Elna Lotus sewing machine

[jelv]

A friend of my wife who was a very keen dressmaker died recently. Her husband has asked Janet (my wife) to help him clear out all of her sewing things, including an Elna Lotus ZZ sewing machine. We believe it was originally purchased by her mother in 1976.


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For anyone not familiar with these machines, they are very compact although pretty basic in terms of variety of stitches (straight, zig zag, forwards and backwards only). They were manufactured in Switzerland.

Her husband has said that any money raised will be given to St Peter & St James Hospice who provided wonderful care for his wife. As an indication of the sort of donation, World of Sewing in Tunbridge Wells has already agreed to make a £40 donation without having seen the machine.

Janet has tried the machine out and it is working fine - just one limitation - there is only the one bobbin in the machine as she didn't find any more when helping to clear out.

Is anyone interested?

[chairman]

I was given one of these and have since lost it to the Mother in Law great machine and take very little space but sews well.

last saw one for sale second hand in sewing machine shop in Winchester for over £200.00 so £40.00 ish would be a bargin even with sold as seen

[vrj20]

Hello,

I would love to buy this sewing machine - is it still available? I would be happy to donate £50 to St Peter & St James Hospice.

contact: 07792037388 / [e-mail]

many thanks,
Verity

[jelv]

Too late I'm afraid - it was taken just a few days ago.

[C2LLN]

SOLD and gone to a good new home!

What a sweet, classy, clever, simple yet sophisticated (as only the Swiss can produce) bit of kit! The size was what I particularly liked to begin with, 10” wide, 9” tall and 5” deep with its casing folding down to form a platform leading up/down to the needle.

I did some sewing with it for the fist time this evening and its actually so good it would take pages to describe just how nice this is to sew with, runs like Rolls Royce, Way, way too classy for a tyke like me!

Thanks Jelv and Janet for putting it up here, it’s better than you described!




To my GOOD FRIEND who was also interested but did not want to out bid me, sorry buddy …. I think I am in love with her after this first date, and she is 20 years younger than me!