Like all Hackaday readers, we pride ourselves ... history of the machines, including 50,000-year-old needles and the progression of innovations required to get to the modern sewing machine.

"We want the old, rusty sewing machines in the shed because ... "They don't get access to good quality machines, they would buy them from China and they're quite expensive," said Mr Wood.

Dan Boellstorff said he would bring home sewing machines from sales if his wife wasn’t along and would hear about machines for sale. He once bought 30 more-modern machines that were left behind ...

I’ve been sewing off and on since I was ... and it should be easy to switch out old for new. One can do quite a bit with a domestic machine, especially if it’s an older one.

(KOLN/Gray News) - In a 4-H building in Syracuse, Nebraska, over 250 sewing ... date the machine,” Hunt said. “So, that‘s been helpful as we’ve tried to find out how old some of these ...

(KOLN) - In the Syracuse 4-H building, over 250 sewing machines ... patterns dates the machine,” Hunt said. “So that‘s been helpful as we’ve tried to find out how old some of these are.” ...