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{I can’t get enough of you, my Singer baby.}

October 6, 2010 · 18 Comments
Filed Under: for fun, sewing

Since recently owning a 1916 Singer sewing machine, and since recently blogging about it {more photos to come, I promise!}, and recently locking eyes with it {is that TMI?}, I’ve found online some amazing, gorgeous, “wow” antique sewing machine photos to share.

One of my favorite sites to search for pictures is www.weheartit.com.

There’s so much talent, emotion, and texture in the photos submitted to the site.

I’m so glad it’s around so I can love on every antique sewing machine photo I find… Sometimes I type in a word just to see what it brings up :]

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This time I searched “sewing machine” — and look at what I found:

Now, hold yourself… Look at what else I found:

I want them all! :] I want to visit this warehouse and pick them all up and carry them back home.

Then,

    I want to know where they came from.
    How long have they been sitting there?
    Why were they abandoned?

I love the thread hanging, the dirt, the rust, the history…

I really think I need to own some more antique sewing machines. And whip out my research skillz and learn more about these machines, just like I did when I was learning how to sew November 2008.

XO.

{all photos courtesy of weheartit.com}

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  1. Erin M. says

    October 6, 2010 at 6:58 am

    Oh wow! So lovely!

    I love the one in the window and the one by the lighthouse! Beatiful art! And I would love to hear the stories behind them as well – I’m a sucker for history, even of the not-famous variety!

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  2. April says

    October 6, 2010 at 7:00 am

    What great pictures! I am like you, I want to know why those singers were left and what was being sewn with that thread and now still in the machine. Mystery:)

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  3. Meg says

    October 6, 2010 at 7:34 am

    Great photos, I have the sewing machine in the 5 photo…that’s my 1959 Singer! I don’t know much about the history of my machine, all I know is that it came with the original sales reciept, in 1959 it cost $465 and it had been barely used! Have a lovely day!

    xoxo~Meg

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    • Gussy says

      October 6, 2010 at 5:59 pm

      whoa! that’s a crazy price — that seems a little bit expensive, don’t you think?

      aww, thanks for sharing Meg :]

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  4. Lindsay-Girl says

    October 6, 2010 at 8:05 am

    You make me smile. Mama has an old singer desk like yours.

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  5. Nadir@StitchSense says

    October 6, 2010 at 8:27 am

    Beautiful photos! I can’t believe all of the ones in the warehouse were abandoned like that.

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  6. hiyaluv says

    October 6, 2010 at 8:32 am

    sewing machines are such lovely treasures:)
    smiles,
    gina

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  7. mommarocks says

    October 6, 2010 at 8:42 am

    I heart all of those.

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  8. Ann says

    October 6, 2010 at 1:05 pm

    Love these! Way to go, Gussy!

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  9. Kristin says

    October 6, 2010 at 2:33 pm

    Those old photos remind me of how my MeMe used to work in a sewing factory for years and my Mom did as well……….Oh how I wish I had taken the time to sit with them and learn everything they knew! But, back then I had no interest in sewing :(

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  10. Alison says

    October 6, 2010 at 6:38 pm

    Over the weekend my mom was finally able to get her mother’s sewing machine (my grandmother lived in a different state when she passed away). I was over at my parents house last night and my mom and I just stood at looked at Grandma’s old sewing machine for the longest time. It brought back so many memories of watching her sew when I was little.

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  11. Julia says

    October 6, 2010 at 8:02 pm

    I should post pictures of the pink machine I recently aquired at the thrift shop.

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  12. melissa stover says

    October 7, 2010 at 5:08 pm

    my grandmother had a drapery shop when i was a kid. in the shop there were about 4 machines and they were always covered in thread and fabric lint. drapery fabric is very dusty/linty stuff. i used to love to hang out in there and play with the drapery hooks. amuse myself by looking through her old notebooks with windows drawn and measurements beside them and thumbing dreamily through the fabric sample books. i still remember the smell in that room. machine oil and cloth.

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  13. Bernice says

    October 9, 2010 at 8:15 am

    Beautiful! The second I saw those pictures of the sewing machines in the factory, I wanted to know what the story behind them was. If only we can take a little peek back into time and see people actually using them!

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  14. Kasey M. says

    November 22, 2011 at 3:03 pm

    Oh my god I know those photos! That’s the Lebow Clothing factory in Baltimore, Maryland! It was a high end shop the opened in the 30s and closed their doors decades ago.

    The building owner and local municipality have been in court for ages over this building. It’s just sitting with LOADS of stuff still in side.

    Google Lebow clothing factory MD – photographers like to sneak in and get lots of great shots.

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    • Gussy Sews says

      November 22, 2011 at 3:07 pm

      are you kidding me? i need to drive out there and see if i can bring some of those babies home! ahhh… THANK YOU :)

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      • Kasey M. says

        November 22, 2011 at 3:17 pm

        I literally just thumbed through a book featuring those machines two weeks ago, spotted the Lewbow tag in the photo and knew it was the same shop.

        So glad we connected. Looks like I found your blog for a reason.

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  15. Rosha says

    March 18, 2014 at 10:53 am

    Mouth-watering and elegant. This dish not only preocuds tender chicken (no knife necessary), the combination of flavors make it an excellent choice for a dinner party or a great sandwich if you add bacon and avocado!

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