Log in or Sign up
Antiques Board
Home
Forums
>
Antique Forums
>
Textiles, Needle Arts, Clothing
>
Wertheim Planet M sewing machine
>
Reply to Thread
Message:
<p>[QUOTE="Shangas, post: 9680546, member: 360"]Thanks AJ.</p><p><br /></p><p>Wertheim was a German sewing machine company, originally based in Frankfurt. It was up there with the likes of Frister & Rossmann, Seidel & Naumann, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Wertheim family branched out extensively. Apart from Germany, it also made machines in America, and even Australia (where it also made pianos!).</p><p><br /></p><p>The machine is a vibrating-shuttle model, from what I can see in the photo, which means it should take modern machine needles. So once you've cleaned it up, bought a pack of needles and put one in, it should sew and run as normal.</p><p><br /></p><p>I've got a Wertheim Planet in my collection, although mine is the portable version with a hand-crank on it. Antique German sewing machines are very highly regarded, although they were also considered quite antiquated at the same time.</p><p><br /></p><p>While other companies like Singer or White or Domestic in the US, went onto use stuff like round-bobbin mechanisms, companies like Wertheim, Frister & Rossmann, etc, in Germany, kept manufacturing vibrating-shuttle, and even older transverse-shuttle machines right into the 1930s and 40s when such technologies were already WELL obsolete. If it ain't broke, don't fix it, I guess.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's a piano made by Wertheim, at its Melbourne factory in Australia. Hugo Wertheim, the son of the company founder, sailed out to Australia in the 1850s, I think it was, for the Victorian gold-rush, settled in Melbourne, and then just decided he was going to be the Australian agent for his family business. They imported Wertheim sewing machines, and then started making pianos, as well. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]470844[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Shangas, post: 9680546, member: 360"]Thanks AJ. Wertheim was a German sewing machine company, originally based in Frankfurt. It was up there with the likes of Frister & Rossmann, Seidel & Naumann, etc. The Wertheim family branched out extensively. Apart from Germany, it also made machines in America, and even Australia (where it also made pianos!). The machine is a vibrating-shuttle model, from what I can see in the photo, which means it should take modern machine needles. So once you've cleaned it up, bought a pack of needles and put one in, it should sew and run as normal. I've got a Wertheim Planet in my collection, although mine is the portable version with a hand-crank on it. Antique German sewing machines are very highly regarded, although they were also considered quite antiquated at the same time. While other companies like Singer or White or Domestic in the US, went onto use stuff like round-bobbin mechanisms, companies like Wertheim, Frister & Rossmann, etc, in Germany, kept manufacturing vibrating-shuttle, and even older transverse-shuttle machines right into the 1930s and 40s when such technologies were already WELL obsolete. If it ain't broke, don't fix it, I guess. Here's a piano made by Wertheim, at its Melbourne factory in Australia. Hugo Wertheim, the son of the company founder, sailed out to Australia in the 1850s, I think it was, for the Victorian gold-rush, settled in Melbourne, and then just decided he was going to be the Australian agent for his family business. They imported Wertheim sewing machines, and then started making pianos, as well. [ATTACH=full]470844[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
Your name or email address:
Do you already have an account?
No, create an account now.
Yes, my password is:
Forgot your password?
Stay logged in
Antiques Board
Home
Forums
>
Antique Forums
>
Textiles, Needle Arts, Clothing
>
Wertheim Planet M sewing machine
>
Home
Home
Quick Links
Search Forums
Recent Activity
Recent Posts
Forums
Forums
Quick Links
Search Forums
Recent Posts
Gallery
Gallery
Quick Links
Search Media
New Media
Members
Members
Quick Links
Notable Members
Registered Members
Current Visitors
Recent Activity
New Profile Posts
Menu
Search
Search titles only
Posted by Member:
Separate names with a comma.
Newer Than:
Search this thread only
Search this forum only
Display results as threads
Useful Searches
Recent Posts
More...