Originally Posted by BoJangles
Mpeters, here is some information on the different shuttles and bobbins drivers. [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobbin_drivers

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobbin_drivers[/url]

We had Transverse shuttles (looked like an open boat) before the Vibrating shuttle (bullet shaped). Those both became obsolete when people really took to the Rotary and Oscillating type bobbin drivers. The modern machines use the round type hook/race drivers because there is virtually no shaking nor walking like a vibrating, transverse shuttle had. Although, I think if you do a search of the history of the vibrating shuttle you will see there were still a few machines being produced with that bobbin driver system up until the 1950's or 1960's.

Nancy