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A super 197278 singer sewing machine in a wonderful shade of pale green. The first singer sewing machine appeared on the market in 1851. It was no surprise that her sewing was so uneven, for to make even stiches the seamstress herself had to be steady. I already knew from an old singer catalog that some cabinets originally came with an inkwell. Singer sewing book gladys cunningham, jessie hutton on.
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