Sewing machine
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- OBJECT TYPE
- ROTARY HOOK/LOCK-STITCH/PORTABLE
- DATE
- 1950–1960
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1989.0332.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Precision
- MODEL
- STITCHMASTER
- LOCATION
- United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 26
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL & SYNTHETIC/ CASE: WOOD WITH PAPER COVER
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 46.0 cm
- Width
- 24.0 cm
- Height
- 35.0 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
- Precision
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- PROBABLY 1950'S - 1960'S
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
TO MECHANICALLY JOIN OR ALTER FABRIC, USING THREAD. THIS MACHINE INTENDED FOR DOMESTIC USE. - Technical
-
TYPE SAMPLE - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1: STICKERS ON BODY: 'Stitchmaster' 'DE LUXE/ PRECISION/ SEWING MACHINE'/ PLATE: 'FREE FROM ANY DEFECTS/ IN WORKMANSHIP AND/OR MATERIAL'/ AROUND DIAL: 'EMBR/ SILK/ NORM'/ PLATE ON MOTOR: 'CSA APR. NO 10171 EMPIRE MACHINES/ SEWING MOTOR BROOKLYN-NEW YORK/ FEDERAL/ VOLTS 110/115 CYCLES 25-75/ AMP.9 AC-DC MODEL B/ UNIVERSAL MOTOR'/.2: ON RECEPTACLE: 'MOTOR/ LIGHT'/.4-.11 &.17 'GREIST' STAMPED IN METAL; ALSO:.4: 'USA/ HEMMER';.5 'NARROW/ HEMMER/ USA';.6-.8 HEMMER;.9 'EDGE-STITCHER/ PAT'D USA';.10 'USA';.11 'BINDER/ PATENTED';.12 'USA PAT/ 2593519';.17 'USE'/.24 'TOLEDO Desk Pins/...GAYLORD...ST.HYACINTHE P.Q.'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- .1 TURQUOISE HAMERLIN ENAMEL BODY & BASE; BLUE HAMERLIN MOTOR COVER; BLUE PAPER COVERING ON CASE & WHITE HANDLE/.2 TURQUOISE HAMERLIN ENAMEL; BROWN CORD; BLACK RECEPTACLE/.3-.19 CHROMED METAL [IN GREEN BOX WITH SILVER PRINTING]/.20-.23 CHROMEDMETAL/.24 ORANGE BOX WITH WHITE PRINTING/.25-.26 WHITE CONTAINERS/ [.20-.26 IN BLUE ENAMELED BOX WITH YELLOW PRINTING]
- Decoration
- .1 DECORATIVE GOLD & BLACK LINES AROUND EDGE OF BASE/.2 DECORATIVE PATTERN EMBOSSED AROUND TOP EDGE OF PLUG RECEPTACLE
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Precision, Sewing machine, circa 1950–1960, Artifact no. 1989.0332, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1989.0332.001/
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