With many sewing machine brands on the market, there is one with the right features for you. All of the major brands. All of the major brand sewing machines for sale are in stock at Sewing Machines Plus! We know them because we have over 40 years experience. Are you looking for a handheld sewing machine or a child's sewing machine? We've got them! Antique Sewing Machines for Sale Value Price Guide. Photo: Antique Singer Sewing Machine was taken by Le Petit Poulailler.
Millions of Singer sewing machines have been produced since they were first invented by Isaac Merritt Singer in 1850, so pricing one can be a formidable task. The most popular collectible Singer models are the Featherweight, the Turtleback, the Blackside, the Singer 301 along with the Midget and toy models. They are collected for all sorts of reasons ranging from historic and decorative value to actually using the antique models. In a June 22, 2009 interview in 'The Collector's Weekly' with Maribeth Keane and Jessica Lewis, antique sewing machine collector Harry Berzack gives his reasons: 'I'm more drawn to the ideas in the machines than the country that made them. I'm drawn to rarity. I'm drawn to condition. I'm drawn to mechanical design and how people thought up different features.' Many people think that just because old sewing machines pop up at garage sales for low prices, that they don't have value. That is not always the case.
Price an old Singer Sewing Machine
Record the essential information about your Singer sewing machine before researching it. Check the Singer model number and serial number, and find the date it was made, if possible. Ask the following questions: What is the condition—is it rusted and worn badly? Is it in working condition? Is it an older Singer machine that was converted to electricity? Does it have decorative wrought iron sides and peddle, or is it an enclosed wood cabinet model? What type of wood is the cabinet? How many drawers are there and do they have fancy decorations on them? Do you have the Singer accessories, attachments and the original owner's manual?
Purchase (or check out from the library) a sewing machine price guide, and check the price range for your Singer model (See Resource 2 for Singer price guide).
Compare prices for the same model on the Internet. Keep in mind that if you want to sell your machine locally rather than selling it nationally on eBay or another auction site, you may have to lower your price because you will have a smaller marketplace with fewer buyers.
Join an eBay forum and ask advice about pricing your machine from knowledgeable collectors of antique Singer sewing machines.
If you think you have a rare Singer machine, contact an antique organization such as the International Sewing Machine Collector's Society (see Reference 2) for more specific information.
Finally, determine your price based on the information you have gathered regarding your model, its rarity (or commonness), comparative prices on the Internet and advice from experts.
Adjust your asking price to cover sales costs such as Internet listings. Add costs for shipping, which will probably involve a crating fee if it is shipped via a freight carrier, or your time involved taking it apart and shipping it in separate boxes.
Tip
To access a forum on ebay, follow a search link similar to this one found on their 'Home site map' page: 'Home/Community/eBay Discussion/Category/Specific Boards/Handmade Custom Clothing for Kids/Singer Sewing Machine 185J'
A rare Gem-brand sewing machine produced by the White Sewing Machine Company, circa 1887
This is a list of notable sewing machine brands and companies. A sewing machine is a machine used to stitch fabric and other materials together with thread.[1] Sewing machines were invented during the first Industrial Revolution to decrease the amount of manual sewing work performed in clothing companies.[2]
Sewing machine brands and companies[edit]
The Bernina International model 105 was the company's first sewing machine, and was manufactured from 1932 to 1945.
An 1851 Singer sewing machine
- Bernina International – privately owned international manufacturer of sewing and embroidery systems. The company was founded in 1893 in Steckborn, Switzerland, by a Swiss inventor Fritz Gegauf.
- Brother Industries - Sewing machines company in Japan. In 1908, Established Yasui Sewing Machine Co. for sewing machine repair service, the predecessor to BROTHER INDUSTRIES, LTD., in Nagoya. The first product marketed under the Brother brand was launched in 1928, Designed for making straw hats. Succeeded in mass-production of home sewing machines in 1932. Launched S-7300A NEXIO[[1]] the world's first electronic feeding system in 2015. Brother Industries also develops and sells garment printers (printers used for garment and fabric printing).
- Elna – Swiss company which mass-producessewing machines.[3][4][5][6] Elna began operations in the 1940s.[4] In the late 1940s and 1950s, an increased demand for sewing machines in the United States transpired, and Elna machines were imported into the U.S., as well as other sewing machines from companies in Germany, Italy, Switzerland and Sweden.[7]
- Jack – JACK SEWING MACHINE CO. LTD., which was established from August 27th, 2003 in Taizhou, Zhejiang, China
- Jennie June – manufactured by the June Manufacturing Company, which was founded in 1879
- Kimball and Morton of Glasgow – former manufacturer of domestic and industrial sewing machines based in Glasgow, Scotland that was active between 1867 and 1955.[8]
- National Sewing Machine Company – former Belvidere, Illinois-based manufacturer founded in the late 19th century, it manufactured sewing machines and other products.
- Necchi [it] – founded by Vittorio necchi in Pavia, Italy in 1919. Necchi made many models always to the highest standards and pioneered many improvements to modern machines. Toyota bought Necchi in 2003.
- Singer Corporation – American manufacturer of sewing machines, first established as I. M. Singer & Co. in 1851 by Isaac Merritt Singer with New York lawyer Edward Clark.
- SVP Worldwide – private company that designs, manufactures and distributes consumer sewing machines and accessories around the world under the brands Singer, Husqvarna Viking and Pfaff.
- Toyota[9]
- Union Special – American industrial sewing machine company based in Huntley, Illinois[10]
- VSM Group – formerly named Husqvarna Sewing Machines
See also[edit]
- Barthélemy Thimonnier – a French inventor who is attributed with the invention of the first sewing machine that replicated sewing by hand
References[edit]
- ^Clayton, M. (2015). How to Use a Sewing Machine: A Beginner's Manual. Pavilion Books. p. pt25. ISBN978-1-910231-67-8. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
- ^Bubonia, J.E. (2017). Apparel Production Terms and Processes: Studio Instant Access. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 6. ISBN978-1-5013-1557-2. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
- ^Swiss Technics. Swiss Office for the Development of Trade. 1962. p. 50. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
- ^ abCox, M. (2008). The Quilter's Catalog: A Comprehensive Resource Guide. Workman Publishing Company, Incorporated. p. 127. ISBN978-0-7611-3881-5. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
- ^Kiplinger's Personal Finance. Kiplinger Washington Editors, Inc. March 1950. p. 40. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
- ^tide, the newsmagazine of advertising, marketing and public relations. 1948. p. 78. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
- ^Kiplinger's Personal Finance. Kiplinger Washington Editors, Inc. p. 38. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
- ^Meighan, Michael (2013). Glasgow with a flourish. Amberley Publishing. ISBN9781445612614.
- ^'Weird ways five big-name car companies got started'. Stuff.co.nz. July 11, 2017. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
- ^'Company Overview of Union Special Corporation'. Bloomberg. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
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