The sewing machine highlights in our exhibition
![Peugeot No. 1 sewing machine with round sewing table | mey®](https://cdn.mey.com/media/wysiwyg/content/cms-seiten/naehmaschinenmuseum/Mey_Unternehmen_Detailseite_560x700_N_hmaschinen-Museum_Mey_Peugeot.jpg)
PEUGOT NO. 1 (ROUND)
1878, France
With its attractive models, the house of Peugeot is without doubt one of the most important French manufacturers of sewing machines.
![Balthasar Krems sewing machine, reconstruction | mey®](https://cdn.mey.com/media/wysiwyg/content/cms-seiten/naehmaschinenmuseum/Mey_Unternehmen_Detailseite_560x700_N_hmaschinen-Museum_Mey_Krems.jpg)
BALTHASAR KREMS
Mayen/Rhineland, circa 1800 (reproduction)
The first working sewing machine in Germany, whose reliability is demonstrated by a machine that still exists to this day, is the Kranz sewing machine made by Balthasar Krems from Mayen in the Eifel Region.
![Opel No. 1 sewing machine | mey®](https://cdn.mey.com/media/wysiwyg/content/cms-seiten/naehmaschinenmuseum/Mey_Unternehmen_Detailseite_560x700_N_hmaschinen-Museum_Mey_Opel.jpg)
OPEL NO. 1
1863, Germany
Opel’s first customer was master tailor Hummel from Rüsselsheim. He used the machine for more than 40 years, which speaks to its high quality.