Sewing machine
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- OBJECT TYPE
- ROTARY HOOK/CHAIN-STITCH/ELECTRIC/PORTABLE
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1982.0254.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Willcox & Gibbs Sewing Machine Co.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- New York, New York, United States of America
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General Information
- Serial #
- A645727-11385
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL BODY & STAND (CAST IRON?)/ METAL MOTOR CASING/ MOVING PARTS ARE HARDENED STEEL/ ATTACHED 'PT' IS CARDBOARD SPOOL WITH THREAD
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 41.0 cm
- Width
- 15.3 cm
- Height
- 26.0 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
-
TO MECHANICALLY JOIN OR ALTER FABRIC OR OTHER MATERIAL, USING THREAD - Technical
-
BECAUSE IT UTILIZED 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
- PLATE 'WILLCOX & GIBBS/ SEWING MACHINE CO./ 658 BROADWAY/ NEW YORK/ 11385'/ DECORATIVE PLATE 'WILLCOX & GIBBS/ DEPOSEE/ SEWING MACHINE CO. NEW YORK'/ ON ARM, 'WILLCOX & GIBBS S.M. CO.'/ ON MOTOR (NOT ALL LEGIBLE) '[WILLCOX &] GIBBS/ SEWING MACHINE CO. MOTOR/ [NEW] YORK/ TYPE A[C] [?] VOLTS [?]'/ ON CLOTH BED 'J.E.A. GIBBS PATENT/ DEC 28-75/ WILLCOX & CARLETON/ JUNE 27-71 JULY 4-71/ APRIL 17-83/ WILLCOX & NOBLE/ APRIL 17-83' & 'PATENTED IN/ FRANCE, S.G.D.G., BEL[GIUM]/ GERMANY, AUSTRIA, ITALY/ UNDER ROYAL LETTERS/ PATENT/ JULY 4-71. JAN 13-76/ FEB. 19-77. APRIL 17-83.', 'MADE IN U.S.A.', 'STITCHES/ TO AN/ INCH' (& COUNTER) CHART WITH 'THREAD/ NEEDLE/ SILK/ STITCH'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- PAINTEDBLACK WITH SILVER-TONE PTS & GOLD-TONE DECORATION
- Decoration
- GOLD DECALS OR STENCILS IN VINE & LEAF PATTERN
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Willcox & Gibbs Sewing Machine Co., Sewing machine, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1982.0254, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1982.0254.001/
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