Originally Posted by
SteveH
If you see that the machines in pics 4339, 4423, and 4440 mysteriously disappear one evening, you will find them in my collection!!! lol
Steve, 4339 was made in 1867 and is the first free arm machine ever recorded, I believe. Featured in ISMACS magazine a few months ago. Apparently this isn't the machine photographed either, so there are at least two in the world.