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DATING MUNDLOS 2
Gegründet 1863
This page is under construction, new evidences may change the following information.
For early machines see the link below
The company "Mundlos & Schulz" was founded in Magdeburg-N in 1863. Initially the company's machines were based on the "Singer" and "Howe" principle. In 1882, the company launched its first own sewing machine: Victoria.
Using the below badges, is probably the easiest way to date Mundlos sewing machines from 1894 to after 1913
In 1932 the company launched a new serie of sewing machines and a new logo's style was made it.
from 1894 about ******************************
In 1896 Mundlos registered the Original Victoria name as a Trade Mark and used it for a variety of models including Vibrating Shuttle machines.
from 1898 *************** # 220.000 C.
Original Victoria No 3
This model from the Worcester City collection was used in Worcester’s renowned glove-making industry during the early 20th century. At the turn of the century sewing machines were starting to look more alike – partly influenced by the success of the Singer sewing machine. The foot pedal, called a treadle, succeeded the former hand-cranked models. The treadle took a while to catch on in Britain, where it was seen as an unladylike movement and bad for the ankles, but would have made larger-scale production significantly easier. Early machines were beautifully decorated and this one has a dark finish with contrasting golden floral designs on the base, the arm and the wheel and an unusual sailing ship motif on the base. One theory is that machines were associated with industry and engineering, so the ornamentation made the sewing machine feel more appropriate in a domestic setting.
F. J. Cock was a distributor with branches in Birmingham and Coventry. He sold many ‘badged’ machines which were models made by other manufacturers but specially labelled for the shop or department store that sold them. This machine is mounted onto a treadle table with cast iron sides that read “Cocks” and has no model name on the arm or company trade-mark revealing its maker. However the central decal of a schooner (sailing boat) at sea reveals it as the ‘Original Victoria’ made by the German firm Mundlos & Co., manufactured from 1896 onwards.
F. J. Cock sold machines made by many different companies such as Jones, Haid & Neu, Hengstenberg, Stoewer etc. They had branches in Birmingham and Coventry, England.
see also
from 1900 about ******************************
This finely lithographed advertising poster was created around 1900, when the company, which at the time offered 5 different models under the brand name "Victoria", had already received several awards for their machines, including two gold medals in Tasmania in 1892 and in Lübeck in 1895. The poster was produced at the printing company König & Erhardt in Hanover and was intended for the Swiss market: Representative for the canton of Appenzell was currently a certain C. Teufel in the Neugasse, 6 in St. Gallen. The Victoria sewing machines were sold and probably repaired in an emergency in this Swiss canton at the time of A. Schwalm, a mechanic, in Bühler. The rare poster is 45 x 64 cm.
In 1901, Mundlos revised his machines constructively and brought his first rotary machine to the market, taking account of the demand for larger bobbins. The program is thus extended to a total of eleven machines.
from 1903 about ******************************
1903 Patent. Apparatus on sewing machines for guiding the needle thread and withdrawing the same from the supply roller, characterized in that the thread is guided perpendicularly to a thumb disc which is fastened to the sewing machine axis and is attracted to the thumb disc only during a short part of its rotation, but is then immediately released again so that it can be driven in when the thread is not moved.
*********** Original "Victoria" *************
**************** CB and ROTARY *****************
(Centralschiff und Rundschiff )
From 1913 ****(?)**** # 680.000 C.
In 1913 for the 50th anniversary of the company a new logo was made
In 1918 after the death of Mr. Arendt, all products were marked MUNDLOS
In 1920 the company was converted into a stock corporation (AG)
************************* VS *************************
Schwingschiff
99
VS - Schwingschiff
100
VS - Schwingschiff
Badges on the pillar's inspection plate
99
VS - Schwingschiff
from 1924 ************************************
************* CB, ROTARY and (?) ***************
(Centralschiff, Rundschiff und Rundgreifer )
222
Rundgreifer
from 1925 ************************************
222 L
Rundgreifer
222 Z
Rundgreifer
from 1927 ************************************
232
Rundgreifer
from 1928 ************************************
222 ZL
Rundschiff or Rundgreifer (?)
up to February 1931
and maybe more
from 1929 *************************************
************************* VS *************************
Schwingschiff
77
VS - Schwingschiff
88
VS - Schwingschiff
**************** CB and ROTARY *****************
(Centralschiff und Rundschiff )
224
Rundschiff or Rundgreifer (?)
from 1931 ************************************
**************** CB and ROTARY *****************
(Centralschiff und Rundschiff )
" Mundlos " is still on the arm
111
CB - Centralschiff
# 1.666.509
111
CB - Centralschiff
111
CB - Centralschiff
# 1.682.683
111
CB - Centralschiff
112
CB - Centralschiff
113
************************* VS *************************
Schwingschiff
90
VS - Schwingschiff
?
From 1932 *********** # 1.800.000 C.
In 1932 the company launched a new serie of sewing machines and a new logo's style was made it.
***************** CB and ROTARY *****************
Centralschiff und Rundschiff
111
CB - Centralschiff
111
CB - Centralschiff
113
115
222
224-0
Rundschiff or Rundgreifer (?)
250 Z
250 ZL
from 1933 about ******************************
NOT logo on the machine bed
***************** CB and ROTARY *****************
Centralschiff und Rundschiff
111
115
************************* VS *************************
Schwingschiff
77
VS - Schwingschiff
79 M
VS - Schwingschiff
79 M
VS - Schwingschiff
79 H
VS - Schwingschiff
79 M
VS - Schwingschiff
79 M
VS - Schwingschiff
88 G
VS - Schwingschiff
from 1934 about ******************************
from 1938 ******** 75th Anniversary
88 G
VS - Schwingschiff
90
VS - Schwingschiff
115
" ROYAL "
77
VS - Schwingschiff
222
from 1939 ******* UNIVERSAL ********
52 Z
125 11 Z
125 15 Z
125 15 Z
125 .. ZL
125 15 ZL
141 Z
250 ZB
260 Z
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?
12 January 1942
# 1.786.624
115
15
VS-Nähmaschinen
Mundlos 77 Schwingschiff-Nähmaschine Family
Mundlos 79 M Schwingschiff-Nähmaschine
Mundlos 88 Schwingschiff-Nähmaschine
Mundlos 90 Schwingschiff-Nähmaschine Family
Mundlos 99 Schwingschiff-Nähmaschine Family
Mundlos 100 Schwingschiff-Nähmaschine Medium
Mundlos 101 Schwingschiff-Nähmaschine
CB-Nähmaschinen
Mundlos 111 Centralspule-Nähmaschine
Mundlos 112 Centralspule-Nähmaschine
Mundlos 113 Centralspule-Nähmaschine
Mundlos 115 Centralspule-Nähmaschine
Mundlos 125 Z-1 Centralspule-Nähmaschine Universal
Mundlos 125 Z-2 Centralspule-Nähmaschine Universal
Mundlos 132 Centralschiff-Schneidernähmaschine
ROTARY-Nähmaschinen
Mundlos 222 Rundschiff-Nähmaschine
Mundlos 224 Rundgreifer-Schnellnähmaschine
Mundlos 224 F Rundgreifer-Schnellnähmaschine
Mundlos 224 T Rundschiff-Nähmaschine
Mundlos 232 Rundschiff-Schnellnähmaschine
Mundlos 235 Rundschiff-Schnellnähmaschine
The models listed above are a partial list of the most common Mundlos sewing machines. Mistakes might have been made.
