Wow - smart way to do the bobbin winder - I have never seen one with the gears. Some times when I am working on the old machines I marvel at the engineering. The newer stamped out machines just don't hold a candle to those old ladies. I have two German machines, a 401G and a 411G - you would like them - they are made to treadle or run on electric.
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