I think this is one of the prettiest treadles I've ever seen. The model 11 machine in it has seen some years (over 100? I'm not sure), but despite its cosmetic flaws, it stitches beautifully. It is a 3/4-size machine in a double-rare cabinet... double rare because Pfaff treadles are rare, and 3/4-size treadles are also rare. So double-rare. Just gorgeous, and a joy to treadle. Smooth as silk, both the machine and the treadle.
Such a pretty li'l machine. It shows wear, that's for sure. A major case of "pin rash," where somebody wrapped a scrap of cloth around the middle of the machine (over the "PF" in the logo on front) to sitck pins in as they worked. (An alternative explanation that a friend offered recently: rather than a pincushion, a clamp-on lamp may have been the cause of these scratches.) And while the paint on the bed isn't pretty, it's smooth and perfectly serviceable. I've cleaned, polished, and waxed the entire finish.
For the sake of comparision, this is how the machine looked when I bought it:
It was totally frozen and majorly dirty, both machine and cabinet. I had my doubts that I could bring the bobbin-winding mechanism back to life... but I did.
Back to the refurbished version.
The access plate on the back has some rust. I've cleaned and polished it to arrest further corrosion, but what has already happened, well, it's there. Same story for all the metal parts; most of them have rusted to some degree (the back access plate was the worst), but they have all been cleaned and polished now, so they are now smooth and the rust should not progress unless the machine is mistreated (again).
This is a vibrating shuttle (VS) machine, with a "bullet" type shuttle that holds a "barbell" style bobbin. These bobbins hold a surprisingly large amount of thread.
You can see the model number, 11, on the bottom front of the pillar, behind the bobbin-winding mechanism.
This machine has a huge handwheel, which is part of what gives this machine such great momentum while stitching. It runs like a perpetual-motion machine!
The "coffin top" cover is beautiful, the decal on it almost perfect. The key (to lock both cover and drawer) has the distinctive "Pfaff" logo beautifully etched into it, a match to the logo on the drawer pull (see next photo).
Inside the drawer, a bobbin-holder, with several "barbell" style bobbins in it. Very handy. And such beautiful brasses!
My guess is that the cabinet is mahogany. Nice, solid wood and a beautiful grain. I've restored it using Dr. Woodwell's Elixer, which personally, I think is magic.
This machine is sold.