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Singer Model A3 Sewing Machine

Singer Model a3-surgical Sewing Machine
Singer Model A3 Sewing Machine

Singer surgical stitching instrument (for right-handed use). Hand-held, sprung needle holder with thread dispenser (comes ready-wound with suture material); bakelite or stainless steel handle. Needle can be set at 7 angles, in 45 degree increments. The manual is a lesson in surgery "… its flexibility and ease of manipulation simplify the formation of many new continuous and interrupted stitches. Its usefulness is limited only by the ingenuity of the surgeon." Thanks to Linda Winkens for providing this information and pictures.

Model A3
Dates —
Usage Surgical
Description Singer surgical stitching instrument (for right-handed use). Hand-held, sprung needle holder with thread dispenser (comes ready-wound with suture material); bakelite or stainless steel handle. Needle can be set at 7 angles, in 45 degree increments. The manual is a lesson in surgery "… its flexibility and ease of manipulation simplify the formation of many new continuous and interrupted stitches. Its usefulness is limited only by the ingenuity of the surgeon." Thanks to Linda Winkens for providing this information and pictures.
Needle 300x1 to 300x8
Source Singer model list classes 1-99

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