Ten historical sewing machines. A thematic design selection, not a ranking of sewing quality. Licensed photographs of museum and privately held examples. File:Singer model 12 New Family (1884) Industriemuseum Gent 18-11-2019.jpg: Paul Hermans; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Singer_model_12_New_Family_(1884)_Industriemuseum_Gent_18-11-2019.jpg; Scaled and letterboxed without cropping. File:Singer Model 27 1910 05.jpg: Cephas; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Singer_Model_27_1910_05.jpg; Scaled and letterboxed without cropping. File:Singer Sewing Machine Patent Model, No. 8,294, 1851.jpg: Isaac Singer; CC0; http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Singer_Sewing_Machine_Patent_Model,_No._8,294,_1851.jpg; Scaled and letterboxed without cropping. File:Elna Lotus ouverte.jpg: Treehill; CC BY-SA 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Elna_Lotus_ouverte.jpg; Scaled and letterboxed without cropping. File:Singer222k.jpg: Panjigally; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Singer222k.jpg; Scaled and letterboxed without cropping. File:Bernina Minimatic 807.jpg: Paebi; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bernina_Minimatic_807.jpg; Scaled and letterboxed without cropping. File:Sewing machine, Wilcox and Gibbs, New York NY, 1877, cast iron, steel, wood - Bennington Museum - Bennington, VT - DSC08610.JPG: Daderot; Public domain; ; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sewing_machine,_Wilcox_and_Gibbs,_New_York_NY,_1877,_cast_iron,_steel,_wood_-_Bennington_Museum_-_Bennington,_VT_-_DSC08610.JPG; Scaled and letterboxed without cropping. File:Wheeler and Wilson Number 3 Sewing Machine.jpg: Panjigally; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wheeler_and_Wilson_Number_3_Sewing_Machine.jpg; Scaled and letterboxed without cropping. File:Elna no. 1.jpg: Treehill; CC BY-SA 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Elna_no._1.jpg; Scaled and letterboxed without cropping. File:Pfaff 130 sewing machine.JPG: Alf van Beem; CC0; http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pfaff_130_sewing_machine.JPG; Scaled and letterboxed without cropping. Adaptation: CC BY-SA 4.0. Original photographs retain their stated licenses. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/