"This
photo shows a woman sewing on one of those first Singer sewing
machines in about 1860. The sewing machine is sitting on a crate
that's labeled 'Singer's patent sewing machine.'"
I love it. What a blessing sewing machines were to those who did so much sewing for their families. In addition, the sewing machine trade expanded amazingly during the Civil War. Uniforms made by machine were incredibly helpful to the army.
http://quilting.about.com/od/vintagesewingmachines/ig/Sewing-in-Women-s-History/Sewing-on-Singer-Machine--1860.htm
A Blessed Sunday to You!
What a great photo. My first thoughts were similar to yours, what a great boon this was machine was to women, and look at what we're sewing on now!
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