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The Encyclopedia of Early American Sewing Machines.

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Above: Prototype, A. B. Wilson sewing machine, Ca. 1852
Below: "the Seamstress Friend"; brass; maker unknown; Ca 1860.




Below: Bartholf, serial #10, made in 1850.
This is one of the earliest known manufactured sewing machines.

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