Howe Treadle Sewing Machine. Get the best deals for howe sewing machine at ebay.com. Pioneered the lock stitch sewing machine, and filed what was only the fourth us patent for a sewing machine on 10.

Treadle sewing machines, which date from the middle to end of the 19th century, are still in use today as both antiques to collect and, yes, even to stitch! You push it with your feet, initiating the level that spins a flywheel.