The Gold Medal Sewing Machine Company was established in 1860 - prior to the American Civil War.

It was in operation from 1860, until moving to Orange, Massachusetts in April 1867

(In 1865 Mr. Clarke bought out his partner and in 1867 organized a new firm named "Johnson, Clarke & Co" with Andrew Clarke as president).

This machine was dated to 1865 - the year the Civil war ended, and Lincoln was shot - just for a time reference.

This machine was completely refurbished, and salvaged from her formerly pretty rough condition.

SOLD on Ebay in 2018.

This shows the rust below the sewing table before, with the boat shuttle & bobbin laying on top in the After shot.

It was interesting, because I'd never seen one of these boat shuttles before, & I was not at all sure how they worked. Cool to learn something new. : )

Back end of the crank wheel. Such a pretty casting. I love the swirls!

Hard to see just how cruddy those gears were, but they were all black, and it was a bear to clean them, because I couldn't get the back wheel off, as I'd hoped. I had to do it all with q-tips & a screwdriver to hold the paper towels & polishing grits. Not much fun, either.

Here shows the final product - with, & without the gear guard that it came with. I love the looks of the gears, so I'd leave it off, if I was keeping it.