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In the Syracuse 4-H building, over 250 sewing machines were up for sale at an auction. They were collected by Bette ...

(Photo courtesy of Carrie Knapp) LINCOLN, Neb. — It seems that Bette Boellstorff never met a sewing machine she didn’t like.

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A longtime Richfield sewing machine and vacuum dealer has announced it is closing its doors. Johnston’s Vac & Sew and Valley West Sewing, which dates back more than 40 years, is closing its doors 2323 ...

SYRACUSE, Neb. (KOLN/Gray News) - In a 4-H building in Syracuse, Nebraska, over 250 sewing machines were up for sale at an auction. They were collected by Bette Boellstorff, a seamstress ...

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To get ready for the auction, Bette Boellstorff’s family spent months cleaning the antique and vintage machines, careful not to damage the designs.