BUTTONHOLER
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- SINGER SEWING MACHINE ATTACHMENT
- Date Range From
- 1950
- Date Range To
- 1955
- Materials
- STEEL, PLASTIC, ALUMINIUM
- Catalogue Number
- P19910002000
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- SINGER SEWING MACHINE ATTACHMENT
- Date Range From
- 1950
- Date Range To
- 1955
- Materials
- STEEL, PLASTIC, ALUMINIUM
- No. Pieces
- 19+
- Height
- 4.3
- Length
- 17.4
- Width
- 5
- Description
- ARTIFACT IS C/W PARTS & GREEN PLASTIC CASE. BUTTONHOLER HAS ADJUSTMENTS FOR THREAD TENSION & FOR DETERMINING SIZE OF OPENING. INCLUDES 9 SIZES OF BUTTONHOLE TEMPLATES, 2 EYELET TEMPLATES, FEED COVER PLATE, INSTRUCTION BOOKLET & ASSORTED OTHER RELATED PARTS. FOUR OF BUTTONHOLE TEMPLATES ARE IN GREEN CARDBOARD BOX. SIZES 1/2, 3/8, 15/16, AND 5/8" (KEYHOLE). BOX READS "SINGER FOR BUTTON HOLERS 160506 AND 160743". OTHER TEMPLATES IN GREEN CASE ARE SIZED 5/16, 5/8, 13/16, AND 1 1/16". TWO EYELET TEMPLATES COME IN INDIVIDUAL BOXES (RED AND GREEN CARDBOARD). GREEN PLASTIC CASE HAS "SINGER" ALONG TOP, AND HAS SNAP CLOSURE. STAMPED INTO BOTTOM OF BUTTONHOLER IS "U.S.A. 160506 COMPLETE".
- Subjects
- TEXTILEWORKING T&E
- Historical Association
- DOMESTIC
- History
- DONOR PURCHASED ABOUT 1950 FROM A CATALOG WHILE LIVING IN COLEMAN. RETIRED & MOVED TO LETHBRIDGE IN EARLY 1960'S. INSTRUCTION BOOKLET DATED 1948. APPARATUS IS DESIGNED TO ATTACH TO SINGER SEWING MACHINES.
- Catalogue Number
- P19910002000
- Acquisition Date
- 1991-01
- Collection
- Museum
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