While visiting the Smithsonian Institution, we saw our Elias J. Howe sewing machine. Only theirs did not have the beautiful mother-of-pearl inlay that ours has. We find three patent dates on ours –– ...

I recently acquired this Singer treadle sewing machine for $70. Would you mind telling me if it has any real value? According to the serial number you included in your letter, this sewer, in a Number ...

I haven’t been looking for a sewing machine because I can’t sew. Well, to be technical about it, I can sew but I’m not very good at it and I don’t enjoy it. When my daughters wanted to learn to sew, I ...

An AI model is infused with the socialist ideals of William Morris and operated by pressing the treadle of a vintage ...

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The copy an example of fool-the-eye (trompe-l’oeil), a popular theme in a new type of art. It’s important to keep up with what is changing in the world of art and collecting. Fool-the-eye ...

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IF your parents didn’t use one, theirs probably did. Some people may still be using them — these sewing machines sold so well their inventor built one of the first skyscrapers in New York. He called ...

Jim Young's treasured collection of 120 treadle sewing machines are all in perfect working condition, but their owner would not have a clue how to use any one of them. Loading... "I don't sew, so if ...

After sitting idle for several decades, a nearly 100-year-old sewing machine has been put to good use during the Covid-19 pandemic. Giselle Williams’ hairstyling and knitting businesses came to a ...

While visiting the Smithsonian Institution, we saw our Elias J. Howe sewing machine. Only theirs did not have the beautiful mother-of-pearl inlay that ours has. We find three patent dates on ours — ...