Members dikman Posted June 27, 2018 Author Members Report Posted June 27, 2018 fredk, I was thinking more about the saddlers located in the western towns, not the cities "back East". Quote Machines wot I have - Singer 51W59; Singer 331K4; Seiko STH-8BLD; Pfaff 335; CB4500. Chinese shoe patcher; Singer 201K (old hand crank)
Contributing Member fredk Posted June 27, 2018 Contributing Member Report Posted June 27, 2018 (edited) Even they had sewing machines. As soon as a town was set up, even when the businesses were still in tents and half built wooden buildings, the newspapers had their presses, dentists had their foot-treadle drills, saloons had their ice-making machines. Do not think that just because it was the 1880s/90 they were 'backward'. In fact they were more advanced than parts of Europe. They embraced and used any technology they could Edited June 27, 2018 by fredk Quote Al speling misteaks aer all mi own werk..
Lobo Posted June 27, 2018 Report Posted June 27, 2018 And before electricity there was water power. Nearly all industrial towns are located on waterways for a reason: the flowing water was used to power equipment used in production. I have watched a water-powered trip-hammer machine used to forge steel rifle barrels; no reason at all that the same power source couldn't be used to run any type of industrial equipment. Quote Lobo Gun Leather serious equipment for serious business, since 1972 www.lobogunleather.com
Members dougb Posted July 25, 2018 Members Report Posted July 25, 2018 Lots of buffalo hides were used to direct power in our industrial revolution. Belting driven equipment. Quote
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