It arrived safe and sound: Early Emile James Patcher
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hehe - my husband likes to thoroughly clean machines - he figured he's got to get them back to "factory new" clean because it may be another 100 years before they get a cleaning like that.
Right now he's working on my mangle - and that one has some seriously hard crud in the gear box to deal with.
Right now he's working on my mangle - and that one has some seriously hard crud in the gear box to deal with.
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the mystery deepens...
The Logo on the shuttle cover is for the company Claes & Flentje. The Starburst design on the Handwheel is Claes & Flentje.... But all research on the "Politype" shows it as Emile James. I am starting to think he was some kind of importer....
Curious.
The Logo on the shuttle cover is for the company Claes & Flentje. The Starburst design on the Handwheel is Claes & Flentje.... But all research on the "Politype" shows it as Emile James. I am starting to think he was some kind of importer....
Curious.
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Just did.
I also found this in the "Official Souvenir Handbook from the 1892 World Fair
[ATTACH=CONFIG]468387[/ATTACH]
Looks like he was an Importer. Perhaps the head was imported and the irons were made here?
I also found this in the "Official Souvenir Handbook from the 1892 World Fair
[ATTACH=CONFIG]468387[/ATTACH]
Looks like he was an Importer. Perhaps the head was imported and the irons were made here?
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Dog? I didn't see a dog.....And I went back and looked twice. Anyway, dog or not, you did an amazing job--I am glad I didn't have to use that thing when it was new. FWs and 201s are more my style.....
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