Rockoboy Posted October 20, 2018 Report Posted October 20, 2018 I also saw this machine recently, but the lighting was poor, and I could only get 1 pic of the near side. Does anybody have any details of this machine please? Quote
Members jimi Posted October 20, 2018 Members Report Posted October 20, 2018 (edited) I think they were named the "Patent Elastik" and they were made in Germany if i can remember. And there was another one called "Colibri" i think?? regards jimi. Edited October 20, 2018 by jimi Quote
Members Matt S Posted October 20, 2018 Members Report Posted October 20, 2018 I agree with Jimi that it's one of the late 19th century patcher/elastic machines. The pinstriping on the balance wheel looks very similar to that on my BUSM #6 and several similar machines I've seen pictures of so I'd make a semi-educated guess that it's from that stable but I can't find a match in the electronic copy of their catalogue. I'll check my paper catalogue (different edition) tomorrow when I get back from the market. Quote
Members shoepatcher Posted October 22, 2018 Members Report Posted October 22, 2018 That is a 19th century shoepatcher. As to the model, Could be early Claes or a Patent Elastic. I do not recognize the pinstriping on the balance wheel. Any more pics? glenn Quote
Members Matt S Posted October 22, 2018 Members Report Posted October 22, 2018 Checked my paper BUSM catalogue and there's no patcher/elastic machines in that edition either. Here's a photo of the pinstriping on the wheel of my BUSM #6. There's a definite resemblance I think. Whether that means the patcher is a BUSM manufactured machine, a bought-in/rebadged machine sold by BUSM, a Pearson machine (the predecessors to BUSM) or someone just imitating the BUSM style of pinstriping. Quote
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