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To keep your feet and screwdrivers all in one place..
All empty. Please ask if you would like one filled with appropriate stuff... Dimensions in inches, unless in cms, or more recently in mms, see you pay attention, now
Boxes with contents are here
Page pinched till it squeaked (again) with a deal of Constructive Profanity, April 2021, and updated regularly thereafter...

Wooden Boxes

See the bottom of the page for a selection of decidedly-not-sewing-machine-but-altogether-nice boxes

Tin Boxes

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BOBO171 Gritzner 170 x 80 x 44 mm, good; £25
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BOBO171 Inside
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BOBO172 Pfaff "Gnomes" tin, 142 x 72 x 50 mm; £40
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BOBO172 inside
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BOBO173 Winselmann Titan tin, 152 x 77 x 52 mm; £25
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BOBO173 Inside
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BOBO174 "Original Junker and Ruh" tin, dented; £17.50
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BOBO174 Inside
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BOBO075 Vesta tin, 168 x 78 x 44 mm; £30
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BOBO175 Inside
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BOBO176 Aluminium tin "Sewing machine attachments" probably from a Japanese machine, 160 x 74 x 42 mm; £15
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BOBO176 Inside
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BOBO177 Good green Singer tin, 156 x 62 x 42 mm; £27.50
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BOBO177 Inside

BOBO046a Durkopp tin; £10

BOBO011 Singer black "crinkle" tin with lugs for feet, 6-1/2 x 3 x 1-5/8 inches; £17.50
Comes with the little piece of paper showing how to fit everything in
(Full ones HERE)
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BOBO011a - Unusual version without lugs, useful for extra feet, bobbins, and ideas; £17.50

BOBO099 Tin suitcase with catch "Victoria", 153 x 70 x 82 mm; £25

BOBO099 Back

BOBO099 Front

BOBO099 End

BOBO099 Open...

BOBO107 Little (75 x 50mm) tin with advert inside; £5

BOBO107 Inside

BOBO113 Vesta, 168 x 78 x 44 mm; £20

BOBO113 Inside

BOBO114 Vesta, 173 x 76 x 42 mm; £20

BOBO114 Inside

BOBO063, 180 x 75 x 50 mm; £13.50

BOBO063 Open

BOBO064 Heavy black tin for Rotary attachments, 168 x 75 x 45 mm; £15

BOBO064 Open
Not shown, BOBO064a as above but no liner; £13.50

BOBO065 Heavy black tin for New Home machines, 180 x 75 x 55 mm; £15
Not shown, BOBO065a, as above with better lettering and no liner; also £15

BOBO068 Painted Brother, somewhat foxed; £5
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BOBO164 Scruffy Brother tin; £3
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BOBO079 "Accessories" tin, 160 x 74 x 44mm; £6
bobo139naumann
BOBO139 Naumann tin, very good; £15

BOBO146 Pfaff, 178 x 77 x 47mm, nice; £10

BOBO147 Pfaff, 178 x 77 x 47mm, scruffy; £8.50

BOBO072 Wishart tins - these were rescued from the burned-out remains of Mr Wishart's shop, bombed in the Irish Troubles; £5

BOBO073 A bit crinkled; £2.50

BOBO116, 168 x 83 x 47 mm; £10

BOBO116 Side..

BOBO100 Alfa, embossed, dented; £5

BOBO097 Aluminium, bit crinkled, 162 x 70 x 38 mm; £5
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BOBO163 Scruffy Singer green tin; £4
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BOBO163 Inside - Repaint? Line with cloth?

Plastic, Bakelite, and Celluloid Boxes


BOBO152 Big red Vinyl Singer, 160 x 80 x 100 mm; £12
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BOBO124 Singer Red Vinyl - Later machines including the Featherweights had these. Mostly quite fragile; £10 (Sorry, out of stock)

BOBO149 Necchi, good, 195 x 85 x 60mm; £10
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BOBO178 Frister and Rossmann 162 x 80 x 47 mm; £10
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BOBO078 Viking 6440 Underbox; £8.50
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BOBO078 Open
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BOBO160, Probably Cresta, 145 x 70 x 50mm; £10
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BOBO160 Open
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BOBO158 Husqvarna three-layered box, very good; £12.50
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BOBO158 Open and spread out...
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BOBO161 Singer 9802c with table part; £6

BOBO002 Brother, plain blue, 6-1/2 x 3-1/8 x 2 inches; £5


BOBO070 Cream plastic; £3

BOBO004 Singer, 4-1/2 x 2-1/2 x 1-1/4 inches; £5

BOBO029 Orange! £5

BOBO096 Frister Rossmann plastic, 165 x 82 x 98 mm; £10

BOBO089 Frister Rossmann Cub 3 or 4; £15

BOBO085 Jones XL5001; £4

BOBO085 Open

BOBO074 Cream plastic; £3

BOBO081 Small cream plastic; £3

BOBO050 Pfaff 919-1; £10

BOBO010 Flat plastic Sigma, 7-1/2 x 5-1/4 x 2 inches; £8.50

BOBO054 Riccar Ruby 712a, 729e; £12.50

BOBO055 Brother VX890; £8

BOBO056 New Home SD2014; £6

BOBO058 New Home Memorycraft 8000; £5

BOBO058 Open

BOBO084 New Home 300; £4

BOBO084 Open
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BOBO046 Toyota 9400; £7.50
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BOBO046 Open

