FIRST OVERLOCKER WILLCOX & GIBBS 1900'S DISPLAY PIECE IN SOUTH AFRICA

Item similar to Vintage Tailor's Industrial Overlock Sewing Machine  Willcox & Gibbs 3-thread classic machine KNOWN AS ONE OF THE VERY FIRST OVERLOCKING MACHINES - PATENTED BY JAMES EDWARD ALLEN GIBBS A GUY WHO STARTED OUT MAKING HIS FIRST SEWING MACHINE  IN THE EARLY 1800'S OUT OF WOOD THERE IS A GREAT STORY ONE CAN FOLLOW ON THE NET ITS A PERFECT FOR THE COLLECTOR OR ENTHUSIAST THIS PIECE IS POSSIBLY 1 OF 2 IN SOUTH AFRICA   SOME MARKS AND SCRATCHES EVEN AN OLD NR ENGRAVED ON THE MACHINE   EVERYTHING MOVES WHEN HAND WHEAL IS TURNED  WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET NO MOTOR, NO TABLE INCLUDED ORNAMENT