Sewing Machines

I currently own the following antique and vintage sewing machines:

  • 1954 Singer Featherweight 222K, with case, some attachements, instruction manual, 2 case keys (this isthe one I usually use)
  • Winselmann Saxonia, made in Altenburg, Saxony c. 1890, Hand-crank fiddle-base transverse shuttle, with bentwood case + key
  • 1927 Singer 15K30, Sphinx decals, with treadle, original paper work, instructions manual and bentwood case + key
  • Singer 20, made in USA c. 1922-26, with box and instruction manual (rev. 1923), with color spanish cover
  • 1901 Singer 15K30, Sphinx decals, with treadle (yet to be restored to working condition)
  • 1926 Singer 15K30, Sphinx decals (only the head)

The Singer 15 is a full-size machine, while the Winselmann Saxonia and the Singer Featherweight 222K are half-size machines. The Singer 20 is even smaller.

I also own the following attachements and accessories:

  • Singer Buttonholer (160506), in green treasure cheast, complete with 5 buttonhole templates, c. 1948,
  • Singer Swissmade Automatic Zigzagger (160990), complete with case, instruction manual and all 5 cams,
  • Singer Swissmade Automatic Zigzagger (160991), with shell, case, instruction manual and all 10 cams,
  • German Original Felin Zick-Zack Nähfuß, c. 1920-1930, in its original box and instructions leaflet,
  • Singer Embroidery Hoop for class 222K machines, in its original box,
  • Small Singer Oil Can,
  • Tall Singer Oil Can,
  • Singer tin can oiler (36569) with spout and thumb pump,
  • Original Singer Motor Lubricant tube,
  • Several Singer original presser feet: several hemmer feet, adjustable hemmer foot, ruffler foot, tucker foot, darning foot, adjustable cording foot…

Finally, I have these books, related to Singer and sewing:

  • Singer sewing book, by Mary Brooks Picken (1949), Singer Sewing Machine Company
  • Instrucciones para bordar con la maquina Singer para cocer, 1914. (spanish edition of Singer instructions for art embroidery and lace work)
  • Lista de piezas de las maquinas Singer 18 (Singer 18 part list, spanish edition), 1927

Singer Featherweight 222K

I have this pristine Singer Featherweight 222K, made in 1954 in Scotland, with:

  • the case in perfect condition with 2 keys
  • Singer #198997 Bakelite 0.3A foot controller (Style D1) with a 0.25A 220V motor
  • some (most?) attachements
  • the instruction manual (in swedish)
  • two original Singer 2020 (15x1) size 14 needle packs, with 3 needles each.

Winselmann “Saxonia”

Winselmann “Saxonia”, Made in Saxony c. 1890

Singer 20

Singer 20-1, made in USA, c. 1922-26

Singer 15K

I have three Singer 15K30, all made in the Kilbowie factory in Scotland. They were manufactured in 1091, 1926 and 1927.

The one below, manufactured in 1927 is complete with treadle table, bentwood case (and key), attachement box and the original paperwork (receipt from 1929!)