[SEL] auction

[William Olson]

Hi P.,

Monday, May 3, 2010, 10:58:32 AM, you wrote:

PJ> Tom:

PJ> The wife, who owns about 20 sewing machines, says it isn't a sewing machine.
PJ> One clue is that there is no bobbin. It is heavy enough to be some sort of
PJ> punch, and that's all she can think of.

PJ> The lack of a brand name shows that it is possibly a one-off custom machine
PJ> for some specific purpose. I do know there used to be a few places in
PJ> SanFran that made custom machinery of all types way back when we made things
PJ> there.

PJ> A side note here: I had a neighbor that had a few custom machines that he
PJ> would buy at auctions and convert them to some general uses. Some very
PJ> creative and very interesting.
PJ> Another Side note: Unfortunately, when he died, property values were sky
PJ> high and whoever handled his estate just junked his entire shop. I went by
PJ> when they were filling the last dumpster and one guy said everything went.
PJ> That would include three or four lathes, including a new (1970's) one that
PJ> was never hooked up; shelves full of taps, dies, and various tooling and on
PJ> and on. The point is: Find someone to find a use for all that we collect.
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There are some machines that use only a single thread and sew what is known as a Chain Stitch and they don't use a bobbin, but it does have something to catch the thread and make the chain.  I have a couple of hand battery powered units that do this.  But then, it could be something else too.

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