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Varley Sewing Machines Cyclops sewing machine Co Varley & Co manufactured and imported sewing machines from 1880 right up until the Great War, completely ceasing production around 1918. Originally, the company was Varley & Wolfenden. Their limited production and hand made machines makes Varley machines extremely rare today.
The British company was based in Keighley, Yorkshire.
Their emblem was the Cyclops a mythical Greek giant with one eye that Odysseus encountered on his epic journey. The one eye could relate to the single eye of the needle.
Their best selling Varley & Co sewing machine was the Cyclops model was based on the Singer model 12-13 New Family of 1865; popularly know as the Fiddlebase due to its fiddle shaped cast bed. The Varley Cyclops was also called the Serpentine Varley after the sweeping curves. IT was slightly smaller than the Singer 12 but had excellent teeth so fed the work through very well.
They also made ornately carved cabinets and cast treadle assemblies. Many of the machines would have originally had the Royal coat of arms on the main bed of the sewing machine. News Flash! All Alex's books are now on: www.crowsbooks.com
Both books,
Sussex Born and Bred, and Corner of the Kingdom
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