THE NEEDLEBAR

American Sewing Machine Makers

By Alan Quinn & Helen Scarth

 

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A

Manufacturer

Location

Machines
     
American Buttonhole, Overseaming & Sewing Machine Company
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  
American Machine Company Chicago  
American Sewing Machine Company
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
American, New American
American Sewing Machine Company Salem, Massachusetts Dorcas
Ashland Machine Company
Ashland, Ohio
Ashland
Atkins & Felthousen
Ithaca, New York
Atkins & Felthousen
Atwater
Berlin, Connecticut
Atwater

B

Manufacturer

Location

Machines
     
Badger Company Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Badger
Louis Barbey West 3rd Street, New York Win-Sew
A. Bartholf New York Bartholf, Blodgett & Lerow
Barker & White Brattleboro, Vermont Brattleboro
Barnett Brothers (agents) 289-293 Columbus Avenue Smith & Egge
Bartlett Sewing Machine Company
New York
Bartlett, Novelty
Bartram & Fanton Company Danbury, Connecticut Bartram & Fanton
Belleville Manufacturing Company Belleville, Chicago Fairbanks
Blees Sewing Machine Company Bordentown, New Jersey Blees
Charles Bosworth Petersham, Massachusetts Bosworth
Bradford & Barber Boston, Massachusetts  
Brattleboro Sewing Machine Company
Brattleboro, Vermont
Estey, Estey-Fuller
Brosius Sewing Machine & Motor Company St. Charles, Illinois The 'No Treadle' Spring-motor driven Sewing Machine
Brown & Sharpe Company Providence, Rhode Island Heberling
Burnet & Broderick
Chicago, Illinois
  
     

C

Manufacturer

Location

Machines
     
Centennial Sewing Machine Company Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Centennial
Chase Manufacturing Company Lincoln, Nebraska The Improved Noble
Chicopee Sewing Machine Company Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts Chicopee
D. W. Clark Bridgeport, Connecticut Cherub, Foliage
Clark & Barker Orange, Massachusetts Family, Common Sense
Coles Universal Feed Sewing Machine Company West 14th Street, New York Universal Feed

D

Manufacturer

Location

Machines
     
Daisy Sewing Machine Company Cleveland, Ohio Family Automatic
Davis Sewing Machine Company Watertown, New York Vertical Feed
Davis Sewing Machine Company Dayton, Ohio Davis, Vertical Feed (+ Badged Machines)
Demorest Sewing Machine Company Plattsburgh, New York Demorest
Diamond Sewing Machine Company Boston, Massachusetts Franklin, Diamond Improved
Domestic Sewing Machine Company Norwalk, Ohio Buffalo, Rotary, Economy (see also National, New Home, Standard), Franklin (see also National, White), Minnesota A (see also Davis, White), Minnesota H, Minnesota New A (see also Davis), Mund, New Domestic (see also Goodrich)
Domestic Sewing Machine Company Buffalo, New York  
G. L. Dulaney & Company Rhinebeck, New York Little Monitor

E

Manufacturer

Location

Machines
     
Eclipse Sewing Machine Company Court & Sycamore Street, Cincinnati, Ohio Eclipse, Queen City
Eldredge Sewing Machine Company Belvidere, Illinois Eldredge
Eldredge Sewing Machine Company Chicago, Illinois  
Elliptic Sewing Machine Company New York Elliptic
Ely Manufacturing Company 309, Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Illinois Alvah
Emery, Houghton & Company Boston, Massachusetts Johnson
Empire Company New York Empire Number One, Improved Empire
Erie Sewing Machine Company Chicago, Illinois Erie, Universal, Family

F

Manufacturer

Location

Machines
     
M. Finkle Boston, Massachusetts  
Finkle & Lyon Company Boston, Massachusetts Finkle & Lyon
Florence Machine Company Florence, Massachusetts Florence
Florence Sewing Machine Company Florence, Massachusetts Florence
Foley & Williams Sewing Machine Company Kankakee, Illinois Automatic, Goodrich, Pony, Midget, Bradford, Ever Ready (see also Goodrich), Hawkeye (see also Davis, Goodrich), New Yale, Ohio Farmer (see also Goodrich, Standard)
J. G. Folsom Company Winchendon, Massachusetts Folsom, Globe
Foxboro Manufacturing Company Foxboro, Massachusetts  
Franklin Company Mason Village, New Hampshire Franklin
Free Sewing Machine Company Rockford, Illinois Free (+ Badged Machines)

