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CIRCA 1879 SEWING MACHINE VALUED AT LESS THAN $500.(At Home)

Byline: Helaine Fendelman and Joe Rosson Scripps Howard News Service

DEAR HELAINE AND JOE: Enclosed is a photo of an ancient sewing machine. On the bobbin rewinder it is marked, "Pat 22.9.1879" and "Pat 751880." On the feeder plate is, "Chas. Raymond, Patd Apl. 18 1872." Any information and estimate of value would be appreciated. Thank you. -- A. A., Moncton, N. B., Canada

DEAR A. A.: To be sure, this looks like an "ancient sewing machine," but in truth this particular device was made almost a century after the first sewing machine was patented in 1790 by Englishman Thomas Saint.

Reportedly, Saint never made a model of his invention. It was just an idea in the ...

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