So a few posts ago I mentioned being smitten with a collection of children's sewing machines that I saw at a quilt show. Out of the blue, I had the chance to bid on one at an auction. There were actually two available, and because I was bidding remotely I decided to bid on both, in the event that I missed the first one I'd still have a chance at the second. Well, lo and behold, I am now the proud owner of a pair of these cuties.They came in sturdy cardboard boxes, one with the photo of an elf, the second in a plain box. It seems they were made in the USSR but sold in the Netherlands, as the language on the box and the instructions still with one of them are in Dutch, while the little gold plaque on the front reads (in English) "Made in USSR". How they work is a mystery to me and I admit that it doesn't really matter. I haven't been able to learn anything about them either (except that they must have been made before 1991, when the USSR ceased to exist), but honestly I am just enjoying gazing at them in complete admiration. One will go in my sewing room and the second will be hanging around for just the right moment to either sell or gift it. What worries me is that this could be the start of a bad addiction!
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How wonderful...you are right to be careful as those little machines are very addictive! So cute...take up so little space...the justification is endless!
would be worried about a possible addiction too. And, isn't that just the way things go.....you won both machines.
Those are fantastic!
Congratulations on your purchase. Collecting and using antique and vintage sewing machines is great fun. That said, I've never been able to make my toy chain stitchers sew well. I have my Betsy Ross hand crank that drove me to learn to crochet my doll clothes together.
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