Picture of Grandma Parish's Sewing Machine shared by Pam Parish (Ruby) daughter of Theral and Dorthy Parish
Here is a picture of grandma parish's sewing machine. It has been on display at the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers and then my daughter Laurel used it at a young women's program. On the machine are some of grandmas old wooden spools that came in the old jar when I got the machine. The dress sitting on the machine was a doll dress she made me when I was 8-years old. It has been repaired but I still treasure it. The attachment tin box on the machine also came in the drawers. The crocheted square luncheon cloth she also did but I'm not sure when. I remember it on a drop leaf table she had in her living room at the farm on 27th after they had sold the ranch in Elba and moved to Burley. I was about 5-years old when i first noticed the cloth. The old iron sitting on the ironing board was hers. I don't have the cord to it, but I was given a little electric iron when I was 6 and I keep it in my laundry room along with grandma's.
The dress belonged to Gail Storm who was a star in South Pacific stage version. I have a girlfriend in California and her grandfather was a tailor and use to do a lot of clothing for the stars. She gave it to me as a gift as I really liked Gail Storm. She recently passed away in 2011 at 86 years old. She was a good actress and mother of four children, a family type person. She was so tiny.