BOBO075 Pfaff 2048 Underbox; £15

BOBO076 Pfaff 2048 Top box with spool pins; £6 (Both of these for £18)

BOBO094 Singer 700/720; £8.50

BOBO106 Janome, 165 x 70 x 45 mm; £5
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BOBO120 Singer grey, 120 x 68 x 47 mm; £5


BOBO121 Plain, rather like BOBO120 above, 120 x 68 x 47 mm; £4

BOBO122a (brown print SOLD) BOBO122b (blue), SOLD; BOBO122c (black), Singer, all 115 x 64 x 33 mm; £3.50 each

BOBO123 Huqsvarna; odd "nonfaded" marks on top from a sticker now removed, 150 x 68 x 42 mm; £8.50

Aaand sideways!

BOBO071 Little insert for New Home SD2014 feet; £1.50

BOBO060 Overlocker waste-catcher bin from New Home Combi; £2.50

BOBO126 Husqvarna 6370 under box; £5

BOBO088 Probably Frister Rossmann; £5

BOBO088 Open

BOBO031 Bernina 730 and others, with 3 drawers, slots on to the post at the back of the machine; £45 (this light one is sold, I have a dark-green-almost-black one)

BOBO031 Open

BOBO032 Odd drawer from a Bernina toolbox; £8.50

BOBO032a Pivot pin from the above, with spacers; £3.50

BOBO033 Shallow Singer, 18 x 13.5 x 4 cm; £8.50

BOBO033 Open

BOBO038 Singer, 18 x 13.5 x 11 cm; £22.50

BOBO017 Brother Compal insert, 6-1/2 x 2 x 5/8 inches; £2

BOBO048 Toolbox inserts for Frister and Rossmann machine, 200 x 115 x 40 mm; £6 pair

BOBO048 Sides
Aiwa cream box
BOBO132 Aiwa cream: 163 x 57 x 37 mm; £3
BOBO132a, very similar, in swirly yellow; £3

BOBO108 Black - Singer 6105 and similar, 120 x 63 x 38 mm; £3

BOBO016 Husqvarna 6440 Underbox, 19 x 20 x 7 inches; £10

BOBO016 Open

Card Boxes

Note - If I have multiples I send the best first until all are gone, I have now thrown out all the scruffy, oily, nasty ones which are the least bit repeatable, and good riddance, to be honest.. Now all the ones I have may/will be better than the images

BOBO134 Singer card box, 100 x 65 x 26 mm, good; £3

BOBO127 Bigger version of BOBO134, 125 x 65 x 45 mm; £3

BOBO128 Singer 648, rather worn, 175 x 145 x 58 mm; £8.50

BOBO128 Side - retro charm...

BOBO005 Singer card, 4 x 2-1/2 x 1 inch; £2.50

BOBO129 Sears Kenmore, thin card, 150 x 47 x 47 mm; £2.50

BOBO018 Singer card boxes in Red/Green/White from 1960s machines
BOBO018a Large, 5-3/4 x 2-1/2 x 1-3/4 inches; £4
BOBO018b Small, 5 x 2-1/2 x 1-3/4 inches; £4

BOBO019a Large Green for Singer 15k, 6-1/4 x 2-5/8 x 1-5/8 inches; £5

BOBO019b Large Green for Singer 99k, 6-1/4 x 2-5/8 x 1-5/8 inches; £5 (Sorry, all gone)

BOBO019c, Small Green without model numbers, 5 x 2-5/8 x 1-5/8 inches; £4

BOBO019d Medium Green for Singer 301, 5-3/4 x 2-5/8 x 1-5/8 inches; £4.50
Not Shown: BOBO019f for 201k, good; £5
BOBO019g for 28k; £5

BOBO034 12.5 x 6.5 x 4.5 cm; £1
BOBO034a Better; £2.50

BOBO066 Davis box, 180 x 95 x 45 mm; £12.50

BOBO105 Kenmore thin card, 155 x 50 x 45 mm; £2

BOBO021 Singer 99 Large Brown, 6 x 3-1/8 x 2 inches, good; £5

BOBO091 Brown Singer card box, good but flimsy, 115 x 60 x 30 mm; £1.50

BOBO043 Singer, 15 x 6.5 x 5 cm, better than the image; £4.50

BOBO080 Scruffy and radged "Zephyr" box, 155 x 55 x 40 mm; £2

Decidedly-not-sewing-machine-but-altogether-nice boxes

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BOBO168 Leather "suitcase" with handle/strap and good catch, 13-1/4 x 8-1/2 x 5-5/8 inches; £20
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BOBO168 Open

Tool Box Lids (from machine bases)

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My address is:-
Helen Howes
Helen Howes Sewing Machines
1 Castell Farm Cottages, Thurlton Road, Raveningham, Norfolk NR14 6NY. UK
07914 676182
Email me here - helen@helenhowes-sewingmachines.co.uk
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