Hermes – another start
I have been ignoring this machine for quite a while, but I have a lull in the projects I am tackling, and as I was not feeling the best, I decided stripping the black enamel of the machine was a …
Category: Haid und Neu Gloriosa sewing machine
Hermes – more progress
The boat shuttle looked good but had a lot of resistance, so it was deep cleaned, the adjuster screw removed and the spring folded out and 120 years of solidified oil and felt removed. The sliding surfaces of the tension …
Hermes – progress
After successfully identifying the manufacturer, model and approximate year of manufacture (Haid und Nue, Gloriosa or Liberia, 1906) and finishing a basic clean of the mechanicals and reassembling, I have decided to divide and conquer! The machine has been taken …