Canadian Raymond Antique Sewing Machine Instruction Leaflet 1870s
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:299058 |
After more than 40 yearsof collecting, the time has come to thin down on my
antique-sewing-machineephemera. Please check for new items each week.
They will range from thesuper-rare to the more common. All will be packaged
carefully in ahard-card-back envelope or whatever might be more suitable.
Happy to combinepostage where practical.
In the early days ofthe sewing machine Canadian Raymond models were
imported into the UK by JamesGalloway Weir, a British ...politician with an eye
to business.
He and the RaymondCompany fell out in the early 1870s and Raymond
machines were then sold byvarious companies throughout the UK.
This simple instructionleaflet came with machines imported by P Waterston
of Edinburgh.
It’s a simple four-pagebooklet measuring 4 inches/100mm x 5 ½ inches/140mm, giving instructions onsimple sewing, needle changing and general
sewing hints
Let us not agonize toomuch about the poor quality - instead let us give thanks
that a paper objectover 150 years old has survived at all.
The edges of the pagesare a little dog-eared and there is a tear to halfway
up the centre fold.
However, the good newsis that all the text is complete and totally legible.
Interestingly, it wascalled Raymond’s 55 shilling machine – Weir had used
the same title. (BG1B)
Postage
Postage costs aredetermined by the weight and size of the packed item and
will vary from country to country. If your country is not listed, please email me
in advance and I willsend you a quote. These will be my actual costs with no
hidden charges.
UK: 2nd class:$1 - Europe (EU): $2 - USA, Canada, Australia: $3.50
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