Vintage Sewing Machine Shop.....Come on in and sit a spell
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Well, this is what I got today for $30. The gal that had her wanted $40, but she is missing her needle and the screw to hold the needle in! Isn't she cute! Do any of you know anything about this toy sewing machine? She was made by National Sewing Machine Company out of Belvedere, Illinois somewhere in the early 1920's. The lady that had her had been given this machine by her grandmother who got it new and used it to make doll clothes. We figured it out and it had to be made in the 1920's or a little earlier.
Well, this is what I got today for $30. The gal that had her wanted $40, but she is missing her needle and the screw to hold the needle in! Isn't she cute! Do any of you know anything about this toy sewing machine? She was made by National Sewing Machine Company out of Belvedere, Illinois somewhere in the early 1920's. The lady that had her had been given this machine by her grandmother who got it new and used it to make doll clothes. We figured it out and it had to be made in the 1920's or a little earlier.
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Pat,
I'll check book two when I get home.
Cathy
I'll check book two when I get home.
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http://www.sil.si.edu/DigitalCollect...ges/image3.htm
Here's a nice description (from somewhere around 1870-74):
http://www.sil.si.edu/DigitalCollect...ges/image1.htm
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Pat,
I knew you'd have much more info than I had.
I knew you'd have much more info than I had.
I think it's 'American Buttonhole, Overseaming and Sewing Machine Co.' (American BHO and Sewing Machine Co), established in 1867 in Philadelphia, which manufactured sewing machines till around 1896. I'm not sure about the model number (would be nice if they'd taken a picture of the front!), but there's a sketch of a similar-looking machine on the Smithsonian site (dated 1874). If 15995 is the serial number, this machine *may* date to 1870.
http://www.sil.si.edu/DigitalCollect...ges/image3.htm
Here's a nice description (from somewhere around 1870-74):
http://www.sil.si.edu/DigitalCollect...ges/image1.htm
pat
http://www.sil.si.edu/DigitalCollect...ges/image3.htm
Here's a nice description (from somewhere around 1870-74):
http://www.sil.si.edu/DigitalCollect...ges/image1.htm
pat
The "American" is about 3 hours away from me.... I'll pick it up and babysit if you'll pay the gas!!
I stand corrected on the Damascus toy!! I would have thought 40's... but no matter what, it's a cutie!!
I stand corrected on the Damascus toy!! I would have thought 40's... but no matter what, it's a cutie!!
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Re the American, check to see if it has a shuttle and bobbin! May be hard to find...
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Monica, are you talking about the Pfaff the Damascus is sitting on? I love that machine, always have! It is a great comparison! Those TSM's (Toy Sewing Machines) are so tiny, but it is hard to tell how little they are without the comparison to a full sized machine!
Thank you, that placemat pattern is really simple.
Nancy
Thank you, that placemat pattern is really simple.
Nancy
Ok, I should stay quiet and drink my coffee.
Last edited by vintagemotif; 03-21-2012 at 07:49 AM.
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