![]() ![]() It was designed in the 1860s and began to be marketed by about 1870 if historical records are accurate. In the English Version, it was the Franklin Sewing machine company that started making franklin sewing machines but even that is a bit iffy as the sewing machine produced by this company was designed and first built prior to the company’s existence. One thing that is known is that the Agenoria was made by several companies throughout its own individual history. History is a little muddled about these early sewing machine companies as they changed hands frequently with the same players moving to the new company or starting their own. The Royal Sewing Machine company lasted till about 1888 before it was bought out or went bankrupt. In 1878 Royal Sewing Machine Company bought Imperial Works and the Agenoria sewing machine from Harris and continued the production. From the mid-1860s to this time there was only one model made by the Franklin Sewing Machine Company- the Agenoria.Īgenoria was called the goddess of industry and silence and is often depicted with a prone lion by her side. The name changed to Imperial Works but the sewing machine model remained the same. It was Charles Fowkes who kept the company going for at least another year when it was bought by Joseph Harris in December of 1873. The partnership lasted for about 4 years with Cole and Maxfield leaving to start their own firms once again. It was started by Arthur Maxfield, Isaac Cole, and Charles Fowkes in 1868. The English version of the Franklin Sewing Machine Company began after the demise of the Cole, Maxfield & Co., sewing machine company went under. ![]()
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