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5. My sister has our grandmother's old Singer

Mon Jun 15, 2026, 11:11 AM

22 hrs ago

not electric. Had. Pedal. You used your own foot to power it.

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Isn't that fun? Nittersing Yesterday #1

The machine probably belonged to whoever taught him to sew. patphil 23 hrs ago #3

I still have my grandmothers old Singer. sheshe2 23 hrs ago #4

My sister has our grandmother's old Singer sdfernando 22 hrs ago #5

Yup.... mine is a treadle. sheshe2 21 hrs ago #6

I have my mother's first sewing machine that she bought between the wars ms liberty 18 hrs ago #7

They sure built things to last back then! sheshe2 17 hrs ago #8