National Sewing Machine Company

National Sewing Machine Company was a Belvidere, Illinois-based manufacturer founded in the late 19th century,[1] operating until 1957.

The company manufactured sewing machines, washing machines, bicycles, an automobile, home workshop machinery, and cast-iron toys and novelties (under the Vindex Toy Company label).

Ames sold off its sewing machine dies and equipment to Eldredge, who went to Chicago.

Eldredge took over the company in 1890 on the death of June, renaming it National Sewing Machine.

[2] In 1953 National merged with the Free Sewing Machine Company but was unable to compete with the imported Japanese sewing machine models and the National Sewing Machine Company closed in 1957[1] This article related to a manufacturing company is a stub.