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The purpose of the International Sewing Machine Collectors' Society is to foster the collecting of, and research into, sewing machines.

The Smallest Sewing Machine

ISMACS News
April 1991
Issue 31
The Smallest Sewing Machine

WE’VE OFTEN wondered about the smallest working machine, but now I feel we have the answer. How about a fully-operational Singer treadle just 3" high?

The story of this unique model goes back to 1921 when the famous architect Sir Edwin Lutyens was commissioned to design a dolls’ house for the queen. What he built was a palace with lighting, lifts, library, garages and even a wine cellar.

To furnish this mini-mansion, leading companies were invited to submit 1/12 scale models of their products and the Singer operation with, I guess, considerable help from the tool room, produced the miniature complete with two-drawer cabinet.

Singer must have felt almost obliged to market the machine. After all, remember its motto: “No home complete without a Singer”.

~GF


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