If you've ever wondered where your vintage machine has been in it's life........
 

then these photos may explain a lot!

Click the links below and the click on the pictures and scroll around the picture:

Chain stitching: http://www.shorpy.com/node/2504

Dress shop 1919: http://www.shorpy.com/node/12634


Singer's "On the Dock" 1903 (check the right side of the photo): http://www.shorpy.com/node/12046


Singer machine in a migrant camp 1936: http://www.shorpy.com/node/13436


Flood refugees & their Singer 1937: http://www.shorpy.com/node/14174


Sewing class 1925: http://www.shorpy.com/node/5773


Sewing Sailors 1896: http://www.shorpy.com/node/8152

Cool pictures! Thanks for posting them.

The Red Eye in that first picture was probably the most expensive and valuable possession that lady had.

Joe

I enjoyed looking at these pictures. It did take me a while to spot the Singers on photo number 3.

I used the link to view full size to find the crates of Singers.

The comments below the one of the kids makeing the Cambell clothes challenged the text with the picture about the place being dirty. It was not a dirty apartment. Also the photo was posed, they were all dressed up, one boy was even in a suit.

When you click on the links I provided you see a small sized version of the photo. Once on the linked page then click on the photo to enlarge it and then scroll around the photo. There are awesome details to be seen in the larger photos.

Also, on the linked page there are comments below the photos that may give more info on the photo (scroll down).

In photo #3, the Singer machines are crated up for shipment.

In the picture of the sewing class, there are some machines without a belt, right? How does that work? I really enjoyed looking at these pictures. Thanks for posting.

Great pictures!

Not only did some of them not have belts, another one just had the belt off the hand wheel. Makes you go ... Hmmmmmmmm, don't it.

Joe

Thanks for posting those!!! Loved looking at the pics.