Few people realize that the sewing machine has been around ... As for value, this second-quarter-of-the-20th-century machine appears to be a Minnesota Model A and has an insurance-replacement ...

The sewing machine has been around for more than a century and a half, and very few of them are either rare or valuable. The machine belonging to C. J. is a Minnesota model "A," which was not made ...

This treadle machine is a Minnesota Model "A" made for Sears by Davis Sewing Machine Co. of Dayton, Ohio, before 1910. This machine is worth $250. You can find replacement leather treadle belts at ...

Q: What is value on my grandma's Minnesota Model A sewing machine? According to my father, it was bought around 1900 and was built by Minnesota prison inmates. Also, how do I find a replacement ...

But before Sears started using the "Kenmore" label, it used other brand names, including "Minnesota Sewing Machine" — the designation found on the item in today's question.