While growing up, you may have spent time watching your mother or grandmother sew on an old treadle sewing machine. It was a sturdy and efficient machine. It never did zigzag stitching, but by adding ...

It is a mini sewing machine produced by the french company "Pic-Bien" around 1950. This antique toy sewing machine belonged to "Evelyne Martinez", her name was engraved below the base. That would be ...

This month’s column brings an original kerosene lantern from an American LaFrance Fire Engine found at an estate sale and a favorite basket from a reader’s art glass collection. Well-cared-for family ...

Sewing is a skill that requires a lot of practice before you can get to a point where you can create your DIY creations like small bags, handkerchieves or even toys. If you are interested in learning ...

Book published as a gift for fellow collectors met during a trip made, or to be made, probably in 2015. Most of the photographs are of items in the authors' collection. 2015 Type Pictorial works ...

Q: I am enclosing a picture of a miniature washing machine for doll clothing that was mine when I was little. It is marked "Wolverine, Made in U.S.A." I would appreciate knowing what it is worth.

Toy and miniature sewing machines : an identification & value guide / Glenda Thomas Smithsonian Libraries and Archives Object Details Author Thomas, Glenda Notes "Updated values."--Cover. Date 1997 ...