Description: Hand powered chain stitch sewing machine., , , , Machine has metal base supporting a curved arm and small raised steel clothplate. The handle is geared, and the shaft runs underneath the arm. The whole is black with gold detail - including ferns and floral images. , , , , The chain stitch is created by a double rotating hook. Small feed and foot. , , , , Maker: Guhl & Harbeck, Hamburg, , Model: Express ?, , Date: 1915. At the time of collecting it was 63 years old. , , , , Dimensions: approx 260mm high x 300 wide x 200 deep, , , , Inscription: (on base) GUHL & BARBER // HAMBURG, , Inscription: (on arm) ORIGINAL EXPRESS, , , , Condition: FAIR, J. Brown 08/2007. Two bobbins missing from the top of the machine ( have marked these as A & B on instruction papers ). , , Conservation: Cleaned by D. Sheen 08/2007