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Made at the Wellington Works and specifically designed for Tailoring, it was exhibited at the Vienna International Inventions Exhibition in 1873.

The Practical Tailor had a 13½ inch arm and Top and Bottom feeds. It was claimed that one new feature of the machine was that it had three rotating shafts extending from front to rear which were yoked together to imparted direct, positive motion to the needle, shuttle and feed. The shafts were yoked together and driven by means of one link and three disks, held in position by projecting pins and corresponding steps to receive them.

In 1875 the Practical Tailor cost £12 12s by 1884 this was £12.

Practical Tailor c1878

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

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