Quote Originally Posted by The Wizard of BC View Post

There are a lot of people who like to tell you how historically important these machines were and how many socks were made with them. In reality I suspect that the vast majority of the machines you can find on Ebay, even thought they are approaching 100 years old, have never successfully made a sock. That is why you can find them at farm auctions and in barns and attics all over N. America. They were put there after the frustration of not being able to make it work and forgotten.
You have my greatest respect for mastering this device .

It conjures up memories of the old " Addressograph Machine " used to stamp out nameplates and dog tags .

I'm guessing that when one finds them in a barn or attic .... they are laying next to the old hand crank corn shellers and apple peelers .