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Rotoscillo to Free-Westinghouse

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Show Notes

When is a long-shuttle actually a rotary? Journey with us back to the drama of the golden age of sewing machines through a contemporary trade journal!

Free-Westinghouse https://tallysew.com/sewing-machines/westinghouse-sewing-machines/free-westinghouse-type-e-rotary/ I love Lucy with Free-Westinghouse: https://www.50slucy.com/category/sewing-machine Will C. Free Rotoscillo motion video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tjX-ExfcIQ&t=39s SMT with article on Free "rotoscillo" mechanism https://digital.hagley.org/sewingmachinetimes_11613_vol_xviii_no_419 Sewing MachineTimes - https://digital.hagley.org/sewingmachinetimes

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