Antiques Of A Mechanical Nature / Cast Iron Toy Sewing Machines TSM

"Midget" Toy / Travel Size / Child-Size Antique Sewing Machine The "Midget" TSM is a well known early toy or travel size sewing machine. The condition of this machine is very nice. It is hard to find them in this nice condition, and harder again to find them in their original box w/ instructions and other accessories. Even more difficult is to find one with the decoration variant. The body decoration is Calla Lilies and this variation is very rare. I have had and seen hundreds of other Midgets and similar machines made by Foley & Williams, but this is only the second one of these with this style decoration that I have had or seen in all those years.

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Very Good ........ $495.00

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"Little Comfort Improved" Toy / Travel Size / Child-Size Antique Sewing Machine The "Little Comfort Improved" TSM is a well known early toy or travel size sewing machine. This one is in its original colorful red cardboard box. It was made by the Smith & Egge Co. There are several variations or versions of this machine, including a chain drive model, one with a rounded body, this square bodied version, and more. From reading the info on this box we learn that over 50,000 were made. These can be found with different numbers on the boxes, and some have the price of $2.00 or $2.50 as well.

The condition if this example is super with over 95% of the original finish intact. The box is pretty nice for something made of cardboard that is over 100 years old. These machines can be found in lesser condition pretty regularly, but do not turn up in this condition very often. A nice example to add to the collection.

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Very Good ........ $475.00

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Stitchwell TSM / Toy Sewing Machines were made by the National Sewing Machine Co. of Belvedere, Ill.. They are a well known and respected maker of other sewing machines as well and branched out into the child toy arena with one of the finest made and nicely designed TSM's of the era. This style and brand TSM dates from the 20's and production probably ended with hard times brought on by the great depression. These sewing machines pretty much marks the end of an era and after this most toy sewing machines either disappeared or turned to less expensive materials like sheet steel.

The challenge is to find all the different named variants that they made. It may be an impossible task as it seems stores or distributers could order these machines with any name wanted, and we have seen about a dozen or so different names over the years. The one below marked "Emporium" is the first we have seen, and the same with the "Little Lady. Below is a good beginning in the quest and includes some nice examples.

Stitchwell TSM Toy Sewing Machine This is a nice looking antique child size sewing machine.

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Excellent . . . . . . . . $195.00

ISMC-STW-5

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Stitchwell "Little Lady" TSM Toy Sewing Machine in Original Box I have never seen a Stitchwell / Little Lady before, and I have never seen any National Sewing Machine Co. TSM by any name in a suitcase box like this one. I am not sure if it is factory, or owner built by some little girls dad back when she first got it in the 20's or so. The machine is carefully and well mounted to a piece of oak that perfectly fits into the box. The box is outfitted with an area for spools and a box for accessories. Very different, and Nice!!

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Excellent . . . . . . . . $495.00

ISMC-STW-9

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