Freia - Sewing machine - Bakelite, Steel, Leather

an old compact sewing machine from the FREIA brand.
it's a portable/semi-industrial mechanical sewing machine, mid-20th century.
A post-war FREIA electric sewing machine, complete, robust, designed for semi-professional use, with an integrated motor and noble materials (cast iron + Bakelite).

Brand: Freia

The Freia brand is known in Europe for rugged machines, often intended for:
to the artisans,
to the retouchers,
or for intensive domestic use.

Painted cast-iron body (brown/bordeaux color) → strength and stability

Free arm → sewing tubular parts (sleeves, pants), Removable side platform which transforms the free arm into a flat table

The mechanism is 100% electric. The stamped brown rectangular block corresponds to the original electric motor. It is an alternating-current motor, compact, integrated into the base.

Typical configuration of postwar electrified machines
Long lever at the front → manual control or a model-specific accessory (depending on the model)

This type of machine is much more robust than a standard household sewing machine. It was often the backup machine used by tailors, cobblers, or workshops.

It's a machine from the 1940s–1960s, after the Art Deco period and before the widespread use of plastic.

Typical of post-war Europe.


Highly valued in industrial décor, vintage workshops, and among sewing machine collectors.



In excellent condition