Landis # 1 Harness Stitcher

[Bruce Evans]

Started my own thread,didnt want to highjack this one,great info on here though.

[ddushane]

On 12/15/2013 at 11:36 AM, Geneva said:

This is not a Landis #1 sewing machine. It is a Landis regular lock stitch wax thread sewing machine. It made tugs for the harness and all other parts for the harness. Pcox is right about the thread going through the needle bushing before going through the eye. It should sew 1 inch + with no problem. The stitch length is regulated by the pricker feet. There are 8 or 10 pricker feet that go to the machine if you can find them. This machine does not like the bonded nylon thread. The Barbour thread works the best I have some black in 6 cord left from the machine I had at one time. Each needle size uses a different size bushing in the needle guide. I made some from brake line tubing.

You need a bobbin winder to accurately wind the bobbins. It looks like a ironing board hung from the side of the machine tight where the needle goes through the lower arm. There is also a kerosene heat lamp missing from below the wax tank I have one I don't need. Eli something or other from Illinois is the expert on this machine. Landis Sales 217 543 3464.

Good luck finding parts and needles.

Geneva,        Do you still have the kerosene heat lamp, and if so how much would you have to have for it? 

                      Dwayne

[Big Sioux Saddlery]

I'd never seen this post before. I have kind of a love affair with the old Landis #1's.  It was the first machine that I ever got that actually worked, and it worked very well. I used it exclusively for at least 15 years, daily.   Although I have other stitchers now, I still occasionally use the #1.  Did you ever get yours sewing well, Dwayne?  BTW, there is a number stamped on the underside of the slides that cover the shuttle race. I've always assumed that was a serial number, since they are different on every machine.   Yours looks really nice with the original paint and pinstriping.