MACHINE, SEWING
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- SINGER TREADLE MACHINE
- Date Range From
- 1945
- Date Range To
- 1955
- Materials
- STEEL, WOOD, RUBBER
- Catalogue Number
- P20000012000
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- SINGER TREADLE MACHINE
- Date Range From
- 1945
- Date Range To
- 1955
- Materials
- STEEL, WOOD, RUBBER
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Height
- 112.0
- Length
- 71.5
- Width
- 46.6
- Description
- ENTIRE PIECE PAINTED BLACK EXCEPT FOR UNFINISHED WOODEN BOX UNDER MAIN PORTION OF MACHINE. PRINTED IN GOLD ON BOTH SIDES OF MACHINE IS "SINGER" AND "THE SMCO" (THE LETTERS SMCO ARE INTERTWINED). PRINTED ON TOP OF MACHINE IS "THE SINGER MANUFACTURING CO." IN FANCY LETTERING. THE WORD "SINGER" IS BUILT INTO THE CENTER OF THE TREADLE. EMBOSSED ABOVE TREADLE, AND PAINTED GOLD, IS THE WORD "SINGER". THERE IS A HAND WHEEL ON BACK SIDE OF MACHINE THAT OPERATES TWO WHEELS WITH A RUBBER STRAP BETWEEN THEM. MACHINE HAS A NEEDLE AND HEAVY, DARK BLUE THREAD IN IT. THERE IS AN OVAL, GOLD LABEL ON ONE SIDE OF MACHINE THAT READS "THE SINGER MANFG. CO. TRADEMARK", AND BELOW THIS IS ANOTHER GOLD LABEL THAT READS "29K71". BELOW THESE IS A METAL LABEL THAT HAS SERIAL # "EF800216".
- Subjects
- TEXTILEWORKING T&E
- Historical Association
- PROFESSIONS
- History
- A CLERK BY THE NAME OF GORDON MARSHALL PURCHASED THE SEWING MACHINE CA. 1947, AND USED IT TO REPAIR THE VINYL SEATS IN CITY BUSES (GORDON DID ALL THE REPAIRS HIMSELF). THE MACHINE WAS FOUND UPSTAIRS IN THE OLD TRANSIT BUILDING.
- Catalogue Number
- P20000012000
- Acquisition Date
- 2000-08
- Collection
- Museum
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