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Golding Jobber Treadle Project

I am looking to fabricate a treadle for a Golding Jobber (#6) and I am looking for anyone who owns a golding with treadle or knows where one might be to submit some photo’s to me of the part and connections to the press. I would like to stay true to the original design with the G but I have only found poor documentation of this and could use some help with some detailed photo’s. The best case scenario would be to see a treadle in person. I am in the RI/Mass area so if you have one you wouldn’t mind letting me take a peek at I would appreciate it.

Thanks,

Jamie

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Hi Jamie,
I have just purchased a golding jobber #7 with a G treadle. Not sure if this will help any. Albany NY. I can send you a photo.
Lori

Updated. Thanks Lori!

hi, go to www.hernironworks.com/treadles.html

Hi Jamie:

I’m very interested in your treadle project as I recently purchased a Golding Jobber #6 and it too lacks a treadle. Unfortunately, it also came without a single 8”x12” chase. So first things first. If you have multiple chases, could you bear to part with one? If not to buy, to borrow long enough to have a mold made to produce new chases? Or have you found a good source for chases? Any input you have would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks, Jamie — and good luck!

Judy

Hi Judy I sent you an email on your questions..

Jamie

I soon expect to be taking delivery of a Golding No. 6 with a G-treadle and I just got a treadle with a broken link hook (repairable). If there are enough people needing reproductions I’d be willing to use my treadles for patterns for a foundry. Write me if interested and spread the word.

I have a broken heart-shaped treadle that needs repair. Think it’s better to get the whole thing reproduced or simply get the pieces welded together. Where would you get this done??? Thank you!

Yes! I need a treadle for my 8x12 Golding Jobber #6 (1908). I’m very interested in participating in any run of newly cast parts.

If it’s any help, I have a broken treadle from a #7 Jobber. I was hoping it might fit my #6, but no such luck.

—Ken.

Check out Hern Iron Works in the Briar Press classifieds. The do iron casings and make replacement treadles for C&P presses. Good Luck!!!!

Sorry, my error on the above. Make that Briar Press Yellow Pages instead of Classifieds. They do castings not casings, and I need to do proofreading! Good Luck, and keep us informed!

Thanks. I wrote to Hern Iron Works yesterday and got the following response:

“We do not have any current plans to make a treadle pattern for this press. The main reason is that we do not have any drawings or examples of the treadle from which to make a new casting pattern. If you know of anyone who has an original treadle, or has access to detail drawings of an original, please let me know. There is a good chance we could make a pattern and cast them, especially if we had an order for a half dozen or so.”

So it seems there is an opportunity if we give them the pattern and 6+ orders. I count three of us who need treadles and one person with an original that could help us with the pattern. Are there any other potential buyers lurking?