If the historical record is correct it went out of business trying to move to New York in 1900ish.
What is known about this company is that it made cars, bicycles, and sewing machines for about 3 years. That was around the 1960s and there may be more to that story that hasn’t come to light yet. There was a time that the Elgin name was used by the Standard sewing company who distributed sewing machines made in Taiwan. There seems to be a vintage 1960s Elgin on eBay so Janome may have continued selling and making that model for some time after they bought out National. The two companies merged in 1953 and eventually wen tout of business in 1957 or were bought by Janome at that time. They did produce them for a while and you can find vintage machines at different locations on the internet.
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There is no record on how many were made in the 1890s but at least one has survived.Įxactly when National or the Free Sewing machine companies made their Elgin models is not exactly known. The first Elgin sewing machines were made by the Elgin sewing machine company and it produced a fine treadle machine that seems to work today if you can find one. In a further twist, the department store Montgomery Ward bought those electric cars for resale through its catalog.Īfter that, the company drops out of sight. In a strange twist to their story, this company produced 120 new motor cars with 5 being electric. There is an antique Elgin treadle machine still around. So the more modern sewing machines are not true Elgin models but could be named that way to honor a company that did not last in the industry.
Janome bought both companies around the late 50s early 60s. Those two companies put the Elgin name on the badges of different sewing machines. Any other machine named Elgin was made by either the Free Sewing machine company or the national Sewing Machine company. That name change lasted from 1898 to 1899 when the company is said to have closed its doors for good. It started in 1896 and went to 1898 where the company changed its name to the Elgin Sewing Machine and Bicycle company. There is very little to be known about the original Elgin Sewing m=machine company.
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