Bernina KL 114 mit Bernina Medaillon
Verfasst: Freitag 26. April 2024, 23:54
This is my first post, so I must apologize as my German is bad and I cannot trust Google translate.
I am restoring a Class 114 that must be pre-1947 (Sonne AG logo), and probably pre-war as it is black with serial number 212811.
It has an interesting large pewter medallion signed by Henri Edouard Huguenin, used for the cover plate, showing an aerial view of the early Steckborn factory before the 1950s expansions. It even has a small steam train in the background delivering timber and castings.
I have not found any other references to this medallion. Maybe it was used for celebrating an early factory anniversary, or possibly as a promotion for the Swiss national exhibition of 1939? The same image is used on some Bernina instruction manuals (121 picture below from eBay sale).
This machine was sold in South Africa by the first Bernina distributor, Jerry Bouwer (Bouwer Cost-Plus Corporation), based in Johannesburg where I also live. It is mechanically perfect, extremely smooth operation, and I plan to add a motor so it can be used again.
Kind regards, Max
I am restoring a Class 114 that must be pre-1947 (Sonne AG logo), and probably pre-war as it is black with serial number 212811.
It has an interesting large pewter medallion signed by Henri Edouard Huguenin, used for the cover plate, showing an aerial view of the early Steckborn factory before the 1950s expansions. It even has a small steam train in the background delivering timber and castings.
I have not found any other references to this medallion. Maybe it was used for celebrating an early factory anniversary, or possibly as a promotion for the Swiss national exhibition of 1939? The same image is used on some Bernina instruction manuals (121 picture below from eBay sale).
This machine was sold in South Africa by the first Bernina distributor, Jerry Bouwer (Bouwer Cost-Plus Corporation), based in Johannesburg where I also live. It is mechanically perfect, extremely smooth operation, and I plan to add a motor so it can be used again.
Kind regards, Max