Beautiful Machines from the Middle of the 20th Century
Here in our virtual museum, you'll find hundreds of lovely examples of some of the great sewing machines of the 20th Century.
Of course most of these machines have long since gone out to happy homes all over the US and beyond so you won't be able to view them in person, and of course as always, we have lots more machines to add to the page as we get time.
Click on the picture to see more views and a little bit of information about each machine.
Heavy-Duty Kenmore Cabinet
Singer 401A Lightweight Kenmore 158.10301
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Wards Supreme Reversible
White 651made in Germanyby Gritzner
Kenmore 117.589mid-restoration
Singer 128 Hand Crank
Sears BestKenmore 1802
Beautiful Singer 401ASlant o Matic
Singer 201in Ballet Slipper Pink
Singer 185J3/4-size Vintage Machine
Beautiful!Brother Class 15
RemingtonDe Luxe ZigZagmade in Japan
Mercury De LuxeJapanese Class 15Heavy-Duty Straight-Stitch
Very PrettyPink Singer 99
Kenmore 16031
Japanese-MadePrecision Sovreign 040Beautiful!
Singer 185k3/4 SizeStrong and Full-Featured
White 673RVintage Japanese MachineBurly!
German-MadeSinger 401G
Montgomery Wards Signature 988Made in Japan1.3 Amp Motor
White Model 1514Ideal Quilter's Piecing MachineMade in Japan
JapaneseMontgomery WardsStraight Stitch
Gorgeous!Singer 201
Heavy Duty Kenmore Cabinet
White Sewing Machinewith zigzag and button holes!
Janome New Home ParagonJapanese Sewing Machine
Vintage Japanese-madeWizard
Beautiful Vintage Bernina 801 Swiss Sewing Machine
Sears BestKenmore 158.19141Vintage Japanese Sewing Machine
Built by Pfaff!Burly Kenmore 117.841 MachineWe have more!
Early Viking Hand CrankFreya
Beautiful Singer 500 Rocketeer
Morse DuomaticAwesome!
Beautiful Viking 2000SLModel 6460Made in Sweden
Japanese Kenmore Commander
made by Riccar
Donated to OCF Culture JamBaldwinJapanese Elegance, Quality, and Beauty
Beautiful New Home Simplicity
Fast and PowerfulPfaff 130made in Germany!
White/Domestic Treadle Sewing MachineVery Clean and Free-Running
Tiny and Very PortableKenmore 10400Made in Japan
Free Downloadable books, pictures, ads brochures, etc!
Prettiest Ever!Kenmore 540made in Japan
Emdeko Japanese Sewing Machinewith 1960s Space Age Styling
Seafoam GreenBrother 651Japanese-Made!
Sister inspecting sewing machine
Near the end, you will encounter some pages with links that have disappeared over the years as a result of page hosting changes and other mysterious causes.
And we lost another ten years worth of older photos in a tragic computer crash
so our museum doesn't show any of those older ones.
Pfaff 130-50010German Sewing Machinew/Stitch Pattern Adapter!
Nelco LyraBarely UsedJapanese-Made
Japanese Vogue Stitch
BelAire 1200Vintage Japanese-Madeand All-Steel!
Beautiful and StrongSinger 15-91
Space AgeSinger 500Rocketeer
Beautiful Japanese Brother
Singer 306kBurly!Nearly New!
Japanese made Kenmore 13180
Modern Homemade in Japan
Made for Montgomery Wardsby the Happy Industrial Corporation of Japanin the 1960s
Elna Supermade in Switzerland
So Awesome!Singer 15-91w/black levers and spool pins
1.2 AmpJapanese Kenmore 148.29
ElectronicViking 630Made in Sweden
Beautiful
Wizard ZigzagJapanese-Made!Morse 4100FotomaticMade in Japan!
Awesome Singer 328K
Happy Industrial Corporationmade for Montgomery WardsDepartment Stores
Singer Slant-O-Matic 401A Lightweight and Strong
Beautiful Kenmore 17520 made in Japan
Kenmore 19141
Precision Deluxe Dressmaker
Gorgeous Pfaff 130!Lots of Accessories!German-Made!
Strong Kenmore Model 52Made in Japan
A BeautifulSinger 401ASlant-O-Matic
Singer 66Treadle Sewing MachineHuman Powered!
Sears BestKenmore 19142
Beautiful Singer Lotustreadle Sewing Machine
Like New!Bernina 730 RecordSwiss-Made
Viking AutomaticSo Very Precision!
Beautiful Morse 4300Strong and Stylish!
Beautiful Singer 15-125Upgraded version ofSinger's 15-91
Japanese Singer 223zigzag with Blind Stitch
Amazing Japanese-MadeAtlas Sewing Machine1.5 Amp Motor!
Beautiful JapaneseFree Westinghouse 803
Nice!Japanese-MadeDressmaker
401A Slant-O-Matic
Singer 1853/4 SizeFull Power and Features!
Excellent!Kenmore 158.17550Made in Japan
Manual ZigzagNelco R-400-2Made in Japan
Slant-O-MaticSinger 404It's a Straight-Stitch 401A!
Japanese SewmorStrong and Pretty
Ford DeluxeStraight-StitchMade in Japan
Brother 1610Japanese Straight-Stitch
1906 Singer Model 27Drop it into Your Stand
Replace Your Worn Treadle Machine!
Aradia Detailing Machines
WindowMatic Made in Japanby Brother
Viking 6690 ElectronicMade in Sweden
An Awesome Treadle Machinewith a de luxe Zigzag in it!
