Wall of Sewing Machines Store
 

Remember, a while back, when someone posted a picture of a wall of antique sewing machines in a clothing store? Well, a couple of months ago, my hubby and I were in London. We were walking down Portobello Rd. and there it was, the "wall of sewing machines" store! What a surprise! I had to have a look inside. The store was one, in a chain of clothing stores and the clothes were so-so. It was kind of sad to see all those machines merely acting as decor for the store and not being loved.

At least they weren't all painted in company colors or turned into lamps or something!

Sounds like the machines were much more interesting than anything they were selling, LOL.

Well...I certainly thought so...LOL.

~ C

Yep, that's the same store that is in Seattle and a few other places. I would imagine that it would take your breath away if you happened upon it unexpectedly! But oh how I would love to see them! As Sewnoma said, it's nice that they are not painted or lamps now but I always have wondered if they are/could be working machines still. So nice that you got to see them ... and to be in London too!!!

Maybe someone, seeing them there, will realize that old machies have a value. They at least dont have to be thrown away. They have a new purpose. :)

It would be great to see them used and loved. But there is value in seeing them on display and loved there. My question is whether or not there was information such as make, model, and year also displayed.

There is a Quilt Shop about an hour from where I live, and she has dozens of very old antique machines sitting all around in her store. I love looking at them, I would rather see them on display, then rusting away somewhere.

I didn't see any information posted on them, but I might have missed it...I was so overwhelmed by the sight of it all. I think that their focus was on selling clothes and not being curators for sewing machines.

~ Cindy

an hour north? near Indianapolis ? near South Bend ? can you tell us the name of the store?

One of the local shops here does the same, and thanks to this forum I went from simply thinking "Oh, what a neat idea!" to "Hmmm, that one is a 66 Red Eye but too bad it's missing its bobbin winder, I'll guess it's from the mid 50's; and that one over there is a 15 and I think that decal pattern is called Tiffany, I'll guess late 20's for that one; and this one here seems to be a 15 clone...."

You guys have ruined me! LOL

I was in a quilt shop and they had an antique machine on display with a big sign saying hands off. The OSMG shop has an antique handcrank on display - very similar to mine - and I asked if it worked. They said "No". Hmmm. I was not impressed with either display.

My son stumbled on the store in Las Vegas. Later he took me back so I could see.
It is the All Saints clothing store in the Cosmopolitan hotel. The front of the store has all this glass walls with sewing machines drilled and bolted through their beds and mounted onto poles. I took a bunch of pictures. Then on the back wall or the street side, which is second story, so you can't actually see them from the street, they are all hand cranks that are on shelves and they do turn. Yes, I just had to try a few out. I took pictures of them too. Several of the display stands for the clothing were some sort of machines and they related to textile or garment making. There was a huge machine about 4 feet long with a presser foot about 2 inches wide, must have been for sail making.

As an aside note, a pair of jeans that was in the way of my view of the hand cranks, was priced at $160.00.

I did ask a clerk about where they got them and he said they would go to factories and buy up old machines and that there were in excess of 1000 machines in the store.
Any one going to Vegas or lives there it is a very neat store to see. Breathtaking as to the sheer numbers of beautiful machines.

Ethel

[ATTACH=CONFIG]508980[/ATTACH]Bolted machines.

[ATTACH=CONFIG]508981[/ATTACH]my son the sewing machine mechanic.

[ATTACH=CONFIG]508982[/ATTACH]A hand crank, with the street below.

Ethel

The Stitching Post in Washington, indiana has them displayed in their large front window. Southeast of Indy.

sandy.

I love it.....