Evo160K Posted January 10, 2015 Report Posted January 10, 2015 (edited) While visiting Los Angeles, Ca., over the holidays, my sister took me to a clothing store that was using antique sewing machines in their windows and about their store as fixtures. The store is one belonging to Allsaints Co., Ltd., of London. The window has 340 sewing machines in it ---- 34 columns wide, 10 machines per column, plus there are approx. 45-50 elsewhere. I thought it was clever as well as unusual. Is that huge long arm thing in image 3143 a sewing machine? Edited January 10, 2015 by Evo160K Quote
Members Singermania Posted January 10, 2015 Members Report Posted January 10, 2015 Great photos, thanks for posting Quote
Members Itch Posted January 10, 2015 Members Report Posted January 10, 2015 Very cool and well done.. Love Vintage machinery .. Quote Quality leather goods www.captain-itch.com www.Tennesseeholstercompany.com
Members ramrod Posted January 10, 2015 Members Report Posted January 10, 2015 well, you can look at this in two ways....all of those machines are either going to waste, or you can thank the owners for saving those old machines. i think it's really cool and unique. that is a LOT of old iron. Quote
Members Wishful Posted January 10, 2015 Members Report Posted January 10, 2015 They are beautiful, aren't they... I have seen that done on a much smaller scale at a local clothing store. Very neat. Quote
CowboyBob Posted January 10, 2015 Report Posted January 10, 2015 Nice pics,thanks for posting them,I like seeing that old stuff. Quote Bob Kovar Toledo Industrial Sewing Machine Sales Ltd. 3631 Marine Rd Toledo,Ohio 43609 1-866-362-7397
Members BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted January 10, 2015 Members Report Posted January 10, 2015 (edited) I have identical pictures from the Las Vegas store in the Cosmopolitan. They have 1,800 in total. The sad part is that the huge Adler , and the like are made to look old through rusting patinas, and they have been tack welded to prevent the stupid people from accidentally hurting themselves. Edited January 10, 2015 by BIGGUNDOCTOR Quote You laugh at me because I am different. I laugh at you because you are all the same.
Members Singermania Posted January 10, 2015 Members Report Posted January 10, 2015 I understand what you mean about being a shame that machines that are within reach are welded tight... I have around 80 old leather machines and it can be quite stressful when children and people come and start turning them over, the weight of the handwheels and the gearing can mean damage to fingers in the wrong place at the wrong time. Some children in particular ignore requests not to touch or turn the machines. Spoked hand wheels also pose a problem with no safety guards, sadly Australia is becoming more like the US with lawyers openly advertising civil cases on a charge if they win basis. Quote
Members thesergeant Posted January 11, 2015 Members Report Posted January 11, 2015 I'm actually in the process of building a small version of their display in our cutting room. Going to have a Singer 101, 201, 301, 115, 15-88 and a wilcox and gibbs on it. By the way, if you're unfamiliar with the Singer 101, check it out: http://youtu.be/iyS1SEdjs50 It's easily one of the coolest vintage Singer straight stitchers I've restored. You can fast forward to the 14:30 mark to see the bed removed and to see the spider wicking system. Here's a smaller version of the All Saints display: I haven't decided how I want to build the bases yet thouhg. I'm going to build walnut bases with hinges for all the machines but I want to make the machines removable without having to unscrew 4 screws every time. We're going to do a matching pair, one with the machines and then another matching one with just flat walnut boards that will be a bookshelf. Quote
Evo160K Posted January 12, 2015 Author Report Posted January 12, 2015 You're very welcome good people. Thanks for the kind comments. Does anyone recognize that machine in image 3143? Whatever it is it's big.. I'll ask my sister to get a better picture. Quote
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