VINTAGE ESSEX MK1 SEWING MACHINE WITH EXTENSION TABLE & SUITCASE-EXC

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VINTAGE ESSEX MK1 CHAIN STITCH SEWING MACHINE WITH EXTENSION TABLE IN SUITCASE IN EXCELLENT WORKING CONDITION

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The Essex MK1 sewing machine was an almost identical copy of the Singer. There are a few very minor differences but they both have identical threading and operating systems. The machine produces a simple single thread chain stitch, using only one thread source i.e. no bobbin or shuttle mechanism. On the reverse side a rather delicate pattern is produced.

After the Second World War there was a shortage of full sized sewing machines, with waiting lists for models. In 1946, recognizing this shortfall in the market, the Essex Miniature Sewing Machine was born and the Essex MK1 went into production. A small, simple chain stitch machine that was extremely well engineered and today models can still be found looking as good and working as well as they did over half a century ago. It was never marketed as a child's machine, although many children in the post war years bought them as presents, but as a proper small sewing machine that was easy to operate and gave an excellent stitching finish.