Old sewing machines – for repair

While walking through the Jaipur walled city one evening, I came across a very small, dimly lit, one-man shop that specialised in repairing sewing machines. Some of the machines with him were very old, pieces of antiques in their own right. A walk through the old part of most big cities in India should reveal small repair shops / repair men who would fix anything from old blenders to radios to the oldest model of scooters. The not-so-well-to-do, the poor and many others in India do not (or can not) embrace the ‘throwaway’ or ‘upgrade’ culture.



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AJAY TRIPATHI
27 Aug 08 at 5:27 pm
Thanks, Ajay
Mayank
7 Feb 09 at 12:16 pm
Recycling at it\’s best!! If every country practises this, earth will be a much healthier place.
Aaron
26 Aug 09 at 12:45 pm
Aaron, thanks for your comment. Yes, I agree
Mayank
31 May 10 at 4:10 pm