Sewing machine
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- OBJECT TYPE
- SHUTTLE/LOCK-STITCH/TREADLE/STAND
- DATE
- 1875
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1990.0055.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Wanzer, R.M. & Co.
- MODEL
- F
- LOCATION
- Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 30283
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 12
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- IRON HEAD, ARM, CLOTH PLATE & BALANCE WHEEL/ ALL METAL PARTS/ WOODEN COVER & TABLE TOP/ CAST IRON LEGS, BRACE & TREADLE/ METAL DRAWER PULL/ WOODEN PITMAN CONNECTS FLYWHEEL & TREADLE
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 89.0 cm
- Width
- 50.0 cm
- Height
- 103.5 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
- Wanzer
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Hamilton
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
R.M. WANZER ESTABLISHED THE FIRST SEWING MACHINE FACTORY IN CANADA IN 1860-61, IN HAMILTON, ON. WANZER MACHINES WERE AWARDED MORE PRIZES & HONOURS THAN ANY OTHER CANADIAN MACHINES. FOR OVER 25 YEARS, UNTIL ITS CLOSURE IN 1890, THE COMPANYREMAINED ONE OF CANADA'S MOST IMPORTANT MANUFACTURERS. (REF 3, PP.7-11) - Function
-
MECHANICALLY JOINS OR ALTERS FABRIC OR OTHER MATERIALS, USING THREAD. THIS MODEL DESIGNED FOR DOMESTIC & LIGHT MANUFACTURING WORK. - Technical
-
FIRST MACHINE WITH A REVERSIBLE FEED MECHANISM, ENABLINGTHE OPERATOR TO SEW FORWARDS & BACKWARDS WITHOUT STOPPING THE MACHINE OR REMOVING THE FABRIC. (REF. 3, PP.7-11) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- 'THE WANZER F.' STENCILLED IN GOLD ON MACHINE ARM FRONT/ 'R.M. WANZER& CO./ HAMILTON/ ONTARIO/ DOMINION OF CANADA' INCISED ON FRONT SHUTTLE SLIDE/ 'TIME/ UTILIZER/ [HOURGLASS MOTIF]/ TRADE MARK/ Patented/ 16 July 1872/ 28 May 1873/ 12 May 1874/ 16 Jan. 1875/ AMERICA/ Gt. Britain/ German Sts./ AUSTRIA/ SWEDEN/ NORWAY/ DENMARK Etc./ 30283' INCISED ON REAR SHUTTLE SLIDE/ '7' & '30283' INCISED IN MACHINE BASE/ 'WANZER' CAST IN RAISED PRINT ON MACHINE BASE/'THE WANZER S.M. CO.' CAST IN RAISED PRINT ON DRAWER PULL/ 'WANZER' CAST INTO STAND LEGS & TREADLE/ 'W' CAST IN STAND BRACE/ 'The Wanzer' PRINTED IN GOLD SCRIPT ON WOODEN PLATE GLUED TO COVER (NOW LOOSE & MARKED PT)/ .5-.6 'H.C. GOODRICH/ MANUFACTURER' STAMPED ON FRONT
- Missing
- NONE EVIDENT
- Finish
- BLACK ENAMELLED BODY & CLOTH PLATE/ NICKLE-PLATED SHUTTLESLIDES, TAKE-UP LEVER & BALANCE WHEEL RIM
- Decoration
- GOLD-TONE DECALS INCORPORATING ELABORATE SCROLLWORK, FLORAL & GEOMETRIC DESIGNS DECORATE MACHINE ARM, HEAD & CLOTH PLATE/ DECORATIVEOPENWORK CASTING ON STAND LEGS, BRACE, TREADLE & FLYWHEEL GUARD.
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