This is a “Wilhelmina” branded sewing machine with a picture of the Dutch queen Wilhelmina who reigned from 1898 to 1948. This shows a young Wilhelmina, so it could be this machine was decorated to commemorate some anniversary, perhaps in 1918 or 1923 or even her coronation in 1898. The decorations look similar to the machines […]
This is another Winselmann marketed with the name of Eduard Rühl printed on the body. This machine was distributed by Eduard Rühl in Nuremberg. The machine was found in Nuremberg and acquired there by the previous owner who kept it for around 50 years before kindly giving us care of the machine. The bed is decorated with a pretty picture […]
This 1903 Winselmann Hera came with our Pfaff 30. It is a very close copy of the Singer 28. Of course the decals are different and the bobbin winder looks much like the high version on the later 128.
This Seidel & Naumann is also a vibrating shuttle machine. One of the many machines inspired by the Singer 127/128. These ” clones” were manufactured by different manufacturers in different countries and branded even more widely,
This Pfaff 9 is almost too modern. Lighter than the 60, it is still a sturdy machine. Though very basic, it is a cleated belt machine like the 130.
This redesigned Pfaff 60 is mechanically conventional but extremely strong . Though the design is more modern for 1955. It is not an electric machine, but there is an electric sewing light. This machine saw very little use and came with a full set of accessories, a booklet and even the original bill of sale dated 1955.
The Pfaff 30 looking very traditional and all steel. Built in 1952 according to the serial number. A strong and simple straight stitcher.
This 1951 Pfaff 130 treadle machine is just one year older than our Pfaff 30. Here you can clearly see the cleated drive belt and the big dial for the zigzag mechanism. It is a strong and heavy machine.
Here’s another Pfaff model 11. It was kindly provided by the son of the original owner and includes a dated bill of sale. The date reads the 3rd of december 1937 while the serial number matches the Pfaff serial number database at a date in 1936. This Singer 127/128 inspired machine is complete with an instruction […]
Later on Pfaff went from a letter designation to numbering the different machines. This is the Pfaff model 11. According to the serial number database this machine was manufactured in 1929. The vibrating shuttle model 11 started life as the ” K” and was a very popular machine in the 1920’s and 1930′ s. When the […]