Sewing Machines Old And New (1960)
M, Ss of a young woman in Victorian costume sitting in a room with Victorian decor, sewing some embroidery by hand; on a table to the right is a handoperated sewing machine. C, U of the embroidery as she sews; M, S as she sits and sews, then puts her work to one side and starts to sew a piece of fabric on the machine. Commentator says In 1835 this handoperated machine was the last word in modern design. High angle M, S then C, U of her sewing on the machine, her hand guiding the fabric through and the other hand turning the handle. C, U of a smaller sewing machine; a man s hand comes into shot to start spinning a small wheel to operate it; M, Ss and C, Us as he picks up the machine from a display table to show it to a girl in modern dress. C, Us of another machine, Prima Donna, made of cast iron with a circular work table. M, S of the man and girl as they move along the table to the next machine, a portable machine weighing only 4lbs for running repairs that was popular in the 1890s; C, Us as he demonstr
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