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— One of only two known DUPLEX / Babcock Pencil Sharpeners patented in 1900. Price $5,800. — Only three other Sargent & Greenleaf Safe Time Looks like this are known to have survived! Price $2,870. — One of five extant Baldwin Arithmometers from 1874. Price $9,400.00. — Exceedingly Rare Eberhard Faber International Letter Scale. Price $2,450. — The Only Extant Antique Harrison Sewing Machine, Patented in 1859. Price $5,450. —Jordan L. Mott pyramid stove from 1835. Price $1,750. —First Telephone, the Coffin Set manufct. by Charles Williams, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, for the National Bell Telephone Co. of 1878. Price $9,950. —Early, unknown Watson Sewing Machine. Price $6.250. —The only known extant EVEREADY Lady Liberty, or Statue of Liberty Novelty Light ever to be found! Price $6.800. — Legendary ALTEC LANSING 604 Duplex Speaker With Original ALTEC Enclosure. Price $4,350. —W. Younger 1847 Washing Machine Patent Model —Exceedingly rare and fine quadruple Clepsammia or Hourglass, probably the finest extant example from the 17th century in the world. Price $16,200. —Exceedingly rare and very ornate early battery Novelty Light, the only one known of its kind! Price $1,450. — Rare Bryant’s Celestial Indicator, pat. Sept. 10, 1872. Price $8,750.00 —The Adding Machine of Pierre Fardoil c. 1700. Price $73,500. — Rare Antique Deep Sea Diver´s Boots or Shoes. Price $650. — SOLD ITEMS ... SOLD ITEMS ... SOLD ITEMS ... SOLD ITEMS — —Exceedingly rare and important Singer 1856 Turtle-Back Sewing Machine; one of eight machines extant. Sold! — One of only three known extant Frank S. Baldwin Calculators Patented in 1902. Sold! — Seeley’s Portable X-Ray Machine From 1915. Sold! — Exceedingly Rare 1904 Oscar Hedstrom Motor, First Motor to Power an Indian Motorcycle. Sold! — Exceedingly rare Pocket Battery No.1. Sold! — Earliest Known, and one of a kind, Martian Big 4 Crystal Radio. Sold! — Only Known First-Model-of Williams Can-Opener. Sold! — Only Known Surveying Instrument Signed J.MORSE (18th Century). Sold! — The only known sewing machine based on Cook´s Patent of 1863. Sold! — Early, ca 1820, James Watt Model Steam Engine. Sold! — Charles Page Reciprocating Electro-Magnetic Engine of 1838. Sold! — Rare Illuminated Pathe Westminster Cone Speaker & Radio. Sold! — Walker’s Pocket Camera; The First Pocket Camera. Sold! —The finest figural Sewing Machine; the “Lady” or “Cora Munro” Sold! — Charles Lane Poor Line of Position Computer. Sold! —Very Early Leclanche Battery Sold! —The only Sextuple Safe-Time-Lock extant. Sold! —Earliest known Blow Accordion with 10 keys. Sold! — Rare, KEY to the AIR, Radio outfit. Sold! — Sargent & Greenleaf model 4 Safe Time Lock of 1878. Sold! —The only known extant Spencer Electric Co., Potbelly Candlestick Telephone (serial no. 32!) Sold! —Peerless Whittler Pencil Sharpener, with three rotating knifes. Sold! —Rare, and in fine condition, H. H. Scott model LK-150 Stereo HiFi Vacuum Tube Power Amplifier in perfect working order. Sold! —Early version (serial # 160!) of the 1921 three bank Noiseless Portable Typewriter in very good condition. Sold!

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— Antique Telephone Collectors Association — Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments Harvard University — Massachusetts Institute For Technology — Smithsonian Institution — Technogallery a Museum of Science & Invention where the Exhibits Are For Sale

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—Exceedingly rare and important Singer 1856 Turtle-Back Sewing Machine; one of eight machines extant. Sold!

The Turtleback is considered the “Holy Grail” among collectors. Only about 1,500 were sold before Singer bought them back for full price and offered the customer the following model, the Letter A machine. The Turtleback was to small and did not work well. Concerned about his reputation, Singer bought them back to destroy them, hence they are very hard to find.
World wide are only eight machines know to have survived; the machine offered here is one of them.
Singer was one of the most important manufacturer and the Turtleback is one of the most highly sought after antique sewing machine. It was the first machine manufactured for Domestic use, hence the name, “New Family Sewing Machine”. read more>>


Posted on 15 Mar 2024, 11:32 - Category: Sewing Machines
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