Okay here are some of the advertisements that were out in the day. This should give you a look back into history and a chance to see what life was like for the quilter that used a machine to piece blocks together.
Billy
From a Sears Catalog
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Singer Improved Family from the 1890's
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A Paw Foot
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1948 Singer Christmas ad
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