy duty by the Amish as the original pans.

The original pans were made of galvanized metal with lead containing solder used to seal the joints.  The galvanized metal rusted from the inside out making the pans unusable to hold water.

The welded stainless will not present these problems, as these new pans are likely to last for generations.

With the popularity and interest in dehydrating foods and drying sprouted and water soaked nuts, these old time water pans will bring a new dimension on the way food is dehydrated.

The pans work well on electric and gas stoves, and will replace the oven for dehydrating foods.

If you like to make your own pasta and dry it you will need one of these pans, which are favored by the Amish for this use.

Miss Hit Wagon Mounted Old Fashioned Ice Cream Freezers

These old fashioned ice cream freezers powered by a refurbished John Deere Hit Miss engine will bring nostalgic old time memories back to your next gathering.

Featuring a single or double Amish made Ice Cream Freezer these Ice Cream Wagons are equipped just like the original  ones that were used in the old time county fairs and 4th of July celebrations.

The old John Deere Hit and Miss engines were used to power many farm and home appliances before more modern small gas engines were developed and then followed by electric motors.

These wagons are made in an Amish shop and are equipped with the Amish made 20 qt Country Ice Cream Freezer.

Several models are available with rubber or authentic wood spoke wheels.  You can even purchase one using a modern compressor for freezing.  This provides the nostalgic crowd drawing ice cream maker without the mess of the ice and salt.

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Reproduction Singer Treadle Sewing Cabinets

Cottage Craft Works .com known for their creative way of bringing old time products back into the market place has just introduced a reproduction sewing cabinet for the older Singer Class 15 Sewing machines.

The cabinet is available in a treadle version for the oldest machines or without a treadle for the electric machines Singer machines that were manufactured in the mid 1900s.

Like most of the products the reproduction Singer cabinet is Amish handcrafted, probably better than the original as it uses solid oak or cherry for the top and the drawer fronts.  Most of the old cabinets were covered in veneer, which is one reason not many have survived.

The actual Singer Sewing Machines were built like a tank and many have survived, however without a cabinet for the machine to sit in and be operated by a treadle, up until now they have been mostly decorating items or collected.

Now with this reproduction cabinet the old Singer Class 15 Machines can go back to work.  

Despite all the electronic sewing machines available many still enjoy the control and the singing of an old Singer Treadle.

These stunning cabinet also will add to the nostalgic decor of any sewing room.

Cabinets are also available for the newer and popular Janome 712T Treadle Machine.

Purchase these Amish handcrafted sewing machine cabinets at Cottage Craft Works .com

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