Paul’s sewing machines of the so-called 'New England' style
This page is ordered by age, and only includes machines
of the so-called 'New England' style.
A separate pictorial index includes
all the machines I've ever owned.
The class of machines known today as "New
England" machines are predominantly very compact,
usually sew a chain stitch, and were made to be
sold quite cheaply, at the time, from the late
1850s on. Most such machines are unmarked, and
their provenance can only be determined by
examining details of construction, and many
makers remain anonymous. Charles Raymond was
instrumental in these machines, since he invented
the basic stitch mechanism used in most of them.
Click any image here to see its blog entry, and more pictures.
The main blog page is kept in the order
the machines joined my collection (and also has other sewing
machine related entries).
