Found this trestle sewing machine with an electric motor fitted. When I looked at the motor I discovered it was made by Wernard in Meadowbank NSW. This has extra meaning for me as I did a week's work experience as a year 10 lad in 1989 learning how they were designed and witnessed motors being spun to unreal speeds until they popped. I have rarely come across any of their products except for the odd desk fan. I believe they supplied motors to manufacturers across Australia. I recall being told they supplied motors for the Bosclip electric edgers. I don't know what became of this company who are no longer at their 22-24 Railway Street premises, now taken over by mixed retail residential development.
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Ahh, if only victa had kept producing the thumblatch catcher series, they would be in better shape today!
