White Family Rotary
| type | home |
| manufacturer | White Sewing Machine Company |
| material | fabric |
| stitch | lockstitch |
| power | treadle, handcrank, add-on electric |
| feed | drop |
| needle(s) | one 15x1 |
The White Family Rotary or White FR was the first sewing machine produced by the White Sewing Machine Company using a rotary hook bobbin driver. It joined the successful White Vibrating Shuttle on White's expanding product line and eventually eclipsed it. It was originally sold as a treadle with cabinet or as a hand-crank with carrying case; later, add-on electric motors with foot or knee control were available pre-installed or as a field upgrade. Typical cost for this machine as a treadle with a cabinet was USD65 in 1909,[1] which is about USD1532 adjusted.
References
- ↑ 1909 receipt for sale to one Lena Johnson, reported by Worthopedia at http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/white-family-rotary-treadle-sewing-machine, retrieved 2010-09-08
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