Baby Reborn - Yes it is the same machine

Photos taken with the new camera.                                             This Baby was made in Japan. She looks more like the Federation, foreign in Glenda Thomas book P121 Plate 2-322 than the machine on P141 Plate2-383.

You can see the lettering made in Japan very clearly on the plate.

Amazing how much you can now see of the gold lettering

The Woodwork has cleaned up beautifully and Rob has reshellaced just like it would have been.

The Blue of the case did not photograph well. It is a more deeper blue than this and I cannot get it quite right. Notice how you can see the word Baby now which was not visible before. Will try and take the photo again but the tone of the colour is more like the before shot. Maybe it is just the quilter in me being fussy ;~0

Have a Great Day  Cheers Lynne

Baby Sewing Machine is stripped down

Here is the Baby Stripped and ready to roll. Rob is out in the shed at the moment :-) polishing her. He has probably stripped her down even further as I am sure he will remove the cotton reel and all the springs but probably does that when he gets to each section so parts do not get lost. Her plates will look totally different when you see them next. Stay Tune   Cheers Lynne

Baby Toy Sewing Machine Before Shots

Front

Front Notice all the markings on the plate and the surface rust

Woodwork is stained too  

Finally managed to get Rob to take before shots of a toy . Usually he gets them home and before you know has them stripped and cleaned and put back together. It is an amazing transformation. This time I thought I would share it with you so you can see the transformation :-)

Stay Tune   Cheers  Lynne

Frister and Rossmann Chainstitch Sewing Machine

 

This lovely little chainstitch machine was obviously based on the American made Willcox and Gibbs and except for some minor differences is almost identical. Although I have no proof I believe they were made under licence and I believe would date to c1900. Its serial number is 3640.

Although the serial number is quite low I would think that the numbers only relate to this model which were definately made in very small numbers.

Unfortunately I do not have the cover for it. It would be wonderful to get one :-)

Cheers   Rob

Adler Wheeler and Wilson 9 Copy c1900

Yet another copy of the very successful Wheeler and Wilson 9 design with a few modifications, this beautiful German Adler is extremely well made and very heavy. It has a lovely Art Nouveau influenced design  and came complete with its amazingly decorative wooden Dome.

Kochs Adler were based in Bielefeld  and continued making sewing machines up until the 1970’s

Cheers Rob and Lynne

New Home Coffin Top Treadle

 One of our better finds which currently resides in the bedroom :-) Her serial number is 2846171 which dates her to around 1908. The decals and woodwork are all in lovely condition and she came with a complete set of Boxed parts and manual.  The Centre Bed decal was also featured on one of their Trade cards.

New  Home was bought out in  1957 by the Japanese Janome Corporation.

Cheers Rob and Lynne

The Socks are Finished :-))))

Hi All

I can officially say that I finished and wore my socks for Mother's Day :-)) and yes I have started the next pair. They are a great portable project.

The Boys took me out for breakfast  for Mother’s Day and it was lovely.

Have finished my Jumper and just need to sew it up. After all that lovely rain last night and with the weather starting to come in cooler I can smell winter my favourite time of the year.

It is a big day today as Rowan is 18 - a milestone! 6 foot 2 inches and he looks a striking young man. Needless to say he towers over both Rob and I!

I cooked them Baked Beans in the Crock pot overnight so they woke up to a nice hot breakfast. there is nothing like your own homemade Baked Beans. It was well appreciated.

Hopefully I will get some sewing done this week as those Nearly Insane blocks are now a week behind. There is only so much time in the day.

Rob is away in Tasmania til tomorrow and I am feeling very pleased with myself as I managed to win for him   a “LITTLE BABY” Toy sewing machine with its case. Stay Tune for photos. I know as soon as it arrives he will pull it all to pieces, polish it and put it back together again!  Now if only I can stop him long enough to take before photos. It is always amazing the transformation after he has cleaned and polished a machine and it never ceases to amaze me.

Thought you might like to see a photo of the Decal on the bed of our New Home Treadle Sewing Machine. Amazing how much was fitted into one photo.

Cheers   Lynne