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, later White Rotary or White Rotary Electric, was a rotary hook sewing machine produced by the White Sewing Machine Company between the late 1890s and the 1930s.[1] 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 US$65 in 1909, which is about US$1532 adjusted. The company made cabinets in various styles, including a "Martha Washington" style in the 1930s.[2]
The White Rotary was sold under multiple brands, including Domestic, Franklin, and Kenmore.[3][4] A White Rotary Electric Series 77 machine was placed in the Crypt of Civilization.[4][note 1][5]
White reused the White Rotary name in the 1950s and 1960s, applying it to a machine manufactured by Juki (White model #659). This machine had a rotary-driven thread takeup instead of the more common takeup lever. The Rotary name was later used again on a stretch stitch-capable sewing machine.[6]
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References
- ↑ Kovel, Ralph; Kovel, Terry (2006-11-19). "Thanksgiving decorations popular collectibles". Longview News-Journal. p. 45. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
- ↑ Kovel, Terry; Kovel, Kim (2020-08-01). "There's no cap on prices for ceramic pot lids". Star Tribune. pp. E2. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
- ↑ "Sears Roebuck and their Sewing Machines". International Sewing Machine Collectors' Society.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "A bit about White". International Sewing Machine Collectors' Society.
- ↑ Time Capsules: a Cultural History, William E. Jarvis, McFarland and Company Publishers, 2015. Page 143. Accessed via Google Books.
- ↑ Owner's manual to the White Rotary models 1202 and 1213
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