Elna (Swiss company)

This article is about the sewing machine manufacturer. For other uses, see Elna.
Elna International Corp. SA
Company typeSociété anonyme
IndustrySewing and textile machines
Founded1934; 90 years ago (1934)
FounderAndré Varaud, Dr. Ramon Casas Robert
Headquarters
Meyrin, canton of Geneva, Switzerland[1]
Area served
Worldwide
ParentJanome
Websitewww.elna.com

Elna is a Swiss brand and former manufacturer of textile machines, including fabric presses and sewing, overlock and coverstitch machines.[2][3][4][5][6] Elna sewing machines are included in the collections of the Museum of Design, Zürich, Tekniska museet, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Museum of Modern Art.[7][8][9][10]

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  2. ^ "Swiss Technics. Swiss Office for the Development of Trade. 1962. p. 50. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  3. ^ Cox, M. (2008). The Quilter's Catalog: A Comprehensive Resource Guide. Workman Publishing Company, Incorporated. p. 127. ISBN 978-0-7611-3881-5. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  4. ^ Kiplinger's Personal Finance. Kiplinger Washington Editors, Inc. March 1950. p. 40. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  5. ^ tide, the newsmagazine of advertising, marketing and public relations. 1948. p. 78. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  6. ^ Dodson, J.; Ahles, C.; Stocker, J. (1989). Know Your Elna. Creative machine arts series. Chilton Trade Bk. Pub. ISBN 978-0-8019-7872-2. Retrieved November 14, 2017. 237 pages.
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  8. ^ "Elna Lotus sewing machine, 1965". Museum of Modern Art online collection. Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  9. ^ ""Transforma" Sewing Machine". Philadelphia Museum of Art permanent collection. Philadelphia Museum of Art. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  10. ^ "Typ. 500890 Elna nr. 1". Tekniska museet permanent collection. Swedish National Museum of Science and Technology. Retrieved 16 August 2019.