Bell Sewing Machine
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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?
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Bell made other machines, so they must have thought there was a market for the Model M (the ones shown above). I have a Bell 201 that appears to have had considerable use, so they must have made decent machines. I have a note in my database for the 201 that questions if it was made by Messerschmidt in Germany?
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Bell made other machines, so they must have thought there was a market for the Model M (the ones shown above). I have a Bell 201 that appears to have had considerable use, so they must have made decent machines. I have a note in my database for the 201 that questions if it was made by Messerschmidt in Germany?
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Yup, someone local to me had one of those 201's for best offer. One of my first postings when I joined the forum, was of that machine and what should I pay...then someone let me know that we don't do prices here. LOL. I wonder if they stuck with the green color as a marketing tool or? I suspect the 201 would be an easier machine to use...though maybe not to lift!
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Here's an amazing sewing machine collector's display. She has a case with a Bell, Fischer Mewa Koma, Zundapp, and Elna all together. http://www.patrickwentzel.com/Patric...34&slideshow=1
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Here's an amazing sewing machine collector's display. She has a case with a Bell, Fischer Mewa Koma, Zundapp, and Elna all together. http://www.patrickwentzel.com/Patric...34&slideshow=1
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And did you see that quilt behind the counter that was the Periodic Table? Pretty cool! Loved seeing all the different machines. So many unusual ones: size, shape, color, etc. Who knew there were so many different ones made. Thanks for that link.
Here's an amazing sewing machine collector's display. She has a case with a Bell, Fischer Mewa Koma, Zundapp, and Elna all together. http://www.patrickwentzel.com/Patric...34&slideshow=1
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