"There was a tattered 1945 Singer Sewing Machine manual that brought back memories, and the information made me laugh." ...

IN Cornhill, Boston, thirty years ago, there was a shop for the manufacture and repair of nautical instruments and philosophical apparatus, kept by Ari Davis. Mr. Davis was a very ingenious mechanic, ...

Whether you have inherited an old sewing machine or picked one up at the local thrift shop, it's totally normal to be curious about its value. Antique Singer sewing machine values are determined by ...

Early efforts -- Elements of a successful machine -- The "Sewing-Machine Combination" -- Less expensive machines -- Appendixes: Notes on the development and commercial use of the sewing machine -- ...

Just across the Augusta County line in Rockbridge lies the little town of Raphine, which is known as the home of Cyrus McCormick, co-inventor (along with his slave, Jo Anderson) of the reaper, which ...

Fonder Sewing Machine Company opened its first location in 1946 at 333 S. Phillips Ave. It was sharing space with a business called Household Appliance Company in the small storefront. Fonder was ...

The expiration, August 14, of two of what have heretofore been considered the "controlling " patents of the McKay Sewing ...