Did Europeans ever make hook and awl stitchers?

[MikeRock]

Google......  Singer had a factory in Podolsk, Russia, first machine off the line in 1905....  for what it's worth.  No mention of heavy all and hook machines.  They do mention 'industrial'.

"In 1931 for the first time the factory began producing industrial models and also sewing machine needles. Production in 1931 was around 520,000 machines with 11,000 workers.

After WW11 the Podolsk factory was re-equipped with machinery taken as reparations from the former Singer factory in Wittenberge. The older designs that Podolsk had been producing were updated at that time using details of the later Singer features taken from Wittenberge.

The factory was renamed Podolsk Engineering Plant (PMZ), and then later as Kalinin Sewing Machines (ZIK)

During the 1960's and 70's there was massive over-production of poor quality and outdated machines and the factory went into decline.

In 1994 with the changing political situation in Russia, the plant was purchased by Semi-Tech, which also owned the Singer brand, so the Podolsk factory was once again renamed as Singer. The factory was finally closed around 2000.

In 2011 the city of Podolsk celebrated the 230th anniversary of the town by erecting a full size bronze sculpture of a Singer sewing machine and treadle table mounted on a red granite pedestal in front of the local museum."

[TonyV]

4 hours ago, Matt S said:

How can a collection of islands be part of a continent?

Tectonic plates.  Example, the island of Iceland is considered to be part of the European continent because it sits on the eastern edge of the mid-Atlantic ridge, the western edge of the European continental plates.  OTH, the island of Greenland is considered to be part of the North American continent, as it sits west of that ridge on the eastern edge of the North American plates.

The Japanese islands are considered to be part of the Asian continent for similar reasons. British Isles are indeed part of Europe, even though they are not "Continental".

 

 

[Cumberland Highpower]

On 10/26/2021 at 8:21 PM, MikeRock said:

Google......  Singer had a factory in Podolsk, Russia, first machine off the line in 1905....  for what it's worth.  No mention of heavy all and hook machines.  They do mention 'industrial'.

"In 1931 for the first time the factory began producing industrial models and also sewing machine needles. Production in 1931 was around 520,000 machines with 11,000 workers.

After WW11 the Podolsk factory was re-equipped with machinery taken as reparations from the former Singer factory in Wittenberge. The older designs that Podolsk had been producing were updated at that time using details of the later Singer features taken from Wittenberge.

The factory was renamed Podolsk Engineering Plant (PMZ), and then later as Kalinin Sewing Machines (ZIK)

During the 1960's and 70's there was massive over-production of poor quality and outdated machines and the factory went into decline.

In 1994 with the changing political situation in Russia, the plant was purchased by Semi-Tech, which also owned the Singer brand, so the Podolsk factory was once again renamed as Singer. The factory was finally closed around 2000.

In 2011 the city of Podolsk celebrated the 230th anniversary of the town by erecting a full size bronze sculpture of a Singer sewing machine and treadle table mounted on a red granite pedestal in front of the local museum."

Mike I am not sure if Singer ever made any hook and awl machines, even in the States?  

Edited October 29, 2021 by Cumberland Highpower

[MikeRock]

I don't know either, but they mentioned  'industrial'.   I see spell check doesn't like 'awl' and changed it to 'all'.....