Dating and Model Type information courtesy of Dr. Henrich Wiethüchter, Bielefeld
Published in: Henrich Wiethüchter, Der Fall Phoenix, Hannover 1993
and in: Der Schlingenfänger Nr. 27, 1994
Thanks to the members of the NeedleBar for providing many of the pictures, and particularly to Jon Cnossen, Pam Petranek, Claire Sherwell & Christoph Schmidt
YEAR |
SERIAL
# ENDING |
1880 |
65,000 |
1892 |
125,000 |
1900 |
280,000 |
1905 |
460,000 |
1910 |
630.000 |
1914 |
830,000 |
1917 |
905,000 |
1922 |
1,000,000 |
1930 |
1,240,000 |
1934 |
1,400,000 |
- |
New numbering sequence
(B prefix) |
1938 |
B160,000 |
1945 |
B300,000 |
1946/1947 |
No Production |
1957 |
B600,000 |
1968 |
B1,000,000 |
Model |
Date |
Type |
Thumbnail (click for larger images) |
No. 1 |
1866 - 1892 |
Rotary Hook, curved
needle. Copy of Wheeler & Wilson #1 (1872 a new type) |
|
No. 2 |
1866 - ? |
as No. 1 but larger |
|
No. 4 |
1866 |
Cylinder Machine, (arm
machine) Baer & Koch type (or Singer?) |
|
No. 5 |
1866 - ? |
as No. 4 but with two
feeds |
|
Westphalia |
1868 -1870 |
Modified No. 1, hand
driven or with a tripod table |
|
Pillar Machine |
1876 - 1879 |
(Säulenmaschine)
Singer type (shoe repair) |
|
Phoenix A |
1880 - 1890 |
Small-type Rotary Hook
machine with bobbin holder, copy of Wheeler & Wilson #8 |
|
Phoenix B |
1882 - max. 1888 |
Rotary Hook with bobbin
holder, copy of Wheeler & Wilson #10 |
|
Phoenix C |
1883 - 1892 |
Medium-type Rotary Hook
with bobbin holder, first machine constructed by Baer & Rempel themselves |
|
Phoenix D |
1888 - 1918 |
Medium-type Rotary Hook
with bobbin holder, improved in 1898 |
|
Phoenix E |
1890 - 1918 |
Large-type Rotary Hook
with bobbin holder |
|
Teutonia A |
1890 - 1918 |
Small Vibrating Shuttle
(Singer type) |
|
Phoenix F |
1891 - 1910 |
Medium-type Rotary Hook
with bobbin holder |
|
Teutonia B |
1891 - 1918 |
Medium-type Vibrating
Shuttle |
|
Phoenix G |
1894 - 1910 |
Rotary Hook without
bobbin holder |
|
Phoenix J |
1895 - 1910 |
Ring Hook with bobbin
in the centre |
|
Phoenix H |
1898 - 1918 |
Medium-type Rotary Hook
without bobbin holder |
|
Phoenix L |
1900 - 1918 |
Small-type Rotary Hook
without bobbin holder |
|
Phoenix M |
1902 - 1918 |
Medium-type Rotary Hook
without bobbin holder, unequal thread regulator |
|
Phoenix N |
1904 - 1918 |
Large-type Rotary Hook
without bobbin holder, unequal thread regulator |
|
Phoenix DD |
1905 - 1934 |
Medium-type Rotary Hook
with bobbin holder |
|
Phoenix MM |
1906 - 1949 |
Medium-type 3-tour.
