ISMACS Logo

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.

Hurtu Diligeon Freearm Sewing Machine

Mid 1880s Freearm Sewing Machine by Hurtu Diligeon
ISMACS News
April 1991
Issue 31

The cover picture for the April 1991 issue of ISMACS News featured this interesting machine from the Alicante international exhibition.

It's a free-arm machine manufactured by the French company of Hurtu Diligeon in the mid-1880s.

To convert from a free-arm to a more normal platform model, a wooden table was slid around the arm. Bobbin winding was by means of a separate winder.

This was attached the table at any convenient position and driven by hand.

The machine is from the collection of convention organizer Emilio Cano.


ISMACS is an organization totally independent of all sewing-machine manufacturers, past or present and is not affiliated with any of the companies mentioned in these pages.  Please Note: Do not contact any ISMACS official in an attempt to solicit a valuation - it is not possible other than by hands-on assessment and your request will be ignored.

All rights reserved by ISMACS, under International and Pan American copyright conventions. Reproduction or copy of this page, in any form, in part or in whole, is strictly prohibited, without prior, written permission.