These vintage sewing machine images are from an 1878 agriculture magazine.
If a reader of the magazine would render a little assistance by collecting and forwarding “few or many names of new and old subscribers” to the magazine, that reader became eligible to choose a “Present (free)”! Whether you were a man, woman or child, there were many “Pleasant, Useful and Desirable Articles” to choose from.
In total, there were 100 items to choose from, including these sewing machines but it took a lot more than just a few names to earn either of these beauties. Depending on the subscription level ($1.50 or $1.25), the reader needed to bring between 37 and 94 new subscribers to the magazine to earn one of these machines.
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9 thoughts on “Vintage Sewing Machines”
Wonderful images.
Thank you kindly for your comment, Jamye. I’m happy to hear that you like them. 🙂
These images will be perfect decor for my sewing room.
Thanks so very much.
You’re welcome Pat. I’m happy that you’ll be able to use these images.
I love these images, wonderful! Thank you very much for sharing 🙂
Thank-you for the memories for our elderly population!
I can recall trying to get people to sign up. We did earn a machine. Also eating oatmeal so we could get free dishes with points.collecting flour sacks, same pattern for a dress.movies were a dime but we didn`t have the dime.candy was 1 bar on friday`s,sometimes.
Lovely images, thank you for sharing.
You’re welcome, Pat. I’m happy to know you like them. 🙂