ANTIQUE WILLCOX & GIBBS SEWING MACHINE OUTFIT, 1924, EX ORIGINAL CASED UNIT, w FOOT CONTROL, BOOKLET, TUCKER Start Price USD 249.99 Current Price USD 249.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, September 04, 2008 End Time Thursday, September 11, 2008 Location NEAR PITTSBURGH, PA See more about 'ANTIQUE WILLCOX & GIBBS SEWING MACHINE OUTFIT, 1924, EX' Description  ANTIQUE WILLCOX & GIBBS SEWING MACHINE OUTFIT, 1924, EX ORIGINAL CASED UNIT, w FOOT CONTROL, BOOKLET, TUCKER    THIS AUCTION IS FOR A COMPLETE ANTIQUE WILLCOX & GIBBS SEWING MACHINE OUTFIT IN WONDERFUL, ALL ORIGINAL, CONDITION.I PURCHASED THIS COMPLETE OUTFIT A FEW YEARS BACK FROM A LOCAL ESTATE. THE CONDITION WAS, AND STILL IS, UNBELIEVABLE. PLEASE CHECK OUT ALL OF THE PHOTOS, AS THEY WILL DESCRIBE IT BETTER THAN I COULD.THIS AUCTION INCLUDES THE MACHINE (SERIAL NUMBER 28198), THE MARKED "WILLCOX & GIBBS" FOOT CONTROL, THE ORIGINAL "WILLCOX & GIBBS" CASE (WITH DECALS), THE ORIGINAL BOOKLET (THOUGH SLIGHTLY DAMAGED AT SPINE), AND A BOXED "WILLCOX & GIBBS TUCKER" ACCESSORY FOR "RUFFLING" WORK. EVEN THE WIRING IS ORIGINAL. THIS OUTFIT WAS WELL PROTECTED THROUGH THE YEARS, IN ITS WOODEN CARRY CASE. IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE IT WAS USED VERY OFTEN.NO DAMAGE TO ANY PART - NO RUST, CORROSION, OR REPAIRS. ORIGINAL PAINT AND STENCILING IS REMARKABLE.BY THE WAY, IT IS IN EXCELLENT WORKING ORDER, TOO.THE INSTRUCTION BOOKLET HAS A PRINTING CODE DATE OF SEPTEMBER, 1924, SO I AM ASSUMING THAT THE MACHINE IS THE SAME AGE.IT APPEARS THAT THE SEWING MACHINE SECTION, EASILY DIS-CONNECTS FROM THE CAST IRON BASE AND MOTOR SHAFT. THEN YOU HAVE THE SANE BASIC MACHINE THAT THEY BEGAN SELLING IN THE 1860s. THE LATEST IMPROVEMENT (PATENT NUMBER), THAT I SEE ON THE MACHINE, IS 1894.THIS IS A VERY HEAVY OUTFIT (APPROX 60# SHIPPING WEIGHT - "AND THIS IS A PORTABLE" - AAAHHH THE GOOD OLE DAYS) - CONTINENTAL USA SHIPPING WILL BE BY DHL-GROUND OR UPS-GROUND, INSURANCE REQUIRED. INTERNATIONAL SERVICE NOTES:ALL INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS MUST BE PAID VIA PAYPAL. DUE TO CONTINUAL PROBLEMS WITH DELAYS IN 'CUSTOMS', ALL INTERNATIONAL PARCELS WILL BE SENT VIA U.S.P.S. PRIORITY INTERNATIONAL MAIL SERVICE - NO EXCEPTIONS. USA PAYMENT/SHIPPING NOTES:IF PAYING BY PAYPAL, PAYMENT IS EXPECTED WITHIN 24 HOURS.IF PAYING VIA POSTAL MAIL SYSTEM, PAYMENT IS EXPECTED WITHIN 6 DAYS. PLEASE TRY TO ASK YOUR QUESTIONS AND/OR REQUEST SHIPPING ESTIMATES EARLY DURING THE LISTING PERIOD. I AM AWAY AT TIMES AND MAY NOT BE ABLE TO RESPOND IN A TIMELY MANNER.   Created by eBay Blackthorne ver. 3.1.75.0 Place a Bid!