Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between

Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between

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Mrs. Culp Revisited: September 2, 1937

Mrs. Culp Revisited: September 2, 1937

She begins sewing curtains

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Kathryn Smith
Sep 02, 2022
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Mrs. Culp Revisited: September 2, 1937
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Apparently recovered from her upset stomach, Mrs. Culp began making curtains for her bedroom. Here, one of my 1930s dollhouse dolls reenacts her activity, using a shiny black Singer sewing machine.

This photo, which came from an eBay auction, shows a 1937 Singer machine with all the attachments, including an operator’s manual and an oil can.

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