International Sewing Machine Collectors' Society

Fostering the collecting of, and research into, sewing machines.

G. W. Gates & Company

George Washington Gates and His Sewing Machines
Martin Gregory traces George Washington Gates, his Toronto factory and the Victoria, Queen’s Elliptic and Family sewing machines.

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