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Even to dress your doll, you need a sewing machine, an indispensable and omnipresent tool in any family or almost, even nowadays. Historic fascinating of the invention stammerings of which raise to Charles Frédéric Weisenthal in 1755 the settling and the uncountable perfections sees taking place in which it gave place to become this small miracle which sews and embroiders relentlessly for our biggest pleasure. Every country can advance men, patents, models. Let us retain Thimonnier ( 1829 ), Walter Hunt ( by 1833), Elias Howe ( 1844 ), Wilson ( 1851 ) finally Singer (1852) and we shall have a small idea of the lapse of time and the ingenuity which it was necessary to give us a sewing machine, a dream! It is evident that it was at first intended for the adults, and at the very beginning, for the military dressmakers in particular, then for the women who had then the choice among some models. |
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<-----Then, it is in the " Bon Marché ", on 1891. In 1893, childish sewing machine in the small stitch, one thread, 21 cms x 39 cms à 14,50 F --- > |
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<-----the one on cuddly base goes in 9,75 F- the other smaller in 6,90 F. and Sewing machine for children, 6,50F.----> |
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12,5cm, 7,25 F Sewing machine for children. Height 10 cms, 2,75 F. |
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And " Le Bon Marché " resumes also its sales in 1920-1921 : Sewing machine " Perfecto ". 20 F. Another model. 18,75 F and 29,75 F-------> |
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<-----" La Samaritaine "in 1921 proposes again in its catalog " Toys New Year's gifts " a sewing machine, " in decorated and nickeled metal " for 18,9O F. The next, year ( 1922-23 ) " Le Palais de la Nouveauté ", proposes three of different dimensions, stealing multiplier, with, it is clarified, one " very good mechanism "----------> |
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This set remind the box proposed before the war by " Les Galeries Lafayette ", but the doll disappeared, replaced by a dummy. And the price climbs from 12,25 F to 45 F. |
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To the left, a half-page of advertisement for sewing machines " Baby ", in the " Annuaire de la Chambre Syndicale des Fabricants de Jeux et Jouets" book of the Employers' federation of the Manufacturers of Games and Toys, on 1932. <------------ " Aux Trois Quartiers ", 1933, always faithful in the mark, propose: Sewing machine " Baby ", looked mechanism 39 F, 64 F, 95 F, -----------> |
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<-------Still let us quote " Au Palais de la Nouveauté " 1933/34 this very complete, real machine limps with sewing, containing very numerous accessories.
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<----In 1960, America is not out done and made to fabrik " Brother " in Japan! And opposite, " Piq-Bien " said " Standard "----> |
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To Singer, we know a very charming model of these years, in cast iron of aluminium, taken out in at least two complexions and presented into very beautiful limp. The small machine appears to be a small jewel. Here is the presentation " Very beautiful Singer toy , up-market, to make as mom. Beautiful small possible realizations. Magnificent state functioning and conservation. Weight 1kg, width18,5 cm, height 18cm " |
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