Linford

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Ward Arm & Platform Sewing machine

Weird and ingenious Ward Arm & Platform  sewing machine was patented in 1873 and produced from 1875 to 1895. By Edward Ward London . The platform hinges downwards to convert the machine into a free arm. 

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Chinese Cobbler machine

You wouldn’t believe that this contraption is a new “Cobbler” sewing machine we bought only a few years ago. It is a Chinese version of a “Patent Elastique” or “Claes patcher”  leather sewing machine. Though it looks very crude it sews right through thick leather. I used it to sew the canvas roof for the […]

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I knew they existed, but it was a big surprise to be offered an actual Messerschmitt sewing machine from the Fifties or Sixties. The company is better known for building airplanes during ww2. But after that war they had to revert to building more peaceful machines like sewing machines and even small cars.  The logo […]