Dear Helaine and Joe: I am wondering if you can steer me in the right direction. I am trying to figure out what year my sewing machine was made. It is marked "Minnesota" and has fancy gold decoration ...

WEST FARGO — Jennifer McTighe knows her way around a sewing machine. The mechanics of a sewing machine, that is. “I actually don’t care to sew, but I’ll be the first person to open up a sewing machine ...

The craftsmanship of the machines and the intricate woodwork and scrolling on the stands and cabinets that house them make vintage sewing machines, like this one owned by Marenthia Lagarde of New ...

BUTTE, Mont. — From the printing press to the Internet, humankind has always created tools to make life easier. One of the most revolutionary inventions to save time, and work was the sewing machine.

1846: Elias Howe patents the first practical sewing machine and threads his way into the fabric of history. French tailor Barthelemy Thimonnier patented a device in 1830 that mechanized the typical ...

TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online ...