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Early hand-powered lock stitch sewing machine

The first Wheeler and Wilson sewing machine, 1866.

1866

Singer model 319K lock stitch electric sewing machine and cardboard box containing metal components

1948-1958

Lock stitch sewing machine head with step feed for sewing leather or other heavy work

1888

Lockstitch sewing machine

1867-1886

No.12 lockstitch sewing machine head

1888

Wheeler and Wilson lock stitch treadle powered button hole sewing machine head

1862

Head of a lock stitch treadle powered sewing machine

1865

Domestic lock stitch sewing machine made by the Florence Sewing Machine Company

1864

Lockstitch sewing machine head of a Howe treadle driven machine

1871

Lock stitch ' family' oscillating shuttle sewing machine

1885-1890

Four needle lock stitch sewing machine

Vibrating shuttle lock stitch hand sewing machine

1919

Collier lock stitch sewing machine, c. 1874

1874

A Singer model 66 lock stitch oscillating hook sewing machin

1908-1909

The 'Little Wanzer' lock stitch sewing machine, 1867-1873.

1867-1873

Ward model A1 arm and platform lock stitch sewing machine

1875-1892

"Wellington" lock stitch sewing machine

1866

Cardboard box associated with the Singer model 319K lock stitch electric sewing machine

1948-1958

Oscillating ring, lock stitch sewing machine, c. 1878.

circa 1878

No. 9 lockstitch sewing machine head

1888

Empress "I Move with the Times" lockstitch sewing machine

1880-1890

Boot-upper closing Howe lock-stitch sewing machine with accessories

1860-1867

Singer model 319K lock stitch electric sewing machine, by the Singer Manufacturing Company, Kilbowie, Clydebank, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, c. 1953.

Singer model 319K lock stitch electric sewing machine

1948-1958

Microelite miniature sewing machine, type 801, serial no. 3410, by Saitama Sewing Machine Co. Ltd., in original carrying case, with foot control and accessories such as bobbin case, 4 bobbins, needles and screw driver.

Microelite miniature sewing machine

circa 1970

Jones' lock stitch hand sewing machine in its original box with handbook, c. 1895.

Jones' lock stitch hand sewing machine in its original box with handbook

1887-1890

Singer industrial lock stitch sewing machine, model 29K, used for leather, 1896-1900.

Singer industrial lock stitch sewing machine

1896-1900

Moldacot portable lockstitch sewing machine, complete with accessories and tin plate box, 1886-1887.

Moldacot portable lockstitch sewing machine

1886-1887

A Collier lock stitch sewing machine, hexagonal frame type of c1870 to 1875, with accessories in a wooden box and a badly torn instruction book.

Collier lock stitch sewing machine

1870-1875

Domestic lock stitch electric powered Singer sewing machine, model 201K, serial no. EB071649, having a gear driven rotary shuttle, 1937.

Domestic lock stitch electric powered Singer sewing machine

1937

Ward arm and platform sewing machine, patented 1877

Ward arm and platform sewing machine, 1877

1877

Shoemakers lockstitch sewing machine, plus bobbin winder and box of attachments, made by the Howe Machine Company, New York, United States, 1881-1890.

Shoemakers lockstitch sewing machine

1881-1890

Metal component from the Lock stitch sewing machine, by the Singer Manufacturing Company, United States, 1889-1899

Metal component from the Lock stitch sewing machine

1889-1899

Electric lock stitch sewing machine, manufactured by the Free Sewing Machine Co., Rockford, Illinois, c. 1929. Electrified by Westinghouse Corp., serial no. CE14845, and mounted in table cabinet and complete with foot controller

Electric lock stitch sewing machine

1929

Wheeler and Wilson lock stitch sewing machine with stand and treadle, 1873.

Wheeler and Wilson lock stitch sewing machine with stand and treadle

1873

Singer lock stitch button-hole sewing machine head with accessories, made by Singer Manufacturing Company Ltd., United States, 1887.

Singer lock stitch button-hole sewing machine head with accessories

1887

Lock stitch sewing machine in section on stand and card of various needles, by the Singer Manufacturing Company, United States, 1889-1899.

Singer lock stitch sewing machine in section on stand and ca

1889-1899

Lock stitch sewing machine made by Charles Kyte, Snowshill, Gloucestershire, England, 1842.

Lock stitch sewing machine made by Charles Kyte, possibly 1842

1837-1847

Winselmann Titan, treadle-powered vibrating shuttle lockstitch sewing machine, treadle-driven with table and drawers and accessories, 1920-1925.

Treadle-powered vibrating shuttle lockstitch sewing machine

1920-1925

Domestic lock stitch sewing machine, treadle powered with table, drawers and wooden lid; a copy of the Singer 'New Family' style, 1900-1910

Domestic lock stitch sewing machine

1900-1910

Vibrating shuttle lockstitch Frister and Rossmann Sewing Machine with treadle, c. 1932, complete with accessories of hemmer, tucker and ruffler, etc., in a painted tin box.

Vibrating shuttle lockstitch Frister and Rossmann Sewing Machine with treadle

1932

Lock stitch sewing machine by Biesolt and Locke, Meissen, c. 1910, with base, lid and accessories.

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Bradbury lock stitch rotary shuttle treadle-operated sewing machine, model B2 of 1882 with table, treadle, machine lid, catalogue and some accessories. Patented 1880

Bradbury lock stitch rotary shuttle treadle-operated sewing machine

1882

Sewing machine and bobbin winder by W. F. Thomas and Co., 1853.

Sewing machine and bobbin winder by W. F. Thomas and Co.

1853

Lock stitch sewing machine showing three applications of cams, made by W. F. Thomas and Co., Holborn, London, England. The main part is very heavy!

Lock stitch sewing machine showing three applications of cams

1880-1920

Lock stitch sewing machine in section on stand and card of various needles, and metal component by the Singer Manufacturing Company, United States, 1889-1899

Lock stitch sewing machine in section on stand and card of various needles

1889-1899

Howe hand lock stitch sewing machine No. 1446443, c. 1884. With instruction book, 3 bobbins, 2 hemmers, quilting guide, attachment slide, knurled clamp screw. Extra thread reel holder, spanner, ruffler for presser foot, spare small cover plate, 5 needles

Howe hand lock stitch sewing machine No. 1446443

1884

An exact copy of the original Howe lock stitch sewing machine of 1846, patentee Elias Howe, United States.

An exact copy of the original Howe lock stitch sewing machine of 1846

Original 1846