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Q. Enclosed is a photo of a Singer treadle sewing machine with cabinet that belonged to my grandmother. It is their model 66 and was manufactured Aug. 25, 1920. She spent many hours sewing for herself ...

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Author Martha Stewart writes in our 101 Objects Special Issue: Isaac Merritt Singer's sewing machine was a vast improvement upon earlier versions, capable of 900 stitches a minute -at a time when the ...