Johor Sultan saves antique sewing machine from dumpster, now on display at Mersing Museum

Johor Ruler Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar (right) taking a photo with the antique sewing machine and its owner Choo Ming Hooi (left) at Istana Flintstones in Mersing here on Jan 23. Pic by Royal Press Office.

MERSING: An old sewing machine that almost went into a dumpster will now be on display at the Mersing Museum here thanks to Johor Ruler Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar.

His Majesty made a decree for the antique sewing machine to be displayed at the museum after spending some time observing the item, which is believed to be more than 40-years-old.