Bangor ladies pooled money to buy early sewing machine

Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME;  August 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......Commercial has two headlines: "The First Sewing Machine in Bangor" and "Woman's Initial Experience...gist of it: Until the newly invented sewing machine was widely available, Bangor women...determined turn of mind. She wanted a sewing machine. She figured she could get some ladies...

Life's a stitch Today's sewing machine market offers hundreds of options,...

The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA;  February 24, 2007 ;     439 words ...If you're shopping for a sewing machine, the first thing you'll probably...grandmother hunched over a treadle sewing machine. Until the 1950s, most sewing...It's not your grandmother's sewing machine anymore," said Jackie Mackiewicz...

Sewing machine fitting badge for cafe

The Press;  June 24, 1998 ;     155 words ...Cappuccinos and a sewing machine mark the opening week of a new cafe in an old building. An antique sewing machine mounted above the doorway of Cafe...building's history. Ian Aldridge Sewing Machine Specialists stood on the corner...

Roadside rescue gives sewing machine change to get back to whirr

Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME;  August 14, 2007 ;     700+ words ......to tell me that he had found a sewing machine, complete with cabinet, on the...have no room or use for another sewing machine. So, of course, I said, "Yes," and Kevin loaded the sewing machine into the back of my car. My son...

Compromise with dad over prized sewing machine

Charleston Gazette;  April 17, 2004 ;     398 words ......smaller residence. Dad gave me Mom's old sewing machine, saying as their only daughter, it...e-mailed, asking if he could take back the sewing machine on his next visit. Apparently, his...curtains for their home and requires a sewing machine. He assumed the machine was sitting...

Sewing machine dates from circa 1879

Chicago Sun-Times;  December 3, 2006 ;     444 words ......is a photo of an ancient sewing machine. On the bobbin rewinder...you. A. To be sure, your sewing machine looks ancient, but in truth...century after the first sewing machine was patented in 1790 by...

Sewing Machines: liberation or drudgery for women? Joan Perkin discusses...

History Today;  December 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......Spinning Jenny and the plough, the sewing machine was `the most important invention that...in the other national sections. The sewing machine became the first durable, technologically...arrangement between major firms and a `sewing machine combination' of manufacturers. In 1877...

China's sewing machine industry

JTN Monthly;  October 1, 2000 ;     275 words ...Present Condition The Chinese industrial sewing machine market has been enjoying brisk business...910,000 units, according to a China Sewing Machine Manufacturer Association report based...concerned. It is very rare for Chinese sewing machine manufacturers to enjoy such flourishing...

SEWING Q&A; SINGLE INVENTOR OF SEWING MACHINE HARD TO PIN DOWN

Dayton Daily News;  August 24, 2003 ;     318 words ......settle a dispute on who invented the sewing machine? I think it was Elias Howe, but my...mechanism. Elias Howe registered his third sewing machine with the U.S. Patent Office in 1845...credited with the invention of the sewing machine. It was not until 1851, when Isaac...

Sewing machine circa 1879, but value limited TREASURES IN YOUR ATTIC

News Sun, The (Waukegan, IL);  November 28, 2006 ;     472 words ......Enclosed is a photo of an ancient sewing machine. On the bobbin rewinder it is marked...be sure, this looks like an "ancient sewing machine," but in truth this particular device...made almost a century after the first sewing machine was patented in 1790 by Englishman...

Online Sewing Machine in the Works

AP Online;  April 21, 2000 ;     323 words ...AP Online 04-21-2000 Online Sewing Machine in the Works TOKYO (AP) -- Sewing machines...company said Friday it is developing a sewing machine that can be connected to the Internet...International Corp., Japan's biggest sewing machine company, hopes to start selling the...

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

The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);  November 25, 2006 ;     526 words ......Enclosed is a photo of an ancient sewing machine. On the bobbin rewinder it is marked...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...

Chance to win a prize with your vintage sewing machine

The Malay Mail;  February 8, 2006 ;     237 words ......contest, which is to look for the oldest sewing machine of its brand, in conjunction with its 100th anniversary. If you own a Singer sewing machine introduced either in 1980 or before...Just attach a photo of your antique sewing machine and proof of purchase, together with...

Sewing Machine Companies Seek New Markets

NPR Morning Edition;  May 18, 2006 ;     700+ words ......INSKEEP Morning Edition (NPR) 05-18-2006 Sewing Machine Companies Seek New Markets Host: RENEE...more and more women left home to work, sewing machine sales began to decline. By the 1990s...losing money. In recent years, however, sewing machine companies have tried to reverse that...

SEWING MACHINE INDUSTRY COMES OUT OF LOW VALLEY

AsiaInfo Services;  April 6, 1998 ;     114 words ...AsiaInfo Services 04-06-1998 Sewing Machine Industry Comes out of Low Valley...Inc -- Information from China Sewing Machine Association tells that after three years' stagnation Chinese sewing machine industry grows slowly. First...