Gritzner sole stitcher?

[mariemoo]

Hello people  I recently acquired this off an elderly gentlman whos father was a cobbler..I think it is a sole stitcher But I have no idea...it has 'gritzner' and 'patent' printed on the side. It all moves smoothly and the bobbing has some thick thread still in it. It all seems intact just trying to do some research and maybe get it back to near its former glory.  if anyone know absolutely anything that may help as I cant figure out how to even thread it yet haha xx

[mariemoo]

Can anyone help?

[jimi]

Hi There, this looks like a carpet sewing machine??

the sole stitcher is very different to this:

hope this helps, regards jimi.

[CowboyBob]

I don't know much about this machine but have one like it that sews.I thought it might have been made to sew harness since it has such a high foot lift.I don't have any manuals for it.

[Wizcrafts]

7 hours ago, CowboyBob said:

I don't know much about this machine but have one like it that sews.I thought it might have been made to sew harness since it has such a high foot lift.I don't have any manuals for it.

If that machine can sew along the edge of a sole, or a narrow edge of a shaped project, with heavy thread, I'll take it.

[RockyAussie]

Hi Wizcrafts, The pic of the Gritzner by jimi above sound more like the machine you're after. This is very similar to the Frobana outsole stitcher which when I was doing shoe repairing was my favorite. I think I still have 3 or 4 floating around here somewhere but they are the full on cast stand versions.. Parts are a bit hard to get here.The presser foot above tends to wear off on an angle and is the only main problem I ever had. Regards Brian

[Wizcrafts]

I used to have a pull down lever sole stitcher that clamped onto the edge of a table and looked a lot like the one in Bob's picture. I let it go many years ago for shit money and wish I hadn't done so now. I know where there is a rotary handle Gritzner but the owner won't sell it. As for Frobana's, they are just too expensive anymore, especially their curved needles.

 

[RockyAussie]

I must admit it's been years since I bought needles. By to expensive do you mean parts or the machines. I would have thought the machines would have been pretty cheap to pick up.

[Wizcrafts]

10 hours ago, RockyAussie said:

I must admit it's been years since I bought needles. By to expensive do you mean parts or the machines. I would have thought the machines would have been pretty cheap to pick up.

Frobana outsole machines come up for sale now and then, mostly in Germany and Holland. The last one I saw was sold by Seike.de for 750 Euros.Power Shoe - in Holland - also sells Frobana, when they have them in stock.

 

 

[mikesc]

Presumably the machine here ( about 30 minutes from me ) is the same sort of thing?

 

The name may be "Black" or that  may be just the colour ?

 

They say it works, they say it is a chain stitch ( chainette ) machine..cordonnier ( shoemakers ) machine

looks huge..and heavy..buyer collects..they are asking €600.oo