Check out this vintage advertisement for H. Hanson’s Sewing Machine Agency’s carload sale of Wheeler & Wilson sewing machines. It comes from 1902′s Seattle Mail And Herald, boasting a ruffler that will “ruffle everything but your temper” and whichever model you buy is sure to “turn drudgery into pastime.” Now that’s how to market a sewing machine! Though I’m afraid that if you heed the call to action today and go down to 215 Columbia Street looking for a sewing machine, you’ll only find Pacific Northwest Title Company. I guess that sale really didn’t last forever. Click on the image for a larger view.

Big Discount Sale Of Sewing Machines. Seattle Mail And Herald, 1902.