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Thu, Mar 12, 09 at 9:52
| Since budster was saying she's interested in our older ladies : ) I thought you guys might like to see the sewing machine passed down by my grandmother. It's an 1878 Raymond. I found some things inside the drawers, and I'll copy photos of those, too.
With the cover on:
Cover off:
The machine, itself:
It's heavy:
Can you guess what this is?
And some snaps from way back:
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Follow-Up Postings:
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| Wow, it looks like it's in great condition! What a wonderful heirloom. As to the "guessing" - my Juki machine has a screwdriver that looks exactly like that. Donna |
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| Hi Donna, It is in pretty good shape. Still sews (although I haven't tried it). I should have put a ruler by that 'object' - it's probably about 8" long. It says that it measures inseam (?). Not really sure how it works, though. |
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- Posted by vacuumfreak (My Page) on Thu, Mar 12, 09 at 22:21
| I was going to ask if you sewed on it, but you already answered that... looks awesome! I've always want to play with a treadle machine. How special that you have it after all these years. I didn't even know anyone other than Singer made treadles! |
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