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Machines
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Singer 48k Circa 1901
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The Singer 48k. A rare
beast, 19th century, but looking quite modern. I love the superb
gold work on it. I had it displayed at our local Marks &
Spencer's until I realised how rare it was.
There are some that say this machine is not so
rare but in a lifetime in the trade I have only ever seen a handful
and only two in great condition.
Compare this to the Moldacot for example which
was supposedly produced in similar numbers. You will see a 100 of
them for every Singer 48.
Singer sewing machine
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Agenoria
Ah, my favourite
Agenoria. Bought from Maggie Snell some years ago, it is nearly
perfect. It simply shines. It has more gold on it than Tutan-what's
his name in Egypt. It is said that the Agenoria
may be the most beautiful sewing machine ever made!
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A beautiful Ward Arm
& Platform.
Ward made, if not the first, certainly one of
the first free arm machines in the World. Considered the finest
machine of the Victorian era. Ward was killed by a horse while out
taking the air, silly boy.
Arm & Platform
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An assortment of
Challenge's, Shakespeare's a Collier and Monarch. They all came
from similar manufactures around Middle England. Where
the start of the industrial revolution took place (the reason
Britain ruled a quarter of the planet, before everyone caught up
and overtook us). Challenge
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Two Pfaff boxes, one
showing the impressive factory at Kaiserslautern, the other
showing two of the factory staff hard at work.
Pfaff |
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A superb early Grover
& Baker with a 1848 patent disc. I travelled across Britain to
snatch this beauty from the clutches of another keen collector. It
was part of an old museum that closed. He-he-he-he, ouch!!!, now I
have pulled something in my chest, I am going to have to lay down.
Grover & Baker History |
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This is an interesting
item. It was used in factories for timing products. A sewing girl
would press the lever down, sew the product and stop the item.
Three girls would sew the same item and an average time used to
price the work. Of course the girls all knew how to look as if
they were sewing fast, but were in fact taking their time.
I know I helped!
Luton Hat Trade |
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The Jones factory at
Audenshaw, Manchester, knocked out machines for over a century.
Probably the best known make in England besides Singer. This
beauty circa 1910 looks as if it was made yesterday.
Jones
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A mass of Moldacots. To my
knowledge, I have the largest collection of them in the World. I
have spent 3 decades searching them out. Now they have risen above
my spending limits. I can still be found stroking them on dark
nights. I do take the pills, but they don't always help.
Moldacot sewing machine |
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A super rare Starley Queen
of Hearts.
It is in superb condition with the transfers in
the middle nearly 100%. I love this one (because it is so
valuable). Money makes the world go around, the world go
around----------
Starley sewing
machine, James Starley
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My true favourite machine
an 1890's beauty,
snapped up from the jaws of death. It was riddled with woodworm
and was about to be thrown out. It was the machine used to repair
costumes behind the set of the World Famous
Glyndebourne Opera House, silent and
smooth the perfect life-saver when the costumes ripped.
Superba Sewing History |
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The No8 Wheeler &
Wilson. This has unusual gold work. It transforms a normally basic
machine into something much nicer. I picked this one up from one
of the oldest families in Eastbourne. They run the Allchorn boats
that make day trips around the Lighthouse at Beachy Head, from the
Pier.
Wheeler & Wilson History |
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A Gold Medal hexagonal,
pretty, and now rare. I did a deal with Graham Forsdyke for this
baby 10 years ago. Notice my two vicious guards, anyone comes
close they are in trouble. They are both black belts in `Trollodo`.
The seldom herd of but deadly art of leaping up to your face and
jamming their red hats up your nostrils until you plead for mercy.
Gold Medal New Home |
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I picked up this
beauty from Bernard Williams, a founder member of ISMACS. This is
a Bartlett machine circa 1860-70. I had thought the machine above
was also a Bartlett for ten years as they made a similar model.
Mother of Pearl on sewing machines |
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A White's Peerless. I love
the different Vignette's that appear in the centre of these
machines. This one is of a deer in a woodland. There was a large
importers in Brighton near us called E.G.Benford. I have several
of his brass badged machines.
Sewalot Homepage |
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I love this machine. The
picture depicts the transformation of the Victorian age from sail
to steam. This ship still has both, you can see the smoke from the
stack as well as the sails on the ocean liner. A new era was
dawning.
Well that's it for now, I will add more when
time allows. I do hope you enjoyed browsing some of my collection.
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