This is one of the smoothest machines I've ever owned. Cosmetically it's gorgeous, too.
The machine has a full-size bed, although the body is comparable to a 3/4-size machine. The extra length is to the left of the slide plates.
The treadle cabinet has a wooden treadle (pedal) with a brass front edge, very pretty. There's a metal protruberance on the left inside, about halfway up from the treadle, maybe a footrest?
The extension table doubles as the table top when the machine is stored in the down position:
That extension/table top hangs from clips on the side, and is supported by an iron swing-out arm. Note that this iron arm is from another machine (a Singer 31-15, I think) because the original was broken off.
An interesting cabinet detail is the tray inside, which has a sliding door shown open in the picture below. If this were a round-bobbin machine, I'd assume this was for access to change the bobbin without disengaging the belt to tilt the machine back. But it's a VS machine. Maybe the cabinet was made to accommodate different machines?
The drawer is decorated with pretty veneer-work on the outside:
Veneer-work on the lip of the drawer with a ruler in both inches and centimeters:
A number of feet and spare parts, and the key for the top. Feet are stamped "LOD" for L.O. Dietrich, the manufacturer.
The top is hinged to fold the machine down into the cabinet:
The machine is obviously a Vesta "Juno" model, made by L.O. Dietrich in Altenburg. The Altenburg reference identifies it as post-1948, when the company moved there. I don't know for sure, but would guess this is a 1950s machine.
The serial number is 0 1847855 6, with the initial "0" and concluding "6" being in small-size and subscript. Don't know what the significance is of that.
The back:
Handwheel is interesting. Rather than radiating spokes, they are grouped in pairs, north, south, east, and west:
The faceplate has the same patterning as the clutch knob and rear inspection plate. This type of pattern is similar to those on Pfaff machines I've owned. A German thing?
Inside the pillar, the dealer label, I believe: Friedrich Meier, sewing machine specialist, Furth.
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