Sewing machine
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- OBJECT TYPE
- SHUTTLE/LOCK-STITCH/TREADLE/STAND
- DATE
- 1872–1878
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1990.0059.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Canada Sewing Machine Co.
- MODEL
- WEBSTER
- LOCATION
- Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 19890
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- CAST IRON SEWING MACHINE, STAND LEGS & TREADLE/ WOOD TABLE TOP & COVER/ LEATHER PULLEY
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 69.5 cm
- Width
- 43.0 cm
- Height
- 96.0 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
- Canada Sewing
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Hamilton
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
COMPANY FOUNDED IN 1872 BY GEORGE & JOHN F. WEBSTER, AND OPERATED UNTIL 1878. AT ITS PEAK IT EMPLOYED APPROX. 75 WORKERS. IN 1878, THE COMPANY WAS PURCHASED BY R.M. WANZER & CO. WANZER DISCONTINUED THE WEBSTER, AND EXPANDED ITS FACTORY ON THE FORMER CANADA SEWING MACHINE CO. SITE (REF. 1, PP.21-22) - Function
-
MECHANICALLY JOINS OR ALTERS FABRIC OR OTHER MATERