Impressive Scroll Saw with Lathe in Very Good Condition. New York, Circa 1900

Impressive antique treadle-driven scroll saw in wonderful condition and working order. It is the Challenge model, made in New York in the early 20th century (circa 1900) by the Seneca Falls Manufacturing Co. The saw includes a lathe attachment and works like new, having been fully restored and revised in order to guarantee it. As well as being a fully functional machine, this saw is a singularly decorative piece for its great turn-of-the-century design. At the top part of the scroll saw, the arm screwed to the wooden plank bears the following embossed inscription: SENECA FALLS MFC. CO. NY. It stands for Seneca Falls Manufacturing Company, a firm that would later change its name to Seneca Falls Machine Company and recently to Seneca Falls Technology Group. Painted in golden lettering we can also see the model name, Challenge. As well as this model, the firm launched other scroll saws and lathes under different names: Empire, Rival, Diamond, Gem The machines produced by the Seneca Falls Mfc. Co. were considered to be high-quality and quite resistant. This amazing scroll saw is a good example, and today is also enormously beautiful and decorative. The cast-iron structure preserves the original dark red enameled finish and the golden borders, as well as all the delicate original pieces that make up the mechanism. For its spectacular look and its ancient age, this scroll saw deserves an honor place in a museum of modern industry. Measurements: Width: 24.8 in / 63 cm. Height: 40.9 in / 104 cm.