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Kay Lancaster 19 years ago

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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.

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Phaedrine 19 years ago

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Fascinating.... thanks for the cites.

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Nanci E Donacki 19 years ago

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S R Glickman 19 years ago

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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 ?!!!!

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Phaedrine 19 years ago

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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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