I remember reaching out to my friend while purchasing a sewing machine last year. Uneducated on the matter, I found myself surrounded by thousands of options I

An oldie but a goodie! Strobist info: Key light - Flashpoint 620M Monolight w/softbox at full power high camera left Fill light - Bogen silver reflector on the right Backdrop light - Vivitar 285HV @ 1/2 power with rogue flashbender to keep light off subject at camera left Camera Nikon D200 Exposure 1/60 Aperture f/11.0 Focal Length 58 mm ISO Speed 200

Tip for today: Where to find Free PDF manuals for White sewing machines and Overlockers/Sergers old and new... Strange as it may seem, there are free White sewing machine and overlocker/serger manuals via the Singer website. The manuals include many 20th century and even a few 19th century models too, (which was good news for me when I bought a 1906 treadle. pictured above) To find the manual you need, look under Singer's "Support and Resources" then select "Instruction manuals" , or follow…

Maybe you found an antique White sewing machine in your grandma’s attic, or maybe you want to figure out how to use the old machine you’ve had for decades. Either way, you’re probably wondering where

DATING & IDENTIFYING WHITE SEWING MACHINES

***Update 12/2013: Here’s a link to the manual for this machine! It seems that when searching for more info on the 1939 Electric White Rotary Machine in google, many are directed to my blog…

A White rotary sewing machine was first produced in 1858 by Thomas White, the founder of the White Sewing Machine Company. Production of this sewing machine lasted until 1946. The machine was the first produced by the White company with a rotary shaped disk wheel. That is how it got its name. Some of these machines ...

File name: 10_03_001574a Binder label: Sewing Machines Title: The White sewing machine. The most popular in the world. Every 2 minutes. Each day we make a new White Sewing Machine. (front) Date issued: 1870-1900 (approximate) Physical description: 1 print : chromolithograph ; 13 x 9 cm. Subject: Fairies; Sewing machines Notes: Title from item. Item verso is blank. Statement of responsibility: White Sewing Machine Co. Collection: 19th Century American Trade Cards Location: Boston Public…

White Rotary sewing machine