Description: Willcox & Gibbs hand sewing machine with case, accessories box and the instruction book. Chain stitch., , , , Small black machine with leaf/ivy decoration in gold, on wooden base. The clothplate is steel and raised above the base. There are several inscriptions on the clothplate and a gold maker's badge with inscriptions on the base. , , , , The machine slides into the case sideways. The case is rectangular with a single handle at the top. Also inside the case is the instructions booklet and a box of accessories. The box is small and covered in brown leather, with compartments of blue velvet for small accessories. An inscription reads "SELF SEWER", indicating it may not have come with the machine originally. , , , , Inscription: (on clothplate) J.E.A. GIBBS PATENT // JUNE 2-57 // LICENCED UNDER PATENTS // JULY.14-70. APRIL 16-61 // WILLCOX & CARLETON // JUNE. 27-71. JULY 14-71 // CHAS.H.WILLCOX PATENTS // MAY. 31-62. MCH. 22-64 // OCT. 8-61, , Inscription: (on clothplate) WILLCOX & GIBBS // SEWING MACHINE CO // NEW YORK // LONDON // PARIS, , Inscription: (on clothplate) BREVETEES.G.D.G. // EN FRANCE ET EN BELGIQUE // UNDER ROYAL LETTERS // PATENT // JAMES WILLCOX // JULY. 4-71, , Inscription: (underneath mechanism) A263903, , Inscription: (on badge on base) WILLCOX & GIBBS // DEPOSEE // SEWING MACH. CO. NEW YORK, , , , Maker: Willcox & Gibbs, , Serial number: A263903 (?), , Date: (latest patent is 1871) 1880s, , , , Dimensions: 330mm high x 380mm long x 250mm wide, , , , Condition: EXCELLENT. With a good range of accessories and the instruction book. J.Brown, 00/10/2007., , Conservation: Cleaned by D.Sheen 00/09/2007.