Hello Anna,
I have several W&W D9 machines that I acquired for their use for parts. I am guessing that you are looking for the bolt that belongs to the wooden Pittman arm that connects the treadle to the balance wheel. I recently salvaged parts from a D9 cabinet that had been destroyed by being stored in an old garage. If you can send me a picture of the area on the Putnam arm I can possibly send you the missing fastener.
I have five D9 orphan heads and an older 9 machine in storage as well as spare drawers, hardware, and some cabinet trim that I acquired over the years to help people like you restore their machines to working order.
All I request is reimbursement for postage.
Sincerely yours,
Harry Farmer
Sierra Nevada Mountains, California
On December 7, 2023, at 2:41 PM, Anna from MN <miepsusa@...> wrote:
Hi all,
I am Anna, ?I am not a collector.
I found this little sewing machine at my local Goodwill in Minnesota for 29 dollars and could not leave it behind.
It¡¯s a D9 serial number 2360363. This was love at first sight. After I took it home, I did a little research and found your group. Thank you for admitting me.
Somebody obviously used it as a planter table at one point. And the ?footrest attachment ( right term ??) is missing a bolt to attach it to the fly wheel. ?The flywheel turns. The wheel on the machine turns and the sewing machine head bobs up and down nicely, a lot of tools and the leather belt were left in the drawers of the table. The needle is still in. It feels, as if it¡¯s ?been used and set aside for years after last use,?
I have some questions, because I want to clean it up, however I don¡¯t want to damage it.
1. I was thinking of cleaning the wood with a simple wood cleaner ( Murphy¡¯s ?) and try restore and finish?
2. maybe just use something to blow off the dust. The machine turns nicely without any resistance, should I still use oil?
3. The logo has either faded or has been cleaned off. is there any way I could restore this? I don¡¯t want to use decals.
4. what kind of bolt should I use to reattach the fly wheel to the wooden pin that connects to the footrest?
and is there anything that I really shouldn¡¯t do? Thanks
