General Information

Serial #

4538857

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL BODY AND STAND BASE (CAST IRON?)/ MOVING PARTS OF HARDENED STEEL/ WOODEN TABLE WITH DRAWER/ LEATHER FLYWHEEL CABLE

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

71.2 cm

Width

40.8 cm

Height

97.0 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

HOWE

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Connecticut

City

Bridgeport

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Unknown

Function

MECHANICALLY JOINS OR ALTERS FABRIC AND OTHER MATERIALS, USING THREAD.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF SHUTTLE - DESIGN LOCK-STITCH MACHINE, SO NAMED BECAUSE LOOPS OF THREAD FROM THE NEEDLE WERE LOCKED BY A SECOND THREAD INSIDE A SHUTTLE LOCATED UNDER THE CLOTH PLATE

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

N/A

Missing

SEWING MACHINE HOOD From CA of 06/07/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete

Finish

BLACK ENAMEL PAINTED BODY AND STAND/ TABLE STAINED & VARNISHED/ BRASS-LIKE SHUTTLE - SLIDES ON CLOTH PLATE

Decoration

TREADLE DESIGN INCORPORATES MFR NAME/ GOLD (PROBABLYHAND-PAINTED) PIPING, SCROLL-WORK PATTERN FORMS BORDER ON CLOTH-PLATE; LARGE GOLD FLORAL ARRANGEMENT IN CENTER OF CLOTH PLATE, BELOW MACHINE ARM/ ORNAMENTAL GOLD SCROLL-WORK ALSO PAINTED ON MACHINE ARMS/ GOLD PAINT USED TO ACCENTURATE THE WORD 'HOWE' AND 'A' MOULDED INTO MACHINE HEAD/ BRASS MEDALION DEPICTING ELIAS HOWE INSET INTO LOWER LEFT OF CLOTH PLATE