Antique 1930 ' S Muller Childs Toy Sewing Machine D362
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:27638454 | Original/Reproduction: Antique Original |
| Maker: Muller |
this is a unique Bird Design Muller Children's Sewing machine - Crank turn handle and turns without issues - Shows some rust on all four legs and corners. Serial number 403162. Made in Germany is stamped in english - Cast iron - Needs a good cleaning - Very cute! and would look great in your home. I believe this model was produced prior to World War 2 in the 1930's from the information that I found on this item.Measures 6" long - 7 " high and 3.5" wideThe toy factory was founded by Fri...edrich Wilhelm Muller in Berlin in 1868 when he borrowed money for a lathe and went into business in a small workshop making sewing machine parts for his good friend Nikolaus Durkopp who was in Bielefeld, Germany.For 20 years the business made parts but Friedrich Wilhelm Muller saw a hole in the market for toy sewing machines and in 1888 turned to the manufacture of complete toy sewing machines which ran from 1888 right up till the 1970's.They were one of the largest manufacturers of small sewing machines in the world. Simple pressed sheet steel, tin-plate sewing machines sold in their thousands. It seemed like every child wanted what her mother was using and business boomed.
