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Seidel & Naumann 1895(?) Transverse Shuttle machine

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 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

Juki Frou Frou Rotary Take-up domestic machine 1979ish

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 I don't own this machine, but I'm currently looking for a similar one: ) Made in Japan in the late 1970s with iconic looks & is that little bit different from the conventional period sewing machines: ) It's a Zig Zag, but it's also got a rotary thread take up system which is/was different from the rest! Portable, compact, stylish & a brilliant design. I'm a big fan of the portable, compact Elna Lotus, but this machine takes the concept a stage further. Check the amazing separate lamp! The yellow & black colour scheme is eyecatchingly lovely also, IMO: )

New Home, badged 'The Williams'. Manufactured in USA 1916.

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Came across this machine on my favourite Ebay Charity site last weekend, placed a couple of cautious bids & won it for £28! I thought it looked old because of its 'leaf spring' type of upper tension & the decals looked good for its age. Never heard of 'The Williams' brand so I assumed it was a badged machine from a biggish manufacturer. (a common practice at the time) I did no other research on it prior to winning it. Ebay pic above. Looking in need of some TLC & mostly complete - hopefully with its shuttle! It's my first USA made machine so I was confident that I'd find some info on the Victorian Sweatshop forum ; ) Sure enough I learned within a couple of hours it is a New Home machine. Made in Orange, Massachusets. New England. This one is a long way from home here in Old England... The company has a long & complicated history, now a part of Janome & I've actually had a 1960s Janome/New Home in the recent past. Comes with its original

Elna Star series TSP latest Find!

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Came across this interesting machine on Ebay last week. Looking in need of a little help: )  Ebay pics here, but it's on its way right now & I do look forward to seeing what I can do with it. It's 'jammed up' & the seller very sensibly left it as is: ) How could I resist? I'm assuming it has stripped one of its nylon gears at worst, but that's easily fixable & they are fine machines in good working order: ) More to come shortly... I paid £49.99 + £15 shipping & a lot depends on the packing for the shipping. Already have a lovely Star 62c with additional cams & a Star 21c ZZ & both are very cool. This TSP (Top Special) completes my trio. If it works; ) It arrived @ 9pm tonight & a quick once over says it is very cool: ) Thanks Marcus. The steel case is very nice too. These machines came originally with 4 machine screws to fix the machine into the case, which is very handy for safe shipping. I'm very pleased with it! It'll get

1967 Bernina 707 Minimatic

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 Found this one online to replace my other, later, 1970 707 Minimatic which got damaged in the post... This one has the early suitcase style case in very nice order. The machine itself is also way better than average! Complete with most of its original equipment, including Accessory box with 6 feet, spare bobbins, Manual & original Bill of Sale, plus some other useful original labels, bills, etc. Ebay pic here which shows it as I first saw it & decided to bid. Was here in 2 days superbly packed. No damage whatsoever: ) Many thanks Katie! It is a very nice machine for a 56 year old. Been well maintained, oil where it should be, all controls free & it stitches out of the box: ) Of course it's not perfect... It has the usual, expected, Camstack gear with a small crack & a little issue with a missing tiny nut on the original, early type foot control. Neither is a problem for me. Out of my previous 3 Berninas, 2 needed the Camstack pinion gear replacing & I managed