Illustrated sheet music: Charles Kunkel. Sewing Machine Polka. Cincinnati: J. Church Jr. 1860.

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Illustrated sheet music: Charles Kunkel. Sewing Machine Polka. Cincinnati: J. Church Jr. 1860.

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Illustrated sheet music: Charles Kunkel. Sewing Machine Polka. Cincinnati: J. Church Jr. 1860.

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Sheet music for a polka celebrating the sewing machine! The illustrated cover features four women, a cat, and a sewing machine.

Illustrated cover for Charles Kunkel. Sewing Machine Polka. Cincinnati: J. Church Jr. 1860. Shows young women sewing.
Sheet music for Charles Kunkel. Sewing Machine Polka. Cincinnati: J. Church Jr. 1860.