Casige Sewing Machine - Germany British Zone - Child ' S Toy - Still
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:410503 | Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany |
No Reserve! Highest bid will win regardless of amount!
Up for consideration is a wonderful little Casige Sewing Machine.
Stamped "Made in Germany -- British Zone."
Obviously made shortly after the end of World War II.
Still functions as intended.
Totally unmolested with no restoration whatsoever. Exactly as found. Dusty.
As with all of my eBay listings, a cheerful refund will be offered if this toy sewing machine is not as described....
Shipping is a flat $14.35 for all U.S. addresses using Priority Mail and a medium flat rate box. (This is the price I pay at the Post Office; there is no profit here for me.)
Thanks for looking and may God bless!
FROM ONLINE SOURCES:The name Casige, was pronounced Ka-see-ge. Casige was one of the great German toy makers of the 20th century although the original company had been founded some 50 years earlier. Specializing in piano locks.The company name comes from a mixture of letters of the founder of the company, Carl Sieper and his town of Gevelsberg, Westfalen, in Germany. (Carl Sieper of Gevelsberg).A year after Queen Victoria's death in 1901, Carl Sieper II, the grandson of the original company founder, was asked if he could supply cheap small sewing machines to schools. Carl had already seen the huge Muller toy factory and had a tour. He knew that to expand his company he needed contracts and a lucrative school contract would be a good start into the sewing business. The first sewing machine to come off their production lines was the model No. 1 in 1902 not the 0 which did not appear until around 1910. Who would have guessed it would have survived two world wars and over 70 years!Carl must have known that he was going to produce sewing machines before 1902 as it is impossible to set up such a business quickly. To change the factory around with the foundry and machining would have taken months if not years.Casige produced toys from 1902 right up until 1975.Originally Casige produced locks hence the company trademark of a great German eagle clasping a key said to be the key to their success!Casige produced millions of machines in endless patterns and designs. The Sunflower design is one of the prettiest of all their patterns and looks stunning against the black. Based on their model No. 2, it was first produced around 1910 and continued up until the outbreak of WWII.
Up for consideration is a wonderful little Casige Sewing Machine.
Stamped "Made in Germany -- British Zone."
Obviously made shortly after the end of World War II.
Still functions as intended.
Totally unmolested with no restoration whatsoever. Exactly as found. Dusty.
As with all of my eBay listings, a cheerful refund will be offered if this toy sewing machine is not as described....
Shipping is a flat $14.35 for all U.S. addresses using Priority Mail and a medium flat rate box. (This is the price I pay at the Post Office; there is no profit here for me.)
Thanks for looking and may God bless!
FROM ONLINE SOURCES:The name Casige, was pronounced Ka-see-ge. Casige was one of the great German toy makers of the 20th century although the original company had been founded some 50 years earlier. Specializing in piano locks.The company name comes from a mixture of letters of the founder of the company, Carl Sieper and his town of Gevelsberg, Westfalen, in Germany. (Carl Sieper of Gevelsberg).A year after Queen Victoria's death in 1901, Carl Sieper II, the grandson of the original company founder, was asked if he could supply cheap small sewing machines to schools. Carl had already seen the huge Muller toy factory and had a tour. He knew that to expand his company he needed contracts and a lucrative school contract would be a good start into the sewing business. The first sewing machine to come off their production lines was the model No. 1 in 1902 not the 0 which did not appear until around 1910. Who would have guessed it would have survived two world wars and over 70 years!Carl must have known that he was going to produce sewing machines before 1902 as it is impossible to set up such a business quickly. To change the factory around with the foundry and machining would have taken months if not years.Casige produced toys from 1902 right up until 1975.Originally Casige produced locks hence the company trademark of a great German eagle clasping a key said to be the key to their success!Casige produced millions of machines in endless patterns and designs. The Sunflower design is one of the prettiest of all their patterns and looks stunning against the black. Based on their model No. 2, it was first produced around 1910 and continued up until the outbreak of WWII.
