SEWING
MACHINES IN AUSTRALIASEWING
MACHINES IN AUSTRALIA
Maker |
Location |
Dates |
Machines |
| Colton, Palmer & Preston | Adelaide,
S. Australia |
1842
-1965 |
Peter Pan Model 0, Peter Pan Model 1 |
| Lithgow Small Arms Factory | Lithgow,
NSW |
1912 -
1989 |
Gladiola, Dobbie |
| Pinnock | Adelaide,
S. Australia |
1950s
- 1970s |
Electric models, Threadmaster , Trendsetter Gem (imported Japanese machines) |
| Singer | Penrith,
NSW |
1957
- early 1970's |
99P, 185P, 201P, 227P etc. (only tan coloured?) |
Importers/Assemblers |
Location |
Dates |
Machines |
| Beale & Co. | Sydney,
NSW |
1893
- 1961/1975? |
Beale Patent, Advance Australia logo (mostly badged German machines) |
| Bebarfald (department store) | Sydney,
NSW |
1852
- 1960s |
badged as Bluebird
(Vickers, National, German machines), Butterfly
(National) |
| Dobbie | Adelaide,
S. Australia |
Dobbie Deluxe , New Dobbie (badged machines from New Home, Pinnock, Vickers & German machines?) | |
| Rotoscillo Company | Sydney,
NSW |
c.1918
|
New Royal machines supplied by the Free Company. |
| Tye & Company | Melbourne, Victoria |
Tyanco | |
| Ward Brothers | Melbourne,
Victoria |
1888
- |
Ward, ANA (All Native Australian), Australian Sewing Machine Co., Wardana, Macrow (?), (German machines incl. Biesolt & Locke, Clemens Muller, Jones models from England), L. O. Dietrich (Vesta) |
| Hugo Wertheim (Agent for Joseph Wertheim of Frankfurt, Germany) | Melbourne
(factory & sales), Adelaide (sales offices) |
c.1875
- c.1920 |
Griffin Treadle TS , Griffin Hand TS, Superba, Triplex, Electra, Planet K, Planet M, H Ring Shuttle, Number 5, Federal (?), National & Standard badged machines |
Retailers/Agents |
Location |
Dates |
Machines |
| Australian Sewing Machine Company (owned by Ward Brothers) |
Bendigo,
Victoria |
1901 - |
Wardana (incl. Biesolt & Locke, Clemens Muller), Emu (?) |
| Bergmann | ? |
c1927 |
Austral |
| Boans (department store) | Perth,
Western Australia |
Badged machines | |
| David Jones | Sydney,
NSW |
c.1887
- present |
St James (Japanese machines), Willcox & Gibbs |
| Davis & Semple | Hobart,
Tasmania |
Grover & Baker | |
| Emu Sewing Machine Company | Bendigo,
Victoria |
Emu | |
| Mark Foy | Melbourne,
Victoria |
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| Godfreys | Adelaide,
S. Australia |
Stirling (Japanese machines) | |
| Grace Brothers | Sydney,
NSW |
1895
- 1989 |
Gracette |
| Hart, Orton & Co. | Campbell
Town, Tasmania |
Grover & Baker | |
| W & K Hart | Launceston,
Tasmania |
Grover & Baker | |
Sydney,
NSW |
1820's
- 1970 |
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| Kuhnel | 1920? |
Wertheim agent | |
| Lassetter & Co. | Sydney,
NSW |
Duchess (Eldredge) | |
| Lemair (Austr) Pty Ltd | Artarmon,
NSW |
Lemair Helvetia | |
| Long & Co. | Melbourne,
Victoria |
Wheeler & Wilson | |
| John Martin & Company | Adelaide,
South Australia |
National 'BusyBee' , Janome 'Busy Bee' | |
| John G. Murdoch | Melbourne,
Victoria (& London, England) |
Wertheim agent | |
| Myer Emporium (now Coles Myer) | Melbourne,
Victoria |
Victor, imported Frister & Rossmann machines via English agent O. Quitman 18 City Rd. Finsbury Square London EC1 | |
| Patersons | - |
- |
Patersons branded machines |
| Reynolds | Brisbane,
Queensland |
Reynold Bros. - sold Japanese models and reconditioned machines for re-sale |
|
| Rowley | Sydney,
NSW |
1898
- 1940+ |
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| Saverys | Saverys VS | ||
| Shaw & Sons | Brisbane,
Queensland |
White | |
| Standford & Co. | Melbourne,
Victoria |
Singer | |
| Waltons Store | late
1970's |
Makers of Electrical Components |
Location |
Dates |
Machines |
| Warner Drayton | Footscray
(Melbourne), Victoria |
Victor | |
| Wernard | Meadowbank,
NSW |
Lemair Helvetia, Monarch, Empisal, Godfrey's, New Hope, Peerless, Majestic | |