06-11-2021, 11:29 AM
Yes, The humble sewing machine also influenced my interest in things mechanical and then electrical when my mum had hers converted to electricity. I remember shortly after she had it adapted, I dismantled the foot pedal to see how it worked ( I was about 8 yrs old) I also agree on the sustainability issue. Many of these are well over 100 years old and still fully functional. Many were thrown out and replaced by something more modern which lasted only for a limited period, which of course is how capitalism/consumerism works.
The cost of a Singer sewing machine in 1900 was about £40 (equtes to about £4k in todays money). !!
I remember my mum making her own beautiful dresses and children's clothes, repairig my dad/s cardigans, darning socks, hemming curtains and a myriad other things which didn't involve child slavery or transporting goods half-way around the world. It certainly wouldn' be cost effective now. Not in cash terms, at least.
Ian
Apologies, I think we have digressed from the original topic. Nice Top Hat interior by the way.
The cost of a Singer sewing machine in 1900 was about £40 (equtes to about £4k in todays money). !!
I remember my mum making her own beautiful dresses and children's clothes, repairig my dad/s cardigans, darning socks, hemming curtains and a myriad other things which didn't involve child slavery or transporting goods half-way around the world. It certainly wouldn' be cost effective now. Not in cash terms, at least.
Ian
Apologies, I think we have digressed from the original topic. Nice Top Hat interior by the way.