2-571: The White Family Rotary or White FR , later White Rotary or White Rotary Electric , was the first rotary hook sewing machine produced by the White Sewing Machine Company , introduced circa 1900. 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
4-555: 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 White Rotary was sold under multiple brands, including Domestic, Franklin, and Kenmore. A White Rotary Electric Series 77 machine was placed in the Crypt of Civilization . 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
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