About Patented & Antique Sewing Machines We
Seek, and Information Concerning
Values and
Appraisals of other
Sewing
Machines
The sewing machines we seek, know about, and can help
you with are:
1) early pre-1870 full size antique sewing machines whose
last
patent dates
are from pre-1870,
Values for
these early sewing machines can range from as low as several hundred to
many thousands of dollars. It is all in the
details.
2) Singer
Featherweight 221 and 222 sewing machines.
Values
for these Singer sewing machines can range from as low as a hundred to
a thousand or more. Again,
it is all in the details.
3)
Toy or child-size sewing cast iron
sewing machines
that date from the late 1800's into the early 1900's.
Values
can range from as low as one hundred to a thousand or more for these toy
and travel size sewing machines. Again, it is all in the details.
4) Toy child size sewing machines, "TSM's" made of sheet steel
/ tin that
date from the early 1900's and pre WWII.
Values can
range from as low as $20.00 for these toy TSM's to several hundred
depending on the make style condition and forum.
To
view examples of the types of antique and collectible sewing machines we have previously sold
and are interested in helping you sell
please visit our
Past Sales Archive Pages.
Full Size Early & Desirable Sewing Machines
The pre 1870 full size sewing machines that we are interested
in typically look very different i
n form and style from the
standard appearance of most later sewing machines from near the turn of the
century or later.
These early sewing machines often had features, like the machines shown
here, such as
paw feet, ornate or open support pillars, multiple cross arms, or they
could be unusually small, figural, or have integral mounting clamps
built into their frame, etc.
The
point is that these early sewing machines look very different from the
later mass-produced machines that date from 1880-1920 and later. And even
though many of these later machines would be
considered "antiques" today we do not usually buy or deal in sewing machines that date from after the 1880's.
This includes most standard looking treadle model sewing machines.
Machines with recognizable names
from early inventors or companies like Wilcox and Gibbs, Wheeler and
Wilson, , Howe, and Singer may or may not be desirable models. A
good rule of thumb for determining the desirability of any early sewing
machine is its serial #. Any machine by any maker with a
serial # under 1000 would be desirable. Even lower numbers by more
obscure makers would be even better.
Other
machines that are desirable are often named after the inventor, such
as Shaw & Clarks, Watson, Wilson, Lake, Secor, Parker, Landfear, and a
host of others
It is important to understand that it is not just the name
which determines
the desirability or value of antique sewing machines. It is more a
factor of the the vintage or age, the style, the perceived desirability, and the condition.
Names such as the Standard,
Jones, White, Domestic, New Home, Household, Free, Westinghouse,
Remington, Greybar, Minnesota, Singer models #12, 99,or 66.and many others
are examples of later machines in the scheme of things that are not generally very desirable or
valuable.
If you have a pre-1870 sewing machine, a Singer
Featherweight sewing machine, or a toy sewing machine that you want to sell, feel
free to contact us
at LCM@patented-antiques.com
with as many details as possible.
Singer Featherweight Sewing Machines
We
do buy
& sell Singer Featherweight model 221 and 222 electric sewing machines
like pictured here.
For further information on Singer Featherweight model
221's & 222's
click here.
To see the current selection of these machines we have listed for sale
click here.
To
view examples of the types of antique and collectible sewing machines we have previously sold
and are always interested in helping you sell
please visit our
Past Sales Archive Pages.
Toy & Travel Size Antique Sewing Machines
For further information on the types of child size and early toy sewing
machines we deal in please visit this page at our sister site
http://www.antiqbuyer.com/toy_sew.html
To
view examples of the types of antique and collectible sewing machines we have previously sold
and are always interested in helping you sell
please visit our
Past Sales Archive Pages.
For further specific information on the types of antique and
collectible sewing machines we seek
and are interested in helping you sell
please visit our
sister site
www.Antiqbuyer.com.
Common Full Size Sewing Machines
BELOW ARE EXAMPLES OF THE STYLE & VINTAGE SEWING MACHINES THAT WE
DO NOT TYPICALLY BUY OR SELL
Just
below are 2 pictures of typical looking treadle
sewing
machines. Note the standard looking shape or form of the main body or head
on these machines. Sewing machines like this typically date from the
1880's or later. In general they are considered very common.
Sewing machines from this era can come with many different names.
The main distributors of this style of
machine would pic or choose whatever name suited them or their goals.
Hence names like Household, F
avorite,
Remington, Winchester, Domestic, Minnesota etc. Large companies like
Sears or Montgomery Wards and other large regional distributors would also
use famous peoples names in an effort to promote their machines, and so
you can also find machines with names like Washington, Lincoln, Franklin,
Edison, and others on machines that are pretty much exactly the same that
were made by one of the large makers like White Domestic or Singer.
These large makers sold their standard machines to these companies to be
sold as house brands.
These later treadle sewing machines do have a value, and it could be
substantial if you have a good buyer, but the potential buyer would more
likely be a
"decorator" rather than a "collector". I have
seen appraisals for, and price tags on treadle sewing machines like
the pictured examples as high as $2,000.00. I have also seen them sell at auction
for as low as $10.00. In the past they were often torn apart for the
stands or drawers and sold for more as parts or as pieces of furniture than they
would fetch as whole machines.
Basically these later typical treadle sewing machines are worth what a willing buyer will pay for them
given the situation and condition.
Free Appraisal / Valuation
Information
for Later Vintage Sewing Machines
What we can tell you for free
about the value of your later vintage sewing machines is that the basic
rule
of thumb is: If it looks like your sewing machine, or if you
remember your Mom using it, or nowadays even if your Grandma bought it,
or it has a serial # with 6 or more numbers these machines hold little
interest or value to
or serious or advanced sewing machine collectors.
To
see the wide range of current values for these sorts of sewing
machines simply go to eBay and type the name of your sewing machine in the Search
window provided. If there is nothing similar there this week, try again next
week, or try searching "antique sewing machine", or "vintage sewing machine"
to get rid of all the newer machines listed there.
Something comparable or similar to your machine is listed there now or will show u
p soon. The
fact that most typical "antique" sewing machines are sitting there with no bids
speaks volumes as to their demand and desirability and also has a lot to do with the cost of
shipping and the amount that will add to the cost.
Or look in your local antique shop,
where there is likely a similar one, and you can tell yourself that yours is worth about the same
as long as you do not ask the shop dealer what he will give
you for yours.
Later Full Size Electric Sewing
Machines
We are
NOT interested in electric sewing machines
that date from after 1880 except Singer
Model 221 or 222 Featherweights. To find the value for
later electric sewing machines by other makers simply go to eBay and run a
few searches there.
If your sewing machine is not listed there assume it is because it is so common and
commands such a low value that no one bothers to list them, not that it is
rare or desirable.
I am
often asked about the history of these later electric sewing machines machines, but there
is to my knowledge no easily obtainable in-depth written information on this type of
machine, their history or values.
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