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- Kay Lancaster
  
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17 years ago

Tue, Sep 12, 2006 9:42 AM

The earliest I'm sure about is Elias Howe's vertical stitcher... handcranked with gears:

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Singer's 1851 and 1854 patents were gear-driven, hand cranked, horizontal stitchers:

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Seems like the belts came in with treadles.

Kay

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- Phaedrine
  
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17 years ago

Tue, Sep 12, 2006 3:32 PM

Fascinating.... thanks for the cites.

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- Nanci E Donacki
  
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17 years ago

Wed, Oct 4, 2006 6:14 PM

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- S R Glickman
  
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17 years ago

Wed, Oct 4, 2006 7:03 PM

Wish I'd been offered a 25 year warranty on my Brother!

Here in the UK you get 2 years - extended if you pay through the nose.

25 ?!!!!

Susan

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17 years ago

Thu, Oct 5, 2006 12:44 AM

Most of them are 2 years here in the US as well. It's only certain models that are 25. I wonder what that covers.

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