Rare 1865 lamb flat bed knitting Machine For Sale

rare flat bed knitting machine made by the Lamb manufacturing co Chicopee falls mass patent September 16 1863 also stamped on the badge not with the patent date is October 10 1865 that is likely the date this one was made and the serial number 4953 is on the head badge and on several of the machine parts.it is 25 inches long.as you turn the handle the head slides on a bar on the bed which makes the needles move up and down and open and clothes .when I moved it about 6 inches it bogged down as a few of bthe needles are stuck with ancient goop so I just sprayed penetrating oil on them, anyway by then Ithink I can tell how the machine functions and it seems functioning I really don\'t know enough about it to say for sure. Please check my other sales