International Sewing Machine Collectors' Society

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

Illinois Sewing Machine Company

Illinois Kit

A fascinating time capsule of early 1900s sewing machine marketing materials, featuring sales literature, order forms, and promotional pamphlets from the Illinois Sewing Machine Company's unsuccessful attempt to recruit an agent in Maine.

Royal St. John instruction manual, 1883

Royal St. John Parts & Price List

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