Balthasar Krems
Mayen/Rhineland
Pointed caps and liberty caps could be sewn with this machine, which in its day was technically quite an accomplished chainstitch sewing machine. The crank-controlled needle bar, continuous fabric conveyance via a spiked wheel and further details are characteristic of special sewing machines, some of which are still in use today.
What makes this machine unique is the specifically devised needle with an eye at its pointed end. This needle design is what made the subsequent invention of the lockstitch sewing machine possible.