The very old White's (pre 1890's) used a lot of similar features found on the German machines such as the bobbin winder and stop motion works. Obviously it just never caught on in America and the Germans took to it .
The only thing protecting the US from Germany's low cost sewing machines (cheap labor) were tariffs that made the playing field more even in selling price.
Jon
Originally Posted by
Bennett
The different mechanisms make me wonder why Singer went with such a different system with the washers. It seems more complex (to me at least) to have such a set up. I wonder if there is some sort of mechanical advantage to doing it one way or another. Now I'm going to be like a 3-year-old with "why??"
