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— Q SWISS INVENTOR FATHER OF THE zig-zag portable : 4 SEWING MACHINE I tS m | g 1 X 1 ' / • small, placid village nestling on the shore of beautiful lake Untersee, destined to be transformed through the inventive genius of Fritz Gegauf into the birthplace of the Swiss sewing machine and the present-day home of the world-famous Bernina. Fritz Gegauf, inventor and fyjsinessman, was responsible for the creation of several notable textile machines, but none more important than his hemstitching machine, the first in the world, which he developed between 1886 and 1893. Thi» machine produced hemstitching equal to the finest handwork of skilled seamstresses and laid the foundations of the present flourishing Gegauf industry in Steckborn. The prestige enjoyed by Fritz Gegauf Snr., allowed his sons, Fritz, and Gustav, to continue enlarging the output of the'eompany and eventually to Ipok further afield. In 1932 the Gegaufs embarked upon the manufacture of the first Swiss household sewing machine to the designs of the younger Fritz, who has inherited much of his father's inventive ability. The success of this venture led the Company to consider the manufacture ©I a zig-zag sewing machine based upon principles learnt during the manufacture of their hemstitching machine. In 1939 the Gegauf Co. saw their zig-zag machine placed upon the market and eagerly accepted by the world. War threatened at ♦ha* juncture to close the factory because general mobilisation had become necessary but the women of Steckborn bridged y 9®P ® n d demand for Gegauf Bernina zig-zag machines rose month by month. Most significant development in the long list of Gegauf firsts came in 1945 when they placed on the market the world's first portable zig-zag sowing machine, complete with free arm—the present Bernina 125. Bernina research is constant. As developments prove themselves they will reach you, backed by over 60 years at experience and inventive genius in the Fritz Gegauf tradition. ONLY BERNINA CAN OFFER YOU SUCH A RANGE OF ZIG-ZAG MACHINES FOR EVERY PURPOSE. SPARE. PARTS ARE NEVER A PROBLEM. Backed by the resources the firm Gegauf, BERNINA be readily any fine Swiss watch. There are over 70 dealers throughout Now to Bernina's to offer you specialised service. or your children and their children . . . I A machine to last for generations BERNINA —I MOST FAMOUS Or SWISS SEWING MACHINES ~~3ECTgßj|| / I Product of Fritz Gegauf Co. Ltd., Steckborn. ■* —JI MODEL 1171, Zig- —j “OMI 117-11, Zag Flat Bed w.th H, 9 h Zig-BUILT-IN AUTO- Fl- z»9 with powerful iMi fiMjMlJi matic embroil n,o, ° r ,nd lar9 * ERY DEVICE. ICuBBP wwing t.bl.-EO« PRESSMA«n>« * Local Distributors: MODEL IM. ZIG-ZAG FREE ARM PORTABLE WITH ' lllu . , XS u Sf B 4S: iN c G o^L NET ' TABIE AND SO " CASB . HAYS LTD., CHRISTCHURCH : J. C. MOROSE LTD. Twin Needles for all these models for pin tucking, GREYMOUTH & HOKITIKA: Harley A Ca. Ltd. embroidery, etc. REEFTON: W. P. Schroader. WESTPORT: J. H. Greenwood A Ce.