The first thing that occurs to me is that they are restringing tennis or badmitton rackets. Although I can not imagine that restringing tennis rackets would be so great an industry back then, that they would need this many machines in any one town. Perhaps there was some other piece of popular equipment long ago, that we no longer use in everyday life? Straw hats or fans? Just guessing. Karen Kerr
My guess is they are sewing heavy duty machines. Maybe for making brooms. Jim Barrett - Timpson, TX
Try, try again!!! My guess is they are heavy duty sewing machines. Maybe for making brooms. The brain and the fingers aren't working together today. Jim Barrett <parino@flash.net> wrote: My guess is they are sewing heavy duty machines. Maybe for making brooms. Jim Barrett - Timpson, TX
Very early water pumps with drinking fountains. BEV. C Davis -----Original Message----- From: tx-etgs-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:tx-etgs-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jim Barrett Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 1:25 PM To: tx-etgs@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [TX-ETGS] Old Photo My guess is they are sewing heavy duty machines. Maybe for making brooms. Jim Barrett - Timpson, TX ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TX-ETGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
HI, Very early water pumps with drinking fountains. BEV. C Davis -----Original Message----- From: tx-etgs-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:tx-etgs-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Karen K Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 1:12 PM To: tx-etgs@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [TX-ETGS] Old Photo The first thing that occurs to me is that they are restringing tennis or badmitton rackets. Although I can not imagine that restringing tennis rackets would be so great an industry back then, that they would need this many machines in any one town. Perhaps there was some other piece of popular equipment long ago, that we no longer use in everyday life? Straw hats or fans? Just guessing. Karen Kerr ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TX-ETGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message