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Old 08-24-2020, 07:36 PM
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Welcome, RobynGM98. That is a rather rough looking machine. How is your German? Not sure how much it will help, but maybe. I saw that the badge for the Grimme Natalis machine was different from yours. After hours of searching, I finally found a badge like yours and it is for Gebr. Nothmann, I found http://needlebar.org/main/makers/germany/ and http://needlebar.org/main/logos/nothmann/index.html I also found http://schlingenfaenger.de/m-z-k-z.html that indicates Gebr. Nothmann, Berlin, 1872 - 1912 that has the badge more like yours. I'm not sure but I'm thinking the rectangle bed transverse shuttle machines would have been close to the turn of the century.

I read https://sewalot.com/wertheim%20superba.htm where he said there were possibly over 300 German sewing machine makers in 1890. I also know that sometimes distributors of sewing machines would put their on badge on machines that they sold, so I was glad I finally found the badge.

I hope you have lots of sewing machine oil Do you know if it has the shuttle & bobbin? Good luck Hand cranks are neat. Does it have a ceramic handle?

Have fun with your new antique!

Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.
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