[SEL] auction

[Jerry Evans]

At 06:00 PM 03/05/2010, you wrote:
>Message: 13
>Date: Mon, 3 May 2010 08:58:32 -0700
>From: "P. Johns" <enginepaul at gmail.com>
>Subject: Re: [SEL] auction
><snip>
>Tom:
>
>The wife, who owns about 20 sewing machines, says it isn't a sewing machine.
>One clue is that there is no bobbin. It is heavy enough to be some sort of
>punch, and that's all she can think of.

><another big snip>

Hi Tom,
         It does not matter what it is. It's a beautiful piece of old iron 
and I'm jealous.

         I was thinking maybe something to do with saddlery or leather work 
but that's just a guess. Your original idea of a "bag stitcher" also makes 
sense.

         Well done, I could visualize that standing in my lounge (without a 
pot plant :-)).

         Please let us know when you do eventually identify it.


Keep the revs up (or down)
Jerry Evans
Near Johannesburg in Sunny South Africa.
Etched Brass Engine Plates made to order:
<www.oldengine.org/members/evans/plates/index.htm>