Stylish and StrongSinger 600Touch&Sew
Rocketeer!Singer 500 Slant-O-MaticWith Nice Extras!
A Fine Elna SupermaticMade in Switzerland
Japanese Singer 190Uncommon Excellence!
Singer 500Rocketeer
Kenmore 158.13033Japanese Excellence
Lightweight and PortableBelvedere
Brother Class 15Made in JapanBurly!
Singer No. 42 Cabinet
Beautiful Japanese Riccar
Heavy-DutyGerman Sewing Machine
Singer 15-125
Potted Motor Descendant of Singer's Famous 15-91CalandaMade in Japanfor Pfaff
Japanese-MadeKenmore 148.210
Singer 401A
Singer 301 Short Bed Fits in Singer Folding 301 Table
Stitchmatic ElectricMade in JapanNice!
Singer 301 Long BedWon't fit in Singer folding 301 Table
Powerful, Japanese-Made
Janome New Home
Designer
Awesome JapaneseKenmore 158.904One of my personal favorites!
Wizardmade in Japan by Brother
White 764
Japanese-BuiltKingstonClass 15 Straight-Stitch
Hand-CrankSinger 66Human Powered!
SterlingJapanese Class 15Sew Some Thick Stuff!
Japanese FleetwoodWhat a Beauty!
New Home Type H
Friction DriveAwesome!
Japanese-madeImperial Sewing MachineNot Just a Pretty Machine!
Janome New HomeDouble Duty12-Layers!
Viking Husqvarna 6570Made in SwedenElectronic
Japanese-Made
Riccar
SwedishViking Husqvarna 6030
ItalianNecchi Supernova
Kenmore 17511What a pretty machine!
Awesome kenmore 19410w/Stretch Stitches!
Singer 401AOne of Singer's Best
Small and PortableKenmore 10301
Good Housekeeper
Italian NecchiSewing Machine Cabinet
Montgomery WardsStraight StitchLots of Power
Italian-madeNecchi BFIn Display Type Case
Never Sewn On!1960s White Model 65
Singer CabinetNo. 65Good Looking Blonde!
Singer 15-91Strong and Fast
One of the best Kenmores, ever!Kenmore 158.16021
BeautifulMorse Super Dial
Bernina SportSwiss QualityAwesome Cabinet
Bernina 830 RecordSwiss-MadeTop Quality
Japanese-MadeNelco A-1Straight-Stitch
Singer 329kA Good, Solid Singer
Fantastic!Morse FotomaticManual Zigzag
Japanese SewmorClass 15 Type
LindaObsessively Focused and Scrupulously Attentive Detailer
Alden ZigzagSmooth, Precision ActionPlenty of Power
Really nice!Blonde Wood Cabinet
Beautiful Swedish Sewing MachineHusqvarna 2000Model 6030
Aluminum and Steel
Touch n Sew Model 603
TR-Quality Assurance, Technician,Seamstress, Video Personality, and Zenith-Quintesential Kitty
ItalianMid-CenturyNecchi Supernova Ultra
PristineJanome New Home De LuxeFine Japanese Machine
One of Japan's Finest
The General
Extra Strong
Premier Sewing Machine
Made in Japan
BeautifulSinger 201 Centennial
Fast and Powerful
Very Powerful
Dressmaker
Japanese-Made
Stunningly Beautiful!
Singer 301 Short Bed
Barely Used!
Man, I forgot what a cool machine this one is
White Manual Zigzag
Husqvarna 3220
Precision-Made in Sweden
Singer 301 set
With Case and Table
Classic Singer 66
Strong and Smooth
Japanese Singer 223
Like New!
Powerful
Japanese Kenmore
Stretch Stitches
Singer 301
Long-Bed
Singer 15K
Bolts of Electricity design
SOLD
Singer 401A
One of Singer's Best Ever
mid-century aluminum-bodied Slant-O-Matic
Singer 99
In 3/4 Size Cabinet!
Beautiful Two-Tone
Kenmore Model 158.352
One of Singer's Best!
Rushby Hand Crank
Made in England
Brother 190 Flairmatic
Beautiful!
Japanese-Made Kenmore 521
(coming soon!)
This will be a nice one!
SOLD
Elna Special
Precision-Made in
Switzerland
Featherweight Folding Table
Sturdy! Portable!
Singer 301 Cabinet
Janome New Home
Double Duty
A powerful Japanese-made
sewing machine
Bel Air Precision De Luxe
A Very Cool Two-Tone Machine
Singer 99 Hand Crank
ultra cute!
Janome New Home Commander
Stretch Stitches, More Stitch Patterns!
SOLD
Janome New Home
Like New!
Precision Sewing MachineSo Pretty!
New Home TabletopWhat a Machine!
Powerful Singer 201
Beautiful Singer 503 Rocketeer
Singer 328K
All-Steel Drive
Remington De LuxeAutomatic ZigzagSuper Smooth, Fast, and Powerful!
Pfaff-Built KenmoreLike a Diesel Locomotive!
Steel-Geared Singer 15-91One of the Best, Ever!
Gorgeous Morse Fotomatic IV
Singer 401A Slant-O-Matic Like-New Condition!
Singer Model 66Almost a New Machine!
Kenmore 158.480One of the Prettiest Kenmores, Ever!
Minnesota ABeautiful!
Japanese-Made
Kenmore 1207
Charger, by Brother*good mechanical shape
*lots of chips/bad touch-up job
perty durn good price, though!
Mike-Owner/Sewing Machine Guy