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Class 10.

Singer Class 10 Leatherwork Sewing Machine
MACHINE No. 10-1

FOR LEATHER WORK.
Cylinder Bed-Oscillatinz Shuttle

THIS machine, for heavy leather stitching by mechanical power, is provided with a cylinder bed 23 inches in length, measuring 41 inches across the end, and having 14 inches clear space from needle to base of arm.

The end of the bed is eut down from the shuttle-race back to the base of arm, leaving a raised throat-plate extending one-eighth inch outside of needle-hole. The shuttle and needle action are close to the end of cylinder, thus enabling the operator to sew closely up to buckles or any parts of the work which may project or hang downward.

There is no under-feed; the movement of the material is obtained through top and forward pressure applied to its upper surface by a special device used in place of the ordinary presser-foot.

This device is provided with adjustable points made to gauge any desired length of stitch, those furnished in regular course being, respectively, 8, 10 and 12 per inch. These points acting as a feed also set up the stitch, giving it a very superior finish, and leaving the leather without any marks of a feed on either side. This machine is extensively employed on traces, back-straps, and other work where harness or similar soft. finished leather is used, and is especially adapted to making Saddles, Saddle Skirts, Rolls on Saddles, Rolls on Pockets, Money Belts, Curved Rings, Gig Saddles, Riding Bridle Loops, Traces, and in fact every class of stitching performed in Harness Manufacture.

The illustration shows the machine fitted with the Singer Driving attachment, which is the most simple, durable and effective appliance ever devised for this purpose. It enables the instant starting or stopping of the machine by a very light pressure of the foot on a treadle near the floor.

The following is lifted from John Langdon's Comprehensive Model List
10-1 Industrial Cylinder bed 23" long. 4 1/2" across with 14" space at right of the needle. Balance wheel at right. Oscillating shuttle. Foot lifter. Upper feed. Presser feed for 1/8", 1/10" and 1/12" 'set' stitch available. SDA. Speed 200 spm For harness and heavy leather up to 3/4" in thickness. 7x2
 10-3 Industrial Cylinder bed 23" long. 4 1/2" across with 14" space at right of the needle. Oscillating shuttle. Foot lifter. For binding edges of cocoa mats with rope binding. High point 4" cylinder shuttle. Upper feed, footlifter and SDA. 5x5

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