Antiques
Of A
Mechanical Nature 

 

www.Patented-Antiques.com

Larry and Carole Meeker

  Purveyors of American Patented & Mechanical Antiques

LCM@patented-antiques.com 

530-620-7019

Rare and desirable full antique sewing machines that we are currently offering for sale are the main focus of this antique sewing machine page.  We always try to keep a good selection of these early and unusual vintage sewing machines on hand, including hard-to-find patented cast iron models, as well as the small cast iron travel and child-size sewing machines that you will find listed on the Toy Sewing Machine page. 

We also carry a good selection of  Singer Featherweight Sewing Machines which are a favorite with today's quilters and crafters, and they are listed on a separate page.  

Early  Patented Antique Sewing Machines

The invention of the sewing machine in the mid-19th century played an  important role in the Industrial Revolution.  There has been ongoing debate about which inventor should  be recognized as the "father of the sewing machine".  This confusion stems in part from the simple fact that the idea of a "sewing machine" seems to have occurred almost simultaneously to inventors all over the world, or the concept had been stewing in folks minds for years. 

Elias Howe Jr. is one of the most commonly heard names associated with the invention and patents for early sewing machines, and he died penniless and endured the humiliation of seeing others profit from his idea.  Isaac Merrit Singer was a brilliant salesman as well as inventor, and he saw financial success because he was simply a shrewder businessman than most of his other inventor counterparts.  Other names tied to sewing machine development, patents for sewing machines, and their invention include Allen Benjamin Wilson, Thomas Saint, Newton Wilson, and Barthelemy Thimonnier. Information on them and many others can be found in the reference on he subject by Carter Bays whose book is in the 4th printing now.  (We do offer it for sale if interested)

So while there is debate about who should be given credit for designing the first mechanized means of stitching together two pieces of fabric, there is no debate that these early antique sewing machines revolutionized daily household life.

• c. 1850 Singer #1 Patented Sewing Machine 

• Early Gold Medal Sewing Machine 

• "Lead" Portable Sewing Machine 

• "Skinny Pillar" Patented Shaw & Clark Sewing Machine

• Patented Bartlett Table Top Portable Sewing Machine 

• Early Patented Grover & Baker Portable Sewing Machine  

• Antique "Original Express" Hand Crank Cast Iron Sewing Machine    SOLD!

• Early Paw Foot Ketchem's Patent 1860's Sewing Machine  

• Wilcox & Gibbs "Noiseless" Electric Sewing Machine   SOLD!

We want to Help you Sell Your quality Antiques   

If you have a single antique, or a collection of antiques to sell Please contact us at LCM@patented-antiques.com giving us your PHONE NUMBER and other contact info and we will get back to you ASAP. 

 To view examples of the types of antiques and collectibles we have previously sold and are always interested in helping you sell please visit our  Past Sales Archive Pages.

please see our FAQ page, the Appraisal / Selling Page and the  Selling Your Collection Pages for further info.

If you have questions about or are looking for information on your Antique sewing machine you need this book!

The Encyclopedia of Early American & Antique Sewing Machines

Third Edition

by Carter Bays

This is the authoritative source for identification information, and values, for rare, desirable, early antique sewing machines.  This new third edition also includes a section on more modern (post 1880's) vintage machines as well as a comprehensive list of vintage sewing machines from 1900-1925. 

All SOLD---contact Carter Bays directly!

 

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