International Sewing Machine Collectors' Society

Fostering the collecting of, and research into, sewing machines.

Gresham & Craven Sewing Machine Company

The Improved Gresham Sewing Machine

A beautiful ‘Improved Gresham’.

James Gresham
The inspiring story of James Gresham, who despite losing a leg as a teenager went on to design his own prosthetic, establish successful engineering businesses, and create innovations spanning from sewing machines to railway braking systems.
A Machine with a Story
A unique Lackner chain stitch machine from Paris, purchased by inventor James Gresham in the 1870s, carries 125 years of family history and craftsmanship. What sewing machine did James Gresham buy for his daughter?

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