G

Manufacturer

Location

Machines
     
General Electric Company - Sewhandy
Goddard, Rice & Company Worcester, Massachusetts Blodgett & Lerow
Gold Medal Sewing Machine Company Orange, Massachusetts Gold Medal, Home Shuttle
Goodbody Company Bridgeport, Connecticut Goodbody Sewing Shears
H. B. Goodrich Sewing Machine Company Chicago, Illinois Triumph, Goodrich (+ Badged Machines)
Goodspeed &Wyman Company Winchendon, Massachusetts Bartlett
Goodyear & McKay Sewing Machine Company 140, Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts  
Grant Brothers Company Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Grant Brothers, Family, Common Sense
Greenman & True Manufacturing Company Norwich, Connecticut Greenman & True
William Grout Winchendon, Massachusetts Family, Common Sense
Grout & White Orange, Massachusetts Family, Common Sense
Grover, Baker & Company Boston, Massachusetts Grover & Baker in Drawing-room Cabinet, Hand Machine
Grover & Baker Sewing Machine Company Boston, Massachusetts  

H

Manufacturer

Location

Machines
     
Heberling Running Stitch Sewing Machine Company Mount Pleasant, Ohio Heberling
Birdsell Holly Lockport, New York Holly
Household Sewing Machine Company Dayton, Ohio Crippin, Durham, Faithful Friend, Feather, Household, Marguerite, Ottowa, Priscilla, Riverton
Amasa B. Howe Sewing Machine Company New York Howe, Howe Hand (1), Howe Hand (2), Howe Hand (3)
Hunt & Webster Company ? Hunt & Webster

I

Manufacturer

Location

Machines
     
Illinois Sewing Machine Company NW Corner Wabash Avenue & Randolph Street, Chicago, Illinois #22 New Royal
Independent Binghamton, New York Independent, Independent Noiseless

J

Manufacturer

Location

Machines
     
A. F. Johnson Orange, Massachusetts Family, Common Sense
Johnson, Clark & Company Orange, Massachusetts Gold Medal, Home Shuttle, Improved Home Shuttle, Home Companion
Daniel Judson & Son New York Tabitha
June Manufacturing Company Chicago, Illinois  

K

Manufacturer

Location

Machines
     
King Sewing Machine Company Main Street, Buffalo, New York King, Lessing
Kruse Company New York Kruse Automatic

L

Manufacturer

Location

Machines
     
B. W. Lacy & Company Philadelphia, Pennsylvania McLean & Hooper, Centennial
Ladd, Webster & Company Boston, Massachusetts Ladd & Webster
Landis Machine Company St. Louis, Missouri Leather-sewing machines
Lamson, Goodnow & Yale Company Windsor, Vermont Clark's Revolving Looper
The Leader Sewing Machine Company Springfield, Massachusetts The Leader
Leavitt Sewing Machine Company Boston, Massachusetts Greenman & True
Lester Manufacturing Company Richmond, Virginia Lester, Elliptic
Little Giant Sewing Machine Company Toledo, Ohio Little Giant

M

Manufacturer

Location

Machines
     
William A. Mack Norwalk, Ohio Domestic
MacLean & Bennor Machine Company 223 North Eighth Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania No. 1
Manhattan New York Manhattan
A. G. Mason Sewing Machine Company Cleveland, Ohio (Badged Machines)
Melone Sewing Machine Company Chillicothe, Ohio  
Merrow Machine Company Hartford, Connecticut -
Metropolitan Sewing Machine Company Nyack, New York -
James Morrison & Co Niagara Falls, New York -

N

Manufacturer

Location

Machines
     
National Sewing Machine Company Belvidere, Illinois National, Stitchwell, Busy Bee, Little Lady, Little Hustler, Wee, Williamette, Wood (+ Badged Machines)
Nettleton & Raymond Company Bratlleboro, Vermont Family, Common Sense
Nettleton & Raymond Company Bristol, Connecticut Hendricks
New Domestic Company ? King Buffalo, New Domestic
New Home Sewing Machine Company Orange, Massachusetts Little Worker, New Home (+ Badged Machines)
New Leader Company ? New Leader, New Century Leader
New Royal Company ? Old Whitehall
New York Sewing Machine Company New York The New York
Noble Sewing Machine Company Erie, Pennsylvania Noble
Noble Sewing Machine Company Weeping Water, Nebraska Improved Noble

