Sewing machine

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OBJECT TYPE: SHUTTLE/LOCK-STITCH/TREADLE
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1982.0253.001

MANUFACTURER: White Sewing Machine Co.
MODEL: 5 (?)
LOCATION: Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 1116699
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL BODY (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: 38.5 cm
Width: 19.5 cm
Height: 30.5 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: White Sewing
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Ohio
City: Cleveland

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: IN 1897, THE WHITE S.M. CO. TOOK OVER THE CANADIAN FIRM OF CHARLES RAYMOND.
Function: MECHANICALLY JOINS OR ALTERS FABRIC AND OTHER MATERIALS, USING THREAD.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF SHUTTLE-DESIGN LOCK-STITCH MACHINE, SO NAMES 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: MFR. NAME, PATENT DATES, SERIAL NUMBER AND WARNING 'Read manual before buying' APPEAR ON SHUTTLE SLIDES
Missing: FLYWHEEL CABLE/ THREADLE/ STAND From CA of 04/22/1994 by Tony Missio: Yes - no cabinet
Finish: BLACK ENAMEL PAINTED BODY/ NICKEL PLATED (?) NEEDLE, STITCH AND TENSION GUIDES
Decoration: TRACES OFMFR. NAME AND DECORATIVE PATTERN INDICATED IN PAINT VISIBLE ON CLOTH PLATE ON MACHINE BODY

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White Sewing Machine Co., Sewing machine, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1982.0253, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1982.0253.001/

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