Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Steam-powered embroidery

Those inventive Americans, National Geographic Magazine, 1971

 At a county fair in the 1970, a small steam engine is driving a sewing machine to embroider children's names on pieces of cloth for souvenirs. Apparently, the embroidery process is more interesting than a working steam engine.

5 comments:

MARSHALL OVERCLOTH said...

she asks, "your name is Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff?"

Dave said...

Little Martha knows how to hold a cold one. I was so hoping it would be a can of Molson but it's Sprite.

Mister G said...

The internets say Sprite was introduced in 1961. Apparently that is the first Sprite can design.

Anonymous said...

I like the governor on the steam engine... D.

Beazld said...

That’s with only one f.