This is a 'Haid & Neu' Sewing machine, manufactured in Germany, in the Mid 1870's.

Dating, condition, size, & other info is at the bottom of this page.

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'Before' Pictures shown are usually the sellers' Ebay pics, but some may be mine (in process).

Sold in November 2019

This one is Gorgeous, & I love those FEET (Individual claws on each toe), as well as the overall appearance.

This is by far the best casting I've ever seen, & I nearly kept this one for myself.

This is a 'Haid & Neu' Sewing machine, manufactured in Germany, in the Mid 1870's.

It has a hand crank, & the slot to allow for a belt drive with treadle, or motor.

Dating: After much research, I found: Starting in 1861, the founders of "Haid und Neu" used machines from "Grover & Baker" as models. This is clearly a clone of the G&B "Prima #10" model. (Although this H&N has a much more detailed casting for the base - Look at those Toes! Even the claws can be seen on each toe! It's a prettier overall appearance, too - in my opinion).

The sewing plate is stamped 75645, which dates it to about 1875. Haid & Neu stamped their machines as they were manufactured, starting with 1, then 2, etc, until this machine was made, as their 75,645-th machine, coming off the line somewhere in the mid-1870's. They had hit 100,000 by 1880, so we know it was well before 1880, and since the company merged & changed names in 1882, we also can be sure it was made prior to 1882, because it is also stamped with the Haid & Neu logo.

(Just as a time reference: ... Lincoln Dies & the Civil War ended in 1865, so about 10 yrs later. )

Details: This particular Sewing Machine is most likely a "Humboldt", named after the great German explorer, & intellectual, Alexander von Humboldt. A seriously impressive man, who made great contributions to the world's knowledge in many fields, & well deserved the respect of naming their prized machine after him.

Condition: This machine came to me with some rust, a broken off handle, & a crack in the back of the base - which I repaired. It's now difficult to even find. (I ground out slots for the 2-part epoxy, & used hand braided wire as a kind of rebar, to ensure it never comes apart again. I further allowed this machine to sit for well over a month after finishing it, just to be sure my repair would hold. It has.) It's now very hard to find the place where the crack was - inside, in particular. On the exterior, it appears as a hair line, because I did not want to glob on a bunch of epoxy where it would show, so all repair work was done on the interior surface.

All gears are in perfect condition, clean, & turn, easily. Needle travels as intended, & the feed dogs work as intended. She has her Needle, but no Boat Shuttle & Bobbin. (I have a similar machine (Johann Hammer), & tried that shuttle & bobbin in this machine, to see if it worked, & it did. If you can find a similar boat shuttle & bobbin, it should work.)

( See pics & dimensions for the Boat shuttle & long bobbin at the bottom, to aid in finding a match. )

*** Any item of this age is going to show nicks & dings, as well as some pitting, which can be seen in the photos.

Measurements (approximate):

* 15" Wide Base (+ 2" for the hand crank knob).

* 10.5" Deep at the Base

* 11" Tall (Including the needle bar & Thread spool pin).

* Hand crank wheel is 7" across.

This one is Gorgeous, & I love those FEET, as well as the overall appearance.

This is by far the best casting I've ever seen, & I nearly kept this one for myself.

SOLD in November 2019