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International Sewing Machine Collectors' Society

The purpose of the International Sewing Machine Collectors' Society is to foster the collecting of, and research into, sewing machines.

Essex Sewing Machine Company

The Essex Miniature Machine
Essex Miniature Machine

Chain Stitch,
hand & electric

  • Essex Chain Stitch Manual
  • Essex miniature sewing machine instruction book (hand & electric). Undated (c. 1960), 12 pages. An inexpensive functional, lightweight, chainstitch machine unfairly described as a toy. Made in Wanstead, UK.