The Encyclopedia Of Early American Sewing Machines

Author : Carter Bays
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2004-12
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 1574324160

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The Encyclopedia of Early American Sewing Machines by Carter Bays Pdf

Collectors are bound to love The Encyclopedia of Early American Sewing Machines, Second Edition. The first edition of this book, self-published by author Carter Bays in 1993, sold more than 3,000 copies, and he has totally revamped it for this printing. American sewing machines from 1850 through 1920 are featured in more than 450 large, detailed photographs, half of them in color, and current collector values are estimated. The book traces the history and development of the sewing machine industry from 1800 to after 1900. Almost all known U.S. manufacturers of sewing machines up to 1875 (and several beyond) are highlighted: Singer, Wheeler & Wilson, Shaw & Clark, Weed, Howe, and Holly, to name just a few. Do you own your great aunt's antique treadle sewing machine? This book will identify and give the history of the manufacturer. Specific information is provided on restoring antique sewing machines, and toy sewing machines are also given coverage. This title is sure to become the standard reference for early American sewing machines. 2005 values.

Author : Carter Bays
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Sewing machines
ISBN : OCLC:37941051

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The Encyclopedia of Early American Sewing Machines by Carter Bays Pdf

Author : Carter Bays
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2006-10-10
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 1574325272

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The Encyclopedia of Early American & Antique Sewing Machines by Carter Bays Pdf

This book traces the history and development of the sewing machine industry from 1800 to after 1900.

Author : Natalie Fergie
Publisher : Unbound Publishing
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2017-04-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781911586241

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The Sewing Machine by Natalie Fergie Pdf

Over 100,000 copies sold 'A tapestry of strong characters and accomplished writing' Herald Scotland It is 1911, and Jean is about to join the mass strike at the Singer factory. For her, nothing will be the same again. Decades later, in Edinburgh, Connie sews coded moments of her life into a notebook, as her mother did before her. More than a hundred years after his grandmother’s sewing machine was made, Fred discovers a treasure trove of documents. His family history is laid out before him in a patchwork of unfamiliar handwriting and colourful seams. He starts to unpick the secrets of four generations, one stitch at a time.

Author : James W. Slaten
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 0963228706

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Antique American Sewing Machines by James W. Slaten Pdf

A famous man once said, "The sewing machine is one of the few useful things ever invented." The ANTIQUE AMERICAN SEWING MACHINE VALUE GUIDE, soon to be published, is the most comprehensive book on antique American sewing machine values printed to date. Consisting of 258 pages & written by the "best West Coast source" on collecting & appraising old sewing machines, it lists current estimated values for every collectible American sewing machine manufactured from 1851 through the turn of the century. Also included are brief histories on the invention of the sewing machine & American sewing machine companies. The ANTIQUE AMERICAN SEWING MACHINE VALUE GUIDE has over 100 photos & descriptions of machines that are fast becoming an excellent investment. This book has information on where collections can be seen & a Singer serial number dating chart. Written in easy to read text, it is the perfect sewing machine value guide for the advanced or beginner collector, as well as any individual who would like to know the estimated value of his or her sewing machine heirloom. When buying or selling a collectible sewing machine, the ANTIQUE AMERICAN SEWING MACHINE VALUE GUIDE can be used to document its value.

Author : Joseph J. Corn
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2011-10-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781421401928

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User Unfriendly by Joseph J. Corn Pdf

We've all been there. Seduced by the sleek designs and smart capabilities of the newest gadgets, we end up stumped by their complicated set-up instructions and exasperating error messages. In this fascinating history, Joseph J. Corn maps two centuries of consumer frustration and struggle with personal technologies. Aggravation with the new machines people adopt and live with is as old as the industrial revolution. Clocks, sewing machines, cameras, lawn mowers, bicycles, electric lights, cars, and computers: all can empower and exhilarate, but they can also exact a form of servitude. Adopters puzzle over which type and model to buy and then how to operate the device, diagnose its troubles, and meet its insatiable appetite for accessories, replacement parts, or upgrades. It intrigues Corn that we put up with the frustrations our technology thrusts upon us, battling with the unfamiliar and climbing the steep learning curves. It is this ongoing struggle, more than the uses to which we ultimately put our machines, that animates this quizzical study. Having extensively researched owner's manuals, computer user-group newsletters, and how-to literature, Corn brings a fresh, consumer-oriented approach to the history of technology. User Unfriendly will be valuable to historians of technology, students of American culture, and anyone interested in our modern dependency on machines and gadgets.

