International Sewing Machine Collectors' Society

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

Judkins Sewing Machine Company

Judkins Domestic Sewing Machine
Getting to Grips with Judkins
Unravel the enigmatic story of Charles Tiot Judkins, an American who influenced British sewing machine development by cloning Grover & Baker designs and creating his own unique modifications in the 1850s-1860s.
The Lancashire Sewing Machine Company
The Lancashire Sewing Machine Company, formed shortly after the Great Exhibition of 1851, marketed cloned Grover & Baker machines before pivoting to circular needle technology to avoid patent infringement.
Using Your Attachments: The Underbraider
William Carver - The first Dr. Who?
William Carver probably did not time-travel...

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