Baking and Eldredge Two Spool

I just finished baking the Amish Friendship bread. It is so weird that something out of a bag, and kept with no refrigeration whatsoever can taste so good. I do wonder about the amount of sugar and how Amish this really is… It’s almost 1am, so I am too tired to take pictures. The day before I almost did not sleep because my hubby and I were cleaning up… my Eldredge Two Spool! I almost had a heart attack when I saw that the seller packed the upper portion of the treadle, meaning the entire wood portion, with the machine inside! He claims he did not know how to remove the machine, despite all of the emails we shared when I stressed the importance of proper packing. Unfortunately a piece of cast iron from the base broke, but considering how bad the packing job was I am just happy to have the machine at all.

My DH hard at work cleaning my new baby.

Overall the machine is in great shape, but the presser foot is missing.

The bobbin case that takes the canister.

I have a lot of cleaning and a lot of love to give this machine before it’s in working condition, but I know it’s well worth the effort!

The canister. It had a lot of surface rust, but nothing too bad.

Face plate with the tension assembly. I need a manual before I can mess with that.