You sometimes find the darndest things in airports. Like, for example, this week at SFO (San Francisco International airport), I spotted this lovely exhibit of sewing machines and other sewing stuff: link opens the whole Google+ photo album. They had an impressive collection of early sewing machines, most of the major brands represented, an array of vintage accessories like thimbles, needlecases, patterns, and such. Here are just a few photos that I snapped with my phone camera.
That's not actually why I'm in San Francisco this week, but it was an unexpected bonus.![]()
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| Beautiful Singer |
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| A pattern drafting system |
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| 19th century gown |
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| Lovely sewing kit |
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| Toy sewing machines |
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| Chatelaines |
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| Patterns |
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| Another 19th c. gown |
