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Old sewing machines – for repair

Old Sewing Machines

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.

4 Comments| Posted in Photographs+ Poverty+ Sustainabilityon July 14th, 2008

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  1. best

    AJAY TRIPATHI

    27 Aug 08 at 5:27 pm

  2. Thanks, Ajay :-)

    Mayank

    7 Feb 09 at 12:16 pm

  3. 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

  4. Aaron, thanks for your comment. Yes, I agree :-)

    Mayank

    31 May 10 at 4:10 pm

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