TOGA (Treadle On Gathering & Academy)
Another TOGA! I've wanted to attend the Michigan TOGA for a few years now, and this year, I finally got to attend. Another weekend of vintage sewing machine overload.
Here are some of Sharon's (the hostess) machines.
Next are some display cases in her sewing room.
Here are more machines in her basement.
Here are more of her machines in her sewing room and basement.
Most of the next set of pictures show machines that were for sale, in the garage.
Now for some of the TOGA attenders.
Here is the raffle table.
No TOGA would be complete without exchange blocks. Here are the people who participated, and the block they made.
On Sunday morning, those that were still in town met back at Sharon's for breakfast.
I'll save my 'goodies' I got on this trip for another post, since there are already so many pictures in this post.
AND, I was a good girl at BOTH TOGA's. I didn't bring home a machine from either TOGA, but I did get the tension fixed on 2 of my machines. Thanks ladies for all the help!
Another TOGA! I've wanted to attend the Michigan TOGA for a few years now, and this year, I finally got to attend. Another weekend of vintage sewing machine overload.
Here are some of Sharon's (the hostess) machines.
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| 1866-67 Wheeler & Wilson #4 |
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| working child's treadle |
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| some of Sharon's vintage iron collection |
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| 1910 Minnesota C treadle (this one is in the bathroom) |
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| 1915 Singer 66 'Lotus' treadle |
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| approx. 1865 Florence treadle (love the foot pedal) |
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| 1958 Singer 185J |
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| Wilcox & Gibbs chainstitch treadle |
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| Singer's |
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| American #7 treadle |
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| 1872 Elias Howe model #7 treadle |
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| oops, can't read my notes on this one |
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| lovely hand crank machine |
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| Singer treadle |
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| Singer 301A LBOW in a cabinet |
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| oops, another fiddlebase that I can't read my notes on |
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| 1917 Singer 66 treadle |
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| toy machines and other sewing collectables |
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| thimble shelf #1 |
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| thimble shelf #2 |
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| 1876 Domestic high arm treadle |
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| 1880-1900 Climax Vibrating Shuttle made by New Home |
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| table full of lovely machines, including toy machines |
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| some of her collection of sewing items |
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| some of the toy machines |
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| Betsy Ross toy machine |
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| 1872 Grover and Baker #8 |
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| Davis treadle |
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| 1852? Wheeler & Wilson #5 treadle |
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| 1876 Wheeler & Wilson #8 |
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| 1882-1892 Wheeler & Wilson #9 |
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| 1904 Singer 27 |
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| 1885-1906 Household fiddle base treadle |
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| more machines on the table in her sewing room |
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| 1920's Brunswick treadle |
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| large table full of machines for sale |
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| some of Sandra's parts for sale |
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| more machines for sale |
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| Ruby treadle for sale |
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| Singer 15 treadle for sale |
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| 1901 Singer 127 for sale |
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| White treadle for sale |
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| another White treadle for sale |
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| still another White treadle for sale |
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| cute fiddlebase for sale |
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| Singer 9W for sale |
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| Sandra, Tina & Shar |
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| Esther, Beth & Roberta |
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| Tom & Jan |
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| Tina, Beth & Sue |
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| Esther, Shar, Mary Beth, Tom & Jan, ? & Sandra |
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| Sharon, our hostess |
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| raffle table full of goodies |
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| Roberta |
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| Sue |
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| Beth |
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| Carol (our other hostess) |
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| Sharon, our hostess |
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| me |
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| Carol, Sharon & me |
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| Carol, Sandra, Sharon and Sue |
I'll save my 'goodies' I got on this trip for another post, since there are already so many pictures in this post.
AND, I was a good girl at BOTH TOGA's. I didn't bring home a machine from either TOGA, but I did get the tension fixed on 2 of my machines. Thanks ladies for all the help!
