Description: Frister and Rossmann hand sewing machine in case. Lockstitch. , , , , Black machine with gold decoration on wooden base. On the base in front of the machine is a thin measuring strip of inlaid wood. On the far left it says FRISTER and ROSSMANN on the right. The machine has a scroll/floral desing in gold paint on the clothplate and arm, which is highlighted with mother of pearl flowers. Many of these flowers are abstract and square in shape. Also on the arm is a rectangular metal tab, with a table of numbers on, and a gold coloured badge., , , , The machine has a bobbin winder, presser foot and feed as well as a tension device. The lockstitch is created by a shuttle. The clothplate is hinged at the back and unscrewing a screw on the front right allows the plate to be lifted revealing a recess. , , , , The case is rectangular with a single handle at the top, and fits over the machine. It locks on one side with a small key. The veneer on the case has a wood inlay rectangle on the top., , , , Inscription: (on clothplate) TRADEMARK // (mongram of FR) // BERLIN, , Inscription: (on clothplate) 901676, , Inscription: (on badge on arm) MANUFACTURED IN GERMANY // TRADEMARK // Sole Agent // W. PIERSSENS // 59 FORE ST // E.C. // BY FRISTER & ROSSMANN, , Inscription: (on arm) FRISTER & ROSSMANN, , Inscription: (on metal tab, a table of numbers), , , , Maker: Frister & Rossmann, , Serial number: 901676, , Date: unknown, , , , Dimensions: 290mm high x 490mm long x 280mm wide, , , , Condition: GOOD. The mechanism still works smoothly and has a needle but there is wear to the gold markings on the machine, particularly the clothplate. J.Brown, 00/09/2007., , Conservation: Cleaned by D.Sheen 00/08/2007.