Sewing machine
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- OBJECT TYPE
- ROTARY HOOK/CHAIN-STITCH/TREADLE
- DATE
- 1860–1863
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1982.0249.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Willcox & Gibbs Sewing Machine Co.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- New York, New York, United States of America
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL BODY & STAND BASE (CAST IRON?)/ MOVING PARTS OF HARDENED STEEL
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 73.8 cm
- Width
- 52.0 cm
- Height
- 98.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Domestic Technology
- Category
- Textile working
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Willcox Gibbs
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- New York
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
MECHANICALLY JOINS OR ALTERS FABRIC AND OTHER MATERIALS, USING THREAD - Technical
-
BECAUSE IT UTILIZES A REVOLVING HOOK FOR FASTENING STITCHES, THIS TYPE OF MACHINE IS FASTER AND MORE QUIET THAN THE SHUTTLE-OPERATED VARIETY. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MFR'S NAME APPEARS ON CLOTH PLATE
- Missing
- FLYWHEEL CABLE From CA of 06/07/1994 by Tony Missio: Undetermined
- Finish
- BLACK ENAMEL PAINTED BODY & STAND/ VARNISHED TABLE/ UNPAINTED STEEL "LIFT" INSERTED BETWEEN MACHINE BASE AND TABLE
- Decoration
- TRACES OF GOLD (PROBABLY HAND-PAINTED) FLOWER AND VINE MOTIF VISIBLE ON BOTH SIDES OF ARMS
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Willcox & Gibbs Sewing Machine Co., Sewing machine, between 1860–1863, Artifact no. 1982.0249, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1982.0249.001/
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