![]() ![]() Similar machines can be found here:, , and. The machine was probably badged, but the decals with the badged name are long gone. This Vibrating Shuttle (VS) hand-crank machine was made by Bernhard Stoewer AG, around 1907-1910. I am so fortunate to own such a treasure! ![]() As it turns out, this machine was never made for the US market and must have been carried across the Atlantic by one of its previous owners. The gentleman who sold her to me said it belonged to his grandmother and then his mother, both of whom were “master seamstresses.” He insisted that it was a Singer, but lucky for me, it is not □ Of course, realizing what *it is not* is quite different from knowing what *it is,* ha! After hours (and hours) of scanning photographs, I tracked the machine to Germany and then finally identified its manufacturer. This machine also has an ejection button for the shuttle, which is super cool. For one, it has a stitch-length lever (not a knob!), which includes a reverse (!!!). This particular machine has a few bonus features that aren’t found on more common Singer models, too. It’s difficult to find hand crank sewing machines here in the US so I didn’t feel too guilty for paying a premium for her. I found her on craigslist for $110 - making her my most expensive VSM yet. ![]() If this machine could talk, she would have quite the story to tell. ![]()
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