Now that's a really useful machine. I wonder how much the whole job cost? Actually I had that problem around Christmas 1993. I was ill, no idea what at the time, but my hands feet and legs swelled up and my hips were killing me they ached so much. My boots at the time were actually crap and at the time, my heel wouldn't sink into the foot because of the swelling. A dose of steroids and I was back to normal and went out and bought a new pair of fur lined boots from Jones the Bootmakers. I think at the time they cost just short of £150. Still got them, hardly used them after because of mild winters although the leather is shedding colour.
A machine like that it could have repaired the very expensive (I was working then) bag I bought from Pro Idee. Everywhere I went they said they hadn't got the machine and I needed a saddler.