Miriam,
Needlebar.org is a great resource.
There is a Yahoo group:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Sewing...hines/messages
The Smithsonian collection:
http://www.sil.si.edu/DigitalCollect...wing-Machines/
http://leatherworker.net/forum/ search for sewing machine discussions
Bob Kovar at
http://www.tolindsewmach.com/
These should get you going.
Cathy
Originally Posted by
miriam
Cathy where would you research industrial sewing machines if you were going to use one?