Author : Carter Bays
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2022-06-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780593186770

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The Mutual Friend by Carter Bays Pdf

“This is a rare thing: an original, intelligent novel that’s not just a perfect summer beach read, but one that deserves serious awards consideration as well. Put down your phone and pick it up. . . . A major accomplishment.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) From the co-creator of How I Met Your Mother, a hilarious and thought-provoking debut novel set in New York City, following an unforgettable cast of characters as they navigate life, love, loss, ambition, and spirituality—without ever looking up from their phones It’s the summer of 2015, and Alice Quick needs to get to work. She’s twenty-eight years old, grieving her mother, barely scraping by as a nanny, and freshly kicked out of her apartment. If she can just get her act together and sign up for the MCAT, she can start chasing her dream of becoming a doctor . . . but in the Age of Distraction, the distractions are so distracting. There’s her tech millionaire brother’s religious awakening. His picture-perfect wife’s emotional breakdown. Her chaotic new roommate’s thirst for adventure. And, of course, there’s the biggest distraction of all: love. From within the story of one summer in one woman’s life, a tapestry of characters is unearthed, tied to one another by threads both seen and unseen. Filled with all the warmth, humor, and heart that gained How I Met Your Mother its cult following, The Mutual Friend captures in sparkling detail the chaos of contemporary life—a life lived simultaneously in two different worlds, the physical one and the one behind our screens—and reveals how connected we all truly are.

Author : Jack Buckman
Publisher : Dog Ear Publishing
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781457546617

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Unraveling The Threads by Jack Buckman Pdf

A brilliant tinkerer/inventor and a lawyer/marketing genius partnered to create Singer, a retail colossus that over 120 years grew into a universally recognized brand synonymous with quality and value. Following World War II, four successive CEOs made a series of catastrophic decisions in their efforts to redefine the company as competing in industries other than sewing. Of the four, one was forced out and subsequently murdered, one died of an unexpected heart attack just as he was about to defend the company from a takeover, one succeeded in the takeover, then dismembered the company before going to prison, and one played investors, tax authorities, securities regulators, and banks against each other until he suddenly just vanished. The machinations of these four comprised a quarter-century-long soap opera, with power struggles, hostile takeovers, tax evasion, fraud, and even flight to China just a few steps ahead of the authorities.

Author : Smithsonian Institution
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Sewing machines
ISBN : UGA:32108033111785

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Sewing Machines by Smithsonian Institution Pdf

Author : Frank E. Comparato
Publisher : Harrisburg, Pa : Stackpole Company
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Design
ISBN : UOM:39015010697913

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Books for the Millions by Frank E. Comparato Pdf

Author : Rick Boulware
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 529 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781438109862

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Encyclopedia of American Business by Rick Boulware Pdf

Buying, selling, budgeting, and saving are fundamental business practices that almost everyone understands on a basic level.

Author : Carol Head
Publisher : Shire Publications
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2008-03-04
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 0852635915

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Old Sewing Machines by Carol Head Pdf

Author : BPI
Publisher : BPI Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Education
ISBN : 9788184974331

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Children Encyclopedia by BPI Pdf

Children Encyclopedia

Author : Grace Rogers Cooper
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2022-08-15
Category : History
ISBN : EAN:8596547170730

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The Invention of the Sewing Machine by Grace Rogers Cooper Pdf

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Invention of the Sewing Machine" by Grace Rogers Cooper. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Author : Christopher G. Bates
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1453 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2015-04-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317457404

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The Early Republic and Antebellum America by Christopher G. Bates Pdf

First Published in 2015. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an Informa company.