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Exhibited at the Edinburgh Exhibition in July 1886 this Vibrating Shuttle machine appears to be an attempt by Bradbury to copy the style of machine fashionable in America at that time. The stitch length regulator is on the pillar with a shield above which has the letters B&Co Ld inter-twined. The Duke Trade Mark appears on the rear of the pillar. It has a "flat" needle bar and uses a top tension.

The treadle base of this machine is particularly interesting as it works like a bicycle. The system was patented by Ward. It is not yet clear if this machine was available with a standard treadle base but it is known that the Bradbury No. 2 was offered with both types See No. 2

Many thanks to Claire Sherwell for use of the photograph, illustration and information on this Bradbury machine.

No. 5 c1886

INDEX of BRADBURY SEWING MACHINES
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LANCASHIRE LETTER 'H'
HOWE PRINCIPLE 		ARM SHUTTLE
LETTER 'T' 		A1 REPAIRING No. 2 ELASTIC BELGRAVIA
PRACTICAL
TAILOR 		PRACTICAL
HATTER 		CHAIN STITCH
MACHINE 		WELLINGTON LETTER 'S'
FAMILY No. 1 		LETTER 'S'
MEDIUM No. 2
HIGH ARM
FAMILY 		NEW WILSON ROTARY
No. 1 		ROTARY
No. 2/B2 		ROTARY
No. 3 		ROTARY
No. 4/B4
No. 5 No. 6
SPOOL MACHINE 		No. 9 No. 10 No. 45 TWIN NEEDLE
DOUBLE SHUTTLE
CYLINDER GOLOSH
MACHINE 		OSCILLATOR SOEZE MEDIUM V.S. FAMILY V.S. OTHER
BRADBURY MODELS

Bradbury and Co. Chronological History

Bradbury Introduction

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