MACHINE, SEWING
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- CHILD'S MINIATURE SEWING MACHINE
- Date Range From
- 1940
- Date Range To
- 1950
- Materials
- STEEL, CARDBOARD
- Catalogue Number
- P19970053000
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- CHILD'S MINIATURE SEWING MACHINE
- Date Range From
- 1940
- Date Range To
- 1950
- Materials
- STEEL, CARDBOARD
- No. Pieces
- 6
- Height
- 15.5
- Length
- 15.5
- Width
- 9.5
- Description
- SQUARE BROWN CARDBOARD BOX WITH THE IMAGE OF A MOTHER AND DAUGHTER SEWING ON THE LID. CONTAINED IN BOX IS A BLACK STEEL SEWING MACHINE WITH A SPOOL OF BLUE THREAD THREADED INTO THE MACHINE. MACHINE HAS FIVE GOLD AND RED PAINTED DECORATIONS ON THE SURFACE. ALSO CONTAINED IN THE BOX ARE 1 STEEL TABLE CLAMP, A PIECE OF BLUE AND WHITE STRIPED FABRIC LINING THE BOX, AND THREE SEWING MACHINE NEEDLES STUCK THROUGH A RED PIECE OF SCRAP FABRIC. BOX IS CRACKED AT THE SEAMS, BUT THE SEWING MACHINE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, AND MAY NEVER HAVE EVER BEEN USED.
- Subjects
- TOY
- History
- GIVEN TO DONOR AS A CHRISMAS GIFT IN 1940 (APPROX.), AND WAS ORDERED FROM THE EATON'S CATALOGUE. DONOR LIVED IN BLAIRMORE AT THE TIME BUT LATER MOVED TO LETHBRIDGE AND HAS LIVED HERE FOR THE LAST 43 YEARS OR SO.
- Catalogue Number
- P19970053000
- Acquisition Date
- 1997-11
- Collection
- Museum
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