The sewing machines in the window of the branch of All Saints near Friedrichstrasse station aren't exactly easy to photograph - So many reflections... They're displayed end-on, so what you see from across the road is a series of wheels. Close to, they have names we rarely see in England (apart from Singer and Frister-Rossmann).
You do wonder about their history... these look to be 20s-30s, from the decorative details; were they long-desired by their first proud owners, did they get much use, did the machines have annoying quirks, did the operator get frustrated with tangled bobbin threads or whatever...
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| Hero and Zetina |
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| Elmas |
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| Zenith |
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| Eser |
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| Ozaltin |
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| Petromax |
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| Solingen |
That said, I've not looked closely at the names of the machines used in the windows of All Saints' UK shops.
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