Wonderful movie! Thanks a Lot!

I love this. My machine was made in Clydebank in 1953 and is just beautiful

Fascinating and fantastic history, thank you very much for uploading. My grandmother's Singer is approaching 100 years old, and still used.

All those factory chimneys. The Queen Mary being constructed at John Brown's shipyard in the background. The Singer factory - the largest of it's kind in the world - producing all those lovely Kilbowie K-marked machines. What a hub of hard work and commerce (and grubby mill chimneys) the Clydebank was in the early 1930's.

is the train engine still around and if it's deteriorated, can someone restore it? that would be so cool. I saw a video where queen Victoria's old train car got restored. that was amazing.

Old machines have one large advantage against majority of modern ones. They were build by using finest metal, and all their mechanical parts were meant to be serviced and adjusted over their lifetime, and provided decent oiling, those machines can live for centuries. While modern machines sure have fancy features and more user friendly - but they are encased in plastic, and you cant properly service them even I own one pre soviet era sewing machine, which was imported and rebranded by local distributor of russian empire, im assuming it is one of early Naumann, its age is around 110 years old, and it is still in perfect working shape, quality wise its unmatched. I wasnt able to identify its model, but ive only seen similarly shaped botton transport shafts at old naumann machines. People need to pay a lot more respect to old sewing machines, they are capable of doing a lot, let alone their historical value

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I have a 1936 201K-2 potted motor Singer, and it is smooth, quiet, and seriously reliable 88 years on. This is a brilliant record of their manufacture.

Many people still believe these machines never existed. Its good to see video evidence of them being made

Thank you

I love knowing that my two beautiful machines, that I cherish and use so much, had so many human hands touching them and making all the parts. The needles facinated me! So much effort, skill, time and care into the manufacture of these beauties.

Whale oil. So sad.

Of course this was a publicity film, but I saw extensive machinery to make the human labor better. Hard work of course, but you see plenty of staffing and repetitive work designed with human dignity in mind. The operation scale is massive, but the workers, as far as we can tell on this film, showed righteous pride in their work. I have two type 66 machines in my home. The one made in 1931 free-spins as if it were new. We'll all be joining the group of people we saw on the film before the last Type 66 finally wears out.

Great film, the sheer scale of this operation is quite astonishing. A superb demonstration of the production line and tooling in wonderful detail, but.....?..... bizarre orchestral accompaniment....best reduced to very low volume? Some frightening examples of dangerous working around some of the machines, especially given the work rates.

timeless video tyty

Thank you so much for this video. No wonder Singer is so well made.

That was exhausting watching all of that just amazing what goes into making a sewing machine

And some of the machines made in this picture are probably still in working order or sitting in the back of a barn not loved or looked after 😢

Can you imagine saving up for a year to get one of these gorgeous machines, or finding it under the Christmas tree. Real machines, not plastic Chinese crap. there wouldn't be any buyers remorse for sure. Some of the more expensive models with the cabinet cost close to $ 6,000 or 8,000 in today's money. Now for pennies on the dollar, we can still buy these, beautiful works of art and function, and they will last for another 100 years.

Truly amazing. Thanks for the video. Does anyone know if a clear coat was put on , and if so, what is it, Shellac ?

I saw the veneer top being made possibly for my Singer portable machine ! This is awesome ! I salute to the many people who made them & made it possible for us to buy !

Eat your heart out @GregWallace ❤🧵

Excelente vídeo!

This footage is fantastic and the past generations are amazing. the quality and technical ability is second to none and shows the aptitude and skill of scots. I was brought up in Clydebank and served my apprenticeship in Clyde Blowers Ltd, 74-78. Some of my relatives and friends worked in Singers, however as a young man I did not appreciate what skills and the commitment of these people at the time. We were supplied with castings for boiler cleaning valves and other parts and the quality was always top grade. There were so many other companies up and down the Clyde who are sadly gone and were never replaced with anything, resulting in a ghost town. my wife's family came from Perthshire around the 1900s for employment and this would mean that my family would not have met. My own family has a long history of Clyde shipbuilding heritage. it's a disgrace that any one passing this town do not see any of the history with singers or any other shipbuilding within the town on a physical scale for example no ships retained or "Singer " recognition on show. Clydebank has been reduced to a place of no character and architecturally poor in terms of its past and lost pre war building due to WW2 "Blitz" The present town is a mish mash of off the peg building with a huge flatted looking prison, look building in the middle. i reiterate the footage is an eye opener and even for me and I will always appreciate the uploading.

Why the horrible overbearing music ?, surely you could have perhaps narrated the film or at least play something a little lighter, it is not a war film!

This is the best video I have ever seen in my life ❤

Nekem van 3 gèpem ebben a màrkàban: 15-1, 15-30, Singer 66. Mindegyik tökéletesen mûködik.❤🐈🐈👍

Im so glad this record is beimg kept. God bless those workers....what a treasure

I had no idea of the scale of the operations there! And no idea they were casting all their own parts there in their own foundry. It's staggering. I like to collect and work on antique Singers, and am of Scottish descent. Makes for an even more enjoyable documentary!

Great archive footage, a real piece of social and engineering history I doubt the factory workers knew that some of those machines would be working and sought after over a century later. Thanks for sharing this video.

Man humans are wild! "Let's just use whale oil in industrial manufacturing processes! What possible down side could there be?"

Thank you for this video, I never looked at a sewing machine as a piece of machinery. With the labor and precision put into one, they are a piece of art!

Love my singers! I have two treadles and a hand crank my kids learned on. We didn’t have electricity.. My great aunt used to get a new one each time they had to move. Civil war era.

Such incredible workmanship. To see one of these machines when they were brand new must have really been a treat! I can’t help but wonder if I saw my own machine on this film. Thank you so much for sharing!

Fascinating and everything done without China.

Quando foi feito esse vídeo? Qdo será que foi gravado tudo isso? Qual o ano? Alguém sabe?

Que maravilha, a fabricação minuciosa de cada peça, com o máximo zelo, cuidado, e engenhosidade! Eu tenho uma, que era da minha mãe, tem mais de 100 anos, com certeza, foi fabricada aí, pode até ter aparecido sendo feita, é uma relíquia, funciona bem, estou fascinada pelos funcionários, sempre sorrindo, felizes! Amei esse vídeo

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The quality of the workmanship and materials is why we are still using these machines today!

I am amazed at the engineering, design and planning that went into making the machines that made the sewing machines! What an amazing process! Are there any people left who still have those skills?

Does anyone know what year this film was made?

تقرير اكثر من رائع انها شركة لاتكرر لقد صنعت المستحيل ليومنا هذا ومازلت تعمل هذه الآلات العجيبة والفخرللأبطال

Que lindo...

Cada dia fico mais encantada com essas máquinas Singer como eu gostaria de possuir uma delas.

Fascinating.. Didn't see many smiles or over weight workers

I love this movie!

Uma fabricação em série, nenhum deles tem o domínio do todo.

Este filme é maravilhoso, depois de receber sua máquina embalada e pronta para o uso você nem imagina este processo em série todo. Muito bacana este filme.

This movie is facinete. I love it!