Rotary Hook without bobbin holder, equal rotating thread regulator |
|
Phoenix FF |
1906 - 1934 |
Small-type Rotary Hook
with bobbin holder |
|
Phoenix LL |
1907 - 1915 |
Small-type Rotary Hook
without bobbin holder |
|
Phoenix O |
1909 - 1944 |
Small-type Vibrating
Shuttle, identical with Teutonia A |
|
Phoenix P |
1909 - 1944 |
Medium-type Vibrating
Shuttle, identical with Teutonia B |
|
Phoenix EE |
1910 - 1926 |
Large-type Rotary Hook
with bobbin holder |
|
Phoenix C |
1910 - 1918 |
Large-type Vibrating
Shuttle |
|
Phoenix Q |
1910 - 1918 |
Large-type Vibrating
Shuttle |
|
Phoenix K |
? |
Large-type Rotary Hook
without bobbin holder |
|
Phoenix R |
1911 - 1934 |
Large-type Central Bobbin |
|
Phoenix S |
1912 - 1921 |
Medium-type Central
Bobbin |
|
Phoenix ZZ |
1912 - 1918 |
Zigzag machine. Ring
Hook with central bobbin |
|
Phoenix MB |
1913 - 1921 |
Medium-type Rotary Hook
with bobbin holder, unequal thread regulator |
|
Phoenix NB |
1913 - 1921 |
Large-type Rotary Hook
with bobbin holder, unequal rotating thread regulator |
|
Phoenix MMF |
1915 - 1944 |
Medium-type 3-tour.
Rotary Hook without bobbin holder, equal rotating thread regulator |
MODEL |
DATE |
TYPE |
THUMBNAILS (Click for larger images) |
Phoenix
U / Class 4 |
1921 |
Small type,
Central Bobbin |
|
Phoenix V / Class 24 |
1928 |
Small type, double-cycle.
Rotary Hook with bobbin holder |
|
Phoenix T / Class 22 |
1926 |
Small type, double-cycle.
Rotary Hook with bobbin holder |
|
Phoenix TT / Class 25 |
1927 |
Medium type, double-cycle.
Rotary Hook without bobbin holder |
|
Phoenix X / Class 26 |
1928 |
Large type, double-cycle.
Rotary Hook with bobbin holder |
|
Phoenix Class 27 |
1928 |
Small type, double-cycle.
Rotary Hook with bobbin holder |
|
Phoenix Class 28/228 |
1928 |
Small type, double-cycle.
Rotary Hook with bobbin holder |
|
Phoenix Class 19 |
1927 |
Medium type, one needle
hemstitch, double-cycle. Rotary Hook without bobbin holder |
|
Phoenix Class 20 |
1934 |
Medium type, one needle
hemstitch, double-cycle. Rotary Hook without bobbin holder |
|
Phoenix Class 21 |
1925 |
Medium type, one needle
hemstitch, double-cycle, Rotary Hook without bobbin holder |
|
Phoenix Class 23 |
1925 |
Medium type, fast zigzag,
double-cycle. Rotary Hook without bobbin holder |
|
Phoenix Class 29/229/329/429 |
1932 |
Small type, fast zigzag,
double-cycle. Rotary Hook without bobbin holder |
|
Phoenix ZZ / Class 30/100 |
1912 |
Medium type, special
ZZ, Central Bobbin |
|
Phoenix Class 32 |
1938 |
Medium type, special
machine for tucking, double-cycle. Rotary Hook without bobbin holder |
|
Phoenix Class 36 |
1935 |
Large type, double-cycle.
Rotary Hook without bobbin holder |
|
Phoenix Class 38 |
1936 |
Medium type, up to 4,500
stitches/minute, double-cycle. Rotary Hook without bobbin holder |
|
Phoenix Class 29 |
1933 |
Medium type, fast zigzag,
double-cycle. Rotary Hook without bobbin holder |
|
Phoenix Class 49 |
1934 |
Large type, fast zigzag |
|
Phoenix
Class 50 |
1929 |
Small type, Central
Bobbin |
|
Phoenix Class 56 |
1940 |
Large type, double-cycle.
Rotary Hook, without bobbin holder |
|
Phoenix Class 70 |
1936 |
Large type, Central
Bobbin, needle feed (alternative) |
|
Phoenix
Class 81 |
1934 |
Large type, zigzag by
the feed, double-cycle. Rotary Hook with bobbin holder |
|
Phoenix Class 82 |
1948 |
Small type, zigzag,
double-cycle. Rotary Hook with bobbin holder |
|
Phoenix Class 104 |
1936 |
Heavy duty, barrel ring
shuttle |
|
Phoenix Class 109 |
1936 |
Half automatic embroidery
machine, has a free rotating hook with bobbin holder |
|
Phoenix Class 130 |
- |
Leather-sewing machine |
|
Phoenix Class 149 |
1936 |
Leather sewing machine
with oscillating ring shuttle |
|
Phoenix Class 181/182/183 |
1936 |
Overlock, perhaps from
Kochs Adler |
|
Phoenix Class 225/325 |
1939 / 1952 |
Medium type, double-cycle.
