Description: Wanzer hand powered tabletop sewing machine., , , , Yellowed marble base. Black machine with gold design which has mostly rubbed off. There is a shuttle underneath but the type of stitch is unclear. , , , , Maker: Wanzer, , Serial number: 137225 (?), , Date: 1867, , , , Dimensions: 250mm high x 330mm long x 140mm wide, , Inscriptions: WANZER // SEWING MACHINE // COMPANY LIMITED // GR PORTLAND ST LONDON, , Inscription: TIME UTILIZER // TRADE MARK // No 137225 (with image of hour glass/symbol), , Inscription: PATENTED // N AMERICA GT BRITAIN // AND THE CONTINENT // MAY 16 & JUNE 17, 1867, , , , Associated place: London, , , , Condition: FAIR. Gold is rubbed off, enamel coming off in places, J. Brown 08/2007. , , Conservation: Cleaned by D. Sheen 08/2007.