My sewing machine collection and restoration started some 20 years ago and now has got to a point where it is so large I no longer have the room so after restoration I try to find good homes for them keeping only the ones that are hard to find.
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This one below is a Vintage Elna #1 (aka Grasshopper)Swiss made sewing machine 1940-1952,this is a beautiful bit of swiss engineeringits, the carrying case is designed like an old ammunition box and acts as a table when fully opened, , even has a knee press to lift the foot, still has all it attachments a lovely machine and still in excellent working condition.
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Next is the Bernina Record It is a beautiful made machine and manufactured in approx 1960-1966 in Switzerland and this really is the Rolls Royce of all sewing machines.This machine is equipped with the 22 built in stitches, 16 of these are decorative and 6 are practical and also features the buttonhole. the best machine ever, if you can get one of these in working order you will not regret it, they a are worth every penny you would pay on the second hand market.This one is in a as new condition with all attachments and its case a must have for any collector.
Bernina Record
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The next one is the Singer 221k white again in lovely restored condition, has its Grey/blue box
and all its attachments very sort after
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The Singer white 221k American green box version which is not as white as the English model, this one I found in this country after a 10 year search
Coming soon
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This one is the the Singer 221 K black again in a lovely condition and working order even has its little oil can and attachments, a true collectors piece
***************************************Next up is Singer 222k with it's free arm attachment a great little portable model and very hard to find in as good condition as this one, another true collectors piece
Please look in again as I will be adding more of my collection as soon as I have taken pictures of them
Coming up soon treddle sewing machines.
Feel free to ask me any questions about old machines
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My mother still uses an old singer, it's black and has an old beat up box, but still works really well, I'll have a look at the model as I'm visiting this weekend, maybe you can tell me how old it is!
ReplyDeleteWould need the serial number or a description of the decals and box..Annabella
ReplyDeleteHow lovely to know that these machines are being so well loved.
ReplyDeleteI still have the singer sewing machine given to my mother as a wedding gift in 1941. It is so heavy and in a grey leather case. I do not use it but can not bear to throw it away as it is the one I first used when I was learning to sew.
Keep up the good work.
Hi: do you know about of a imitation of the singer vintage? I have one; the State sewing machine. you can view this on my blog.
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I would very much like to see your sewing machine but the link did not work...Annabella
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