What you’re looking at here is a small part of my personal collection of sewing machines, all precision-crafted, by hand, to exact dollhouse scale specifications. The thing that makes these unusual is that as miniature as they are — none over 2″ tall — they all without exception are working sewing machines that could, if you could find hands small enough to operate them, could produce miniature fashions. Everything from needle to bobbin is there, and in the case of the back right machine, with chromed base, it’s a double-needle device, perfectly made by a Swiss watchmaker. This collection can no longer be assembled. I thought you might find it interesting, but wait…there’s more.
A Taste of Martin & Lewis
http://youtu.be/L-R7D4TFeEU
I knew Jerry Lewis back in 1966-68 when I worked with a member of his family who was just starting in the music industry; we visited his well-guarded home many times, and the hospitality of the Lewis home was outstanding, warm and kind. He invited me to a number of filmings — his shoots were always open, but I got to watch his directing and camera directing close-up. As a matter of fact, one time it got really wild when Don Rickles Continue reading