Prolific ISMACS author Wilhelm printed only 100 of these booklets, aimed principally at the newcomer to
the hobby, and it quickly sold out. Contains brief details of the principal factories and many
illustrations from the last century up until the 1960s.
F. W. Müller's Toy Sewing Machines
Author:
Hannes Kowatsch and Rita & Manfred Koym
Publisher:
Available via Rita Koym, Wernigeroder St 24, D-16515, Oranienburg, Germany.
Format:
Colour. English text
A curious mixture; part dedicated collector’s research/part post-war history of a workers’ co-operative.
If you can ignore the off-topic propaganda, what remains is the most comprehensive, all-picture
catalogue of Müller machines yet produced and highly recommended for the toy collector.
Singer 20/20-10 Toy Sewing Machine Collector’s Guide
Author:
Jerry C. Fogltance
Publisher:
The author
Format:
Booklet. Colour illustrs.
Date:
2006.
Pages:
16
Examples and descriptions of all four handwheel models (from 1910 to the 1950s Sewhandy) - plus
accessories, cases, instructions, needle packets, etc.
The Toy Machines of F.W. Müller
Author:
Peter Wilhelm
Publisher:
The author
Format:
Paperback B&W. German & English
Pages:
32
A well-produced and essential identification aid for collectors which traces the history of the Müller
company through reprints of its catalogues. Contains many previously unidentified machines.
Toy and Miniature Sewing Machines - Book 1
Author:
Glenda Thomas
Publisher:
Collector Books
Format:
11” x 8 ½”.
Date:
1994
Pages:
253
ISBN:
0-891456228
Toy and Miniature Sewing Machines – Book 2
Author:
Glenda Thomas (P.O. Box 893, Electra, Texas 76360, USA)
No toy collection is complete without these two volumes which comprise an encyclopaedia of most of the toy
machines available from c.1870 – 1980, although the emphasis is on later models. Each machine is
illustrated in full colour from photographs supplied by collectors. The books contain price guides -
unreliable, of course - and are often to be found in shops and antiques markets; from Collector Books,
Amazon.com
and the author.
Toy Sewing Machines (A catalog history 1875-1965)
Author:
Ben Truwe
Publisher:
Tiny Tina Press, 240 South Grape St, Medford, Oregon 97501-3124
Format:
11” x 8½”, Paperback, B&W
Date:
2004 (U.S.A)
Pages:
45
ISBN:
0-9703448-6-4
A modest publication featuring hundreds of reprinted advertisements for toy sewing machines from the
author’s extensive collection; advice on researching Toy S.M. history and a selection of children’s letters
to Santa as a barometer of the products’ popularity. An intriguing piece of social history. Currently
available.
Not reviewed but we know they're out there somewhere...
and the author.
