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Sewing Room

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Did the patients do the sewing in this room?
Mystwict@aol.com
Thu 07-28-2005
Yes it was part of occupational therapy. The men probably worked outside or in the shops.
Motts
Thu 07-28-2005
LOVE THIS PIC!!!!
JAVA
Fri 07-29-2005
I think that it says a lot about your character that you didn't remove items (I am only assuming) from this hospital. Some of the things in your photos would be worth a pretty penny.
Diz
Mon 10-10-2005
And for the record, I am not sure that I would have had your character. Not for the monitory value. But because I love these sorts of items for their history. For instance, the removable type plates... I would have taken these with me and without issue, since they will surely be destroyed either through building collapse or otherwise. I wouldn't have thought twice about taking them to preserve such a treasure for myself.
Diz
Mon 10-10-2005
The sewing machine, being in the foreground like that, kind of looks like a predator waiting patiently for something weak and edible to show up so it can pounce. :)
Rat
Mon 10-10-2005
That sewing machine could be worth a couple of bucks. I wonder how heavy it is.
Andy
Mon 01-23-2006
i know somebody who would kill for that old sewing machine!
Amanda J
Thu 03-02-2006
I believe this is the Westinghouse Gyro Sewamatic-a-tron-amator.

Frankly, many a sewing machine collector are pretty greedy....ah, never mind.
Danny Being Manny
Fri 03-24-2006
A solitary predator, the sewing machine stalks it's prey...
JasonW
Thu 04-06-2006
Almost looks like one I used to use at a factory back in 1970.
Nancy
Thu 06-15-2006
THEY GAVE PATIENTS SEWING MACHINES??!!??!
scarlet
Mon 06-26-2006
Why not, Vocational therapy has been in use for decades.
Big ED
Mon 06-26-2006
And sewing is very relaxing, so why not?
Now fencing.............
Van Gogo
Mon 06-26-2006
Nice old Singer machine, looks like it might have been mounted in a cabinet once upon a time.
AvalonSeeker
Fri 02-01-2008
In my experience, the most dangerous thing to happen with a sewing machine is running the needle through your own finger. I used to work at a sheltered workshop where the best jobs were the ones in the sewing department. We had a government contract to make various supplies for the military and the jobs paid well above minimum wage. The employees all had either mental illnesses or developmental disabilities.
dme
Wed 10-22-2008
i want it ... the machine.
aki
Thu 02-19-2009
Here we go again....Ok, I've always been afraid of the needle thing. Even if the metal guard around it is supposed to make that near impossible... ?
STL girl
Fri 01-22-2010
They must have worn really big clothes ;) haha
Tiny
Mon 03-22-2010
Ah, yet another vintage, analog machine of the past! I love the old fashioned, "Luddite" ways! : )
MARIE, CMT
Thu 05-20-2010

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