International Sewing Machine Collectors' Society

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

Hillman and Herbert Sewing Machine Company

1920s Hillman Car

William Hillman

William Hillman's remarkable journey from apprentice at Penn's marine engine works to pioneering manufacturer of sewing machines, bicycles, and ultimately the famous Hillman motorcars that became a British institution.

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