O

Manufacturer

Location

Machines
     
Ormond Manufacturing Company Baltimore, Maryland Ormond, Horse
Osann Company - Sewhandy
Ostrek Sewing Machine Company New York (1919 - 1932) Ostrek (badged Willcox & Gibbs)
Oxford Manufacturing Company 342 & 344 Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Illinois Oxford Singer, Oxford Improved High Arm Singer, Oxford Home, New Oxford

P

Manufacturer

Location

Machines
     
Parkers, Snow, Brooks & Company West Meriden, Connecticut Landfear
Peck & Snyder New York Baby Singer chainstitcher (Smith & Egge type)
Philadelphia Sewing Machine Company Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Triune
Planar, Braunsdorf &Company Boston, Massachusetts Aetna, Aetna A, Aetna 2, New Family
Planar & Kayser New York Planar & Kayser
Priscilla Needlework Company Boston, Massachusetts New Priscilla
Providence Tool Company Providence, Rhode Island Household
Puritan Manufacturing Company Boston Massachusetts (shoemaking machines)

R

Manufacturer

Location

Machines
     
Remington Empire Sewing Machine Company Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  
Remington Sewing Machine Company Ilion, New York Remington Family
E. Remington & Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Remington
Rex & Bockius Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Goodes
Rotary Shuttle Sewing Machine Company Foxboro, Massachusetts Rotary Shuttle
O. L. Reynolds Company Dover, New Hampshire Ne Plus Ultra

S

Manufacturer

Location

Machines
     
John Sacksteder Cincinnati, Ohio  
Secor Sewing Machine Company Bridgeport, Connecticut Secor, Fairy
Sharon Company Sharon, Ohio Sharon
A. B. Shaw Worcester, Massahusetts  
Shaw & Clark Biddeford, Maine 'Closed Pillar', 'Open Pillar', 'Skinny Pillar', 'Fat Pillar', Monitor, Running Stitch
Singer Manufacturing Company New York  
George P. Sloat & Company Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Sloat's Elliptic
Smith & Egge Company Bridgeport, Connecticut Little Comfort, Reliable
Standard Sewing Machine Company Cleveland, Ohio Standard, Hexagon, Sewhandy (+ Badged Machines)
Carlos Stebbins Pike, New York  
Henry Stewart Sewing Machine Company New York Stuart
Stewart Singer Company New York  
Stockwell Brothers Bridgeport, Connecticut Howe

T

Manufacturer

Location

Machines
     
Taggart & Farr Company Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Taggart & Farr
Tryber & Sweetland Chicago, Illinois The Chicago Singer
Tennis Company New York, New York Tennis Book-sewing Machine

U

Manufacturer

Location

Machines
     
W. P. Uhlinger and Company Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Uhlinger, Quaker City
Union Special Machine Company Chicago, Illinois  
Union Sewing Machine Company Richmond, Virginia Elliptic
Named Machines by Unknown Makers - UNKNOWN MAKERS

V

Manufacturer

Location

Machines
     
Victor Sewing Machine Company Middletown, Connecticut Victor

W

Manufacturer

Location

Machines
     
Wardwell Company St. Louis Wardwell
Washington Sewing Machine Company Boston, Massachusetts Washington
Watson Company Bristol, Connecticut Watson
Weed Sewing Machine Company Nashua, New Hampshire Weed
Weed Sewing Machine Company Hartford, Connecticut Family Favorite, Manufacturer's Favorite, General Favorite, Hartford
Wheeler & Wilson Company Watertown, New York Elliptic
Wheeler & Wilson Manufacturing Company Bridgeport, Connecticut No. 1, No. 2, No.3, No. 4, No. 5, No. 8, No. 9
White Sewing Machine Company Cleveland, Ohio White, Peerless, New White Peerless, New Family, Family Shuttle, Family Rotary (+ Badged Machines)
Whitehill Sewing Machines Milwaukee, Wisconsin Whitehill
Whitney Sewing Machine Company

Factory: Paterson, New Jersey

Office: 613 Broadway, New York

 Whitney
Whitney & Lyons Nashua, New Hampshire Weed
Willcox & Gibbs Sewing Machine Company New York Automatic
Williams Manufacturing Company Plattsburg, New York and Montreal, Canada Williams Singer, New Williams, Helpmate
Williams & Orvis Company Boston, Massachusetts Williams & Orvis
W. G. Wilson Sewing Machine Company Cleveland, Ohio Buckeye, Horse
W. G. Wilson Sewing Machine Company Chicago, Illinois Horse
C.A. Wood & Company Philadelphia, PA Phila-Singer
Woodruff Company ? American Eagle
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