Seidel & Naumann 1895(?) Transverse Shuttle machine
Chance online find here, which I thought was a pretty machine in fair order for not much money. On arrival it didn't disappoint. Arrived undamaged. Always a positive! It turned over freely, looked complete & has a very nice bentwood case, with a key: ) Has some Mother of Pearl inlaid flowers on the table & shiny Nickel Plated brightwork. The slide plates are free, it turns over freely with a little oil in the right places. Not tried stitching yet, but I'm confident it will when I do: ) Only potential snag is that it uses 13x1 needles & they are long out of production. Happily, when I have a close look in the Accessory Box I find 15 needles which look unused: ) I'm just checking online to confirm. Victorian Sweatshop Forum is where I usually start. In this pic you can clearly see the 100 stamp & this relates to the group of 10 needles above. They are long needles, slightly over 44mm on my (not super accurate) Vernier calipers, but I'm pretty sure they