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Sketches show history in the making Designs ranging from `tank' to sewing machine on display at National Archives
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Archivists are showing off sketches and drawings that have made
history from the sewing-machine patent to the design for the reactor
used to make the first atomic bomb along with the first films of
the Spanish-American War.
The sewing machine, the reactor and nearly 100 other original
designs are in an exhibit called "Designs for Democracy" at the
National Archives in downtown Washington. It will be on view,
admission free, until Jan. 10, 1999. The Library of Congress has
recentl...
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Bangor ladies pooled money to buy early sewing machine
Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME
; The story in the Feb. 22, 1897, edition of the Bangor Daily Commercial has two headlines: "The First Sewing Machine in Bangor" and "Woman's Initial Experience with Modern Machinery." Here's the gist of it: Until the newly invented sewing machine was widely available, Bangor women sewed like women
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Life's a stitch Today's sewing machine market offers hundreds of options, from basic to high-tech
The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA
; If you're shopping for a sewing machine, the first thing you'll probably notice is that sewing has changed since your mother or grandmother hunched over a treadle sewing machine. Until the 1950s, most sewing machines were powered by foot treadles or hand cranks. Stitch length, width and tension
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Civil War enthusiasts rally around tattered flag.
Wichita Eagle (Wichita, KS)
; Byline: Beccy Tanner WICHITA, Kan. _ Rob Swinson believes he has found a Civil War treasure. It's a regimental Confederate Civil War flag that flew in the western theater of the war in five major battles: Shiloh, Perryville, Murfreesboro, Chickamauga and Ringgold Gap. It fell at the Battle of
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Roadside rescue gives sewing machine change to get back to whirr
Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME
; ... could become known for taking in stray sewing machines. I say this because a few weeks ago, one of my colleagues, Bangor Daily News photographer Kevin Bennett, stopped by my desk to tell me that he had found a sewing machine, complete with cabinet, on the side ...
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Compromise with dad over prized sewing machine
Charleston Gazette
; Dear Annie: My mother died two years ago. Shortly after her death, I helped my father with the painful task of sorting through Mother's belongings and helping him move into a new, smaller residence. Dad gave me Mom's old sewing machine, saying as their only daughter, it made sense for me to have it
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