Rudheath Research Institute of Toy Mechanics: May 2005

A small toy sewing machine I have had for years.
It has no bobbin, so it just loops the thread through in a chain stitch.

Detail of mechanism.

View of the simple mechanism at the back, which lifts and drops the needle.

Close-up of the needle and sewing base.
MADE IN ENGLAND

View to allow you to see the base...
Bent over flaps of tin hold it together.

Close-up of the grown-up size cotton reel you use on the tiny sewing machine.

Rudheath Research Institute of Toy Mechanics