Rotary Hook without bobbin holder |
|
Phoenix Class 226/326 |
1939 / 1952 |
Large type, double-cycle.
Rotary Hook with bobbin holder |
|
Phoenix Class 236/336 |
1939 / 1952 |
Large type, double-cycle.
Rotary Hook without bobbin holder |
|
Phoenix Class 249 |
1941 |
Large type, fast zigzag |
|
Phoenix Class 250 |
1952 |
Small type, Central
Bobbin |
|
Phoenix
Class 281 |
1940 |
Large type, zigzag by
the feed, double-cycle. Rotary Hook with bobbin holder |
|
Phoenix Class 111 |
1951 |
Small type, Vibrating
Shuttle |
|
APHA |
1951 |
Small type, Freearm,
single-cycle. Rotary Hook with bobbin holder, motor |
|
Phoenix Class 280 |
1958 |
Free Rotating Hook with
bobbin holder |
|
Phoenix Class 282 |
1954 |
Free Rotating Hook with
bobbin holder, zigzag |
|
Phoenix Class 282F |
1954 |
Freearm, Free Rotating
Hook with bobbin holder, zigzag |
|
Phoenix
Automatic Class 283 |
1957? |
Universal machine for
zigzag & embroidery stitch, anti-jamming Rotary Hook with bobbin holder |
|
Phoenix Automatic Class
283F |
1957? |
Freearm, universal machine
for zigzag & embroidery, anti-jamming Rotary Hook with bobbin holder |
|
Phoenix Duplomatic Class
288 |
1958 |
Improved Class 283 |
|
Phoenix Duplomatic Class
288F |
1958 |
Improved Class 283F |
|
Phoenix Class 322 |
1952 |
Medium type, double-cycle.
Rotary Hook with bobbin holder |
|
Phoenix Class 325 |
1952 |
Double Rotating Hook
without bobbin holder |
|
Phoenix Class 335 |
- |
- |
|
Phoenix Class 350 |
1955 |
Straight-stitch machine |
|
Phoenix Class 381 |
1952 |
Large type, zigzag by
the feed, double-cycle. Rotary Hook with bobbin holder |
|
Phoenix Class 382 |
1959 |
Free Rotating Hook with
bobbin holder, zigzag |
|
Phoenix Class 383 |
1959 |
Freearm Rotating Hook
with bobbin holder, automatic zigzag, embroidery |
|
Phoenix Class 388 |
1959 |
Freearm Rotating Hook,
zigzag and automatic embroidery |
|
Phoenix Class 429 |
1952 |
Medium type, fast zigzag,
double-cycle. Rotary Hook without bobbin holder |
|
Phoenix Class 435 |
1958 |
Large type, Double Rotating
Hook with bobbin holder |
|
Phoenix Class 436 -
Class 466 |
- |
Similar to Class 435
with specialties |
|
Anker-Phoenix Celerta-Nova |
1959 |
Straight Stitch machine |
|
Gloria |
1960 |
Small type, electric,
constructed by Anker and improved by Phoenix, nonblock-Double Rotating
Hook with bobbin holder |
|
Gloria Automatic |
1963 |
Small type, flat bed |
|
Gloria Automatic F |
1963 |
Small type, freearm |
|
Phoenix Universal 482 |
1963 |
Zigzag automatic, anti-jamming,
Double Rotating Hook with bobbin holder |
|
Phoenix Duplomatic 488 |
1963 |
with automatic buttonholer |
|
Anker-Phoenix
Celerta ZZ |
1964 |
Zigzag with buttonholer,
produced by Fukusuke Corporation, Japan |
|
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end 1968 |
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