If you decide to electrify the sewing machine , they have a rheostat that will adjust the speed of the sewing needle .
Set it up so that you can operate the speed with your a lever at your knee .
That way you still have both hands on the working piece, and can still adjust the speed of the machine .
No plans to electrify it.
As with all antiques, the key is to leave it as original as possible.
Very, very large bonus to the deal is that it actually works, has the original leather rope type belt with it!
My Mom’s machine has a foot pedal that activates it and controls the speed according to how far it is pressed down. I was wondering how difficult it might be to convert the machine to an original manual foot treadle. I know I could fabricate something fairly easily but it would be slick to install and use an OE treadle.