1897 Sears Roebuck and Co. Catalog - Sewing Machines

Boring Books for Bedtime by Sharon Handy

May 25, 202658:25Health

Let's celebrate our 400th (!!!) episode with more from one of your sleepiest favorites from 1897. This time, thanks to a Patreon poll, we're shopping for that most useful of newfangled devices, the sewing machine. Singer...

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