Bell Sewing Machine
 

I've been interested in these for a while and I picked one up today. It's in excellent condition with all original attachments, foot control and doo-dads. From what I understand it was sold as a Tailor's kit to travel with and a portable machine for those that needed a free arm(it actually clamps to a table) or a flat bed set up. It's very cute, very cool but would never take the place of one of my other machines. The bobbin is uber small and the bobbin case set up is fiditchy if there's a word:> It makes a nice little stitch, but has it's idiosyncrasies.

I picked one of those up about a year ago. It’s cute and I think it’s neat how everything stows into a brief case, but I haven’t bonded with it enough to even try it out. Mine is serial number 0008455, is complete, and the Inspection Tag is dated 1953.

Mine doesn’t look any more well-used than yours does. I wonder if these were actually that handy for their intended use, or were purchased in an effort to add a little glitz to a door-to-door sewing service and weren’t actually able to replace the Tailor’s regular machine?

CD in Oklahoma

Really cool looking!!

That's a cute machine.

Similar to the Miwa

Similar to the Whaaaa....?

CD in Oklahoma

That's a cute machine! Was it meant for young girls just starting to sew? The next step from the toy sewing machine.

sorry MEWA

google "fischer mewa sewing machine"

Oh how cute !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! id love one !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's not a toy machine. It was "supposedly" meant for tailors but who knows for sure? I cleaned and oiled it and I found one nylon gear, the rest metal. Unfortunately, the later models like mine, have a plastic take up lever.