Originally Posted by
manicmike
The cobbler machine (29-4) can punch a hole through a thick leather boot like it's putty and people pay a premium for this. The recipient of Steve's is a lucky customer getting such a beast for only $200!
He is my apprentice, so yeah he gets a price break. But I only paid $100 for it. It was missing 1 part that i got later in trade after having made my own replacement that mostly worked...
The coolest thing about those 29 series patchers is that it is a walking foot machine that you can rotate the feet/needle assembly 360 degrees while stitching. My first test session ended with me being able to sign my name on the leather.... Pretty easy.
I sold mine because I picked up the Emile James Patcher. It is the grandfather of the 29's and was made around 1868/9 whereas the 29-4 I had was from 1906