Antique and Rare Sewing Machines Sewing Machine Research

ISMACS International
International Sewing Machine Collectors' Society

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People Behind This Website

Graham Forsdyke
Author, historian, antique dealer and restoration expert. ISMACS research editor and ISMACSsecretary responsible for maintaining the world's largest sewing machine archive.

Maggie Snell
Editor of ISMACS News, and antique dealer who specialises in early mechanical items, including, of course, sewing machines. Owner of the renowned MS Collection in London.

Jim Wilson
ISMACS member, webmaster, collector who built and maintains this site.

Pat Bilderback
Digest Administrator, collector.

Peggy Stuart-Smith
Collector.




ISMACS is an organization totally independent of all sewing-machine manufacturers, past or present and is not affiliated with any of the companies mentioned in these pages.  Please Note: Do not contact any ISMACS official in an attempt to solicit a valuation - it is not possible other than by hands-on assessment and your request will be ignored.