Singer 31-15

This is my 1921 Singer 31-15, acquired from a family in New Haven who had closed down their fathers tailor shop. Big thanks to the Andreasi family for this one.

Willcox and Gibbs

This is my 1921 Willcox and Gibbs domestic chainstitch machine. The history behind this is pretty cool. James Edward Allen Gibbs saw an engraving of a sewing machine and set out to reverse engineer it - in the process, he created a system that looped the thread back onto itself, making a chainstitch. This thing is tiny and quiet but will sew through anything you can fit under the foot.