—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.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>>
Edit - Delete
No comments posted yet.