MACHINE, SEWING

Description: .1 SEWING MACHINE. OAK, STEEL, NICKEL PLATE, IRON, BRASS. SERIAL #151867. 7 PIECES. "EATONIA" ON HEAD & BLACK WROUGHT IRON STAND (ON WHEELS). "THE T. EATON CO. LIMITED TORONTO AND WINNIPEG" ON COVER PLATE. NEEDLE SIZE GUIDE ON COVER. PLATE EXTENSION. GOLD FILIGREE PATTERN ON BLACK HEAD. OAK CABINET HAS 4 LOCKED DRAWERS (COMPLETE WITH KEY) AND CENTRE HINGED TRAY. TREADLE OPERATED. .2 CASE. 5.7 CM HT. X 8.9 CM WTH. X 18.1 CM LTH. WALNUT, STEEL, VELVET. PAT. DATE: OCT. 15, 1896, FEB. 4, 1896, DEC. 31, 1895. WALNUT CASE, PURPLE VELVET LINING, STEEL FASTENERS FOR HOLDING ATTACHMENT. .3 TO .7 HEMMER ATTACHMENTS. .8 TUCKER. .9 RUFFLER. .10 BINDER. .11 QUILTER. .12 SHIRRING PLATE. .13 GUIDE THUMBSCREW. .14 TO .16 BOBBINS. .17 TO .20 UNIDENTIFIED. .21 OIL CAN. .22 AND .23 WRENCHES. .24 AND .25 SCREWDRIVERS. CONSERVATION REPORTS ON FILE.

History: MACHINE BOUGHT BY DONOR'S FATHER FOR MOTHER IN 1904 OR 1905 FOLLOWING THEIR MARRIAGE IN 1904. COUPLE HOMESTEADED AT DAUPHIN, MANITOBA, WENT TO EDMONTON IN 1922, DONOR ACQUIRED MACHINE IN JANUARY 1972 UPON HER MOTHER'S DEATH. *UPDATE* *UPDATE* IN 2010 NICOLE HEMBROFF, COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT, CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF PALLET RACKING. BILL LINGARD (SON OF THE DONOR) TOOK A SET OF QUESTIONS UP TO HIS AUNT. SHE WAS UNABLE TO ANSWER ANY OF THEM.