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Contest entry - Musical Sewing Machine Cover

Sep 04, 2014 08:13

I'm assuming that player pianos would count as musical instruments, so why not a player sewing machine attachment? From 1882. (I don't think it caught on very well.)

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Comments 8

sidlj September 4 2014, 14:05:19 UTC

YES!

franklanguage September 4 2014, 14:15:59 UTC

Yes, please!

john_holton September 4 2014, 21:39:22 UTC

Yes! Mary had a knitting machine a few years back and this reminds me of it.

cuddyclothes September 4 2014, 22:57:38 UTC

"Damn kids...they dance while this thing keeps wrapping around the thimbles."

progbear September 4 2014, 23:37:21 UTC

Yes! I want to see/hear one of these in action!

franklanguage September 5 2014, 00:56:27 UTC

You're probably going to have to settle for Conlon Nancarrow.

Found it! ext_2742667 September 19 2014, 03:12:22 UTC

Not too bad sounding, wondder what the difference would be at treadle speed.

http://www.aspireauctions.com/#!/catalog/331/1541/lot/56996/video