The NeedleBar

The Baer & Rempel Sewing Machine Company

by Ursel Niggemann


Baer & Rempel Manufacture Dates

The Machines:

Part 1 (1866 - 1918) / Part 2 (1918 - 1968)


ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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


DATING BAER & REMPEL MACHINES


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
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New numbering sequence (B prefix)
1938
B160,000
1945
B300,000
1946/1947
No Production
1957
B600,000
1968
B1,000,000

THE MACHINES


Part One (1866 - 1918)

Model
Date
Type

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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

Part Two (1918 - 1968)

Changes in Model Names:

Phoenix D / DD became Class 6

Phoenix E / EE became Class 7

Phoenix F / FF became Class 8 / 208 / 308

Phoenix M became Class 12

Phoenix MB became Class 13

Phoenix MM became Class 16

Phoenix MMF became Class 17

Teutonia A = Phoenix O = Class 11

Teutonia B = Phoenix P = Class 10

Teutonia C = Phoenix Q = Class 9

Phoenix R became Class 3 / 204 / 303

Phoenix S became Class 4

MODEL
DATE
TYPE

THUMBNAILS

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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
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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
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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
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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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