MACHINE, SEWING
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- SINGER - PORTABLE
- Date Range From
- 1920
- Date Range To
- 1925
- Materials
- OAK, STEEL, BRASS
- Catalogue Number
- P19672898000
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- SINGER - PORTABLE
- Date Range From
- 1920
- Date Range To
- 1925
- Materials
- OAK, STEEL, BRASS
- No. Pieces
- 7
- Height
- 32.4
- Length
- 43.2
- Width
- 23.5
- Description
- SERIAL #15115966. .1 MACHINE. THE SINGER MANUFACTURING CO. AND "SINGER" STAMPED ON MACHINE. NAMEPLATE ON MOTOR. "NORTHERN ELECTRIC DUMORE TYPE 3 CYCLE AMPERES NO. 20996 VOLTS 110 RPM MADE IN U.S.A." MACHINE OPERATES BY MEANS OF ELECTRICAL MOTOR DRIVEN WHEEL. SERIAL NO. "15 715 966". C/W YELLOW BOBBIN AND WOODEN SPOOL WITH BLACK THREAD. OLD-STYLE PLUG; REMOVABLE MOTOR. MACHINE FOLDS OUT OF WOODEN BASE; RUBBER FEET ON MACHINE CRUMBLING AND DRY. WOOD SPLINTERING AROUND EDGES. REMOVABLE COVER PLATES AND SPINDLE BOBBIN. LID HAS TWO HANDLES, AS WELL AS METAL CLASP TO FIX LID TO BASE. ONE SIDE COMING APART. .2 CASE.
- Subjects
- TEXTILEWORKING T&E
- Historical Association
- DOMESTIC
- History
- BROUGHT FROM ENGLAND IN 1890'S & CONVERTED TO ELECTRIC IN LATER YEARS. DATE OF CONVERSION UNKNOWN.
- Catalogue Number
- P19672898000
- Acquisition Date
- 1967-10
- Collection
- Museum
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