Royal St John
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Royal St John
http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/atq/4182394916.html
I had to Google this... another oldie that's new to me. The cabinet's a bit of a mess, but the machine sure is in good shape. Looks like the MOP is still mostly all there. Wish I had more space... but I would have no idea what to offer anyway.
I had to Google this... another oldie that's new to me. The cabinet's a bit of a mess, but the machine sure is in good shape. Looks like the MOP is still mostly all there. Wish I had more space... but I would have no idea what to offer anyway.
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Location: Millville, NJ
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Not much out there on Royal St John:
http://www.springfieldohiohistory.ne...bumid=13318253
The head is quite beautiful, though the cabinet needs work. One of the trade cards says it runs forward and bac kwards, pretty early machine for having reverse
Jon
http://www.springfieldohiohistory.ne...bumid=13318253
The head is quite beautiful, though the cabinet needs work. One of the trade cards says it runs forward and bac kwards, pretty early machine for having reverse
Jon
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#5
Not much out there on Royal St John:
http://www.springfieldohiohistory.ne...bumid=13318253
The head is quite beautiful, though the cabinet needs work. One of the trade cards says it runs forward and bac kwards, pretty early machine for having reverse
Jon
http://www.springfieldohiohistory.ne...bumid=13318253
The head is quite beautiful, though the cabinet needs work. One of the trade cards says it runs forward and bac kwards, pretty early machine for having reverse
Jon
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Join Date: Jul 2013
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Beautiful machine. In one of Muv's videos she shows a German treadle that sews in reverse. At least I think this is Muv:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8IUBJry6Ro
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8IUBJry6Ro
#7
I found some history of the company. It was only in business for a short time but it started in 1875. Here's an image of the factory from "History of the Manufacturies of Springfield, Ohio" published in 1884.
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Do you mean in Muv's video? I think she said it sews with the handwheel going counter clockwise, and reverse is controlled by the stitch length lever (just like the later Singers). If the handwheel goes in the wrong direction you'll get a thread nest.
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