International Sewing Machine Collectors' Society

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The Whight and Mann Sewing Machine Company

Excelsior Sewing Machine by Whight and Mann

The cover picture of the January 1990 ISMACS News is an Excelsior model Whight and Mann Sewing Machine. It was found by ISMACS members on the South Coast and at the time was the fourth Excelsior belonging to ISMACS Members.

A very early Prima Donna
The Whight and Mann Excelsior
An excellent-condition example that once graced the cover of ISMACS News.
Excelsior Patent Data
Hair-Tearing Time for the Researcher
...it's a Prima Donna. Or is it?
We all love a mystery
The HC Johnson Sewing Machine. Another Prima Donna. Maybe.
Whight & Mann Story
A history published in the first ISMACS News.

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