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Old 12-31-2018, 04:06 PM
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Dougstermd
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I found the answer

The 1900 glider and the Tate Sewing Machine




When the Wright brothers left the Outer Banks in 1900, they abandoned their glider. Mr. Tate gathered the French sateen (much better than any fabric in the local store) from the wings, and with the same sewing machine, Mrs. Tate made dresses for her daughters, Irene and Pauline.


Twenty five years ago, park ranger Darrell Collins did an oral history interview with one of the Tate daughters, Pauline Tate Woodard. According to her, “The Tate family had recently purchased the 1899 Kenwood sewing machine from a Sears and Roebuck Catalog for $2.00."


Although the sewing machine was essential for making alterations to the 1900 Glider, the machine is also symbolic of the southern hospitality that brought the Wright brothers to the Outer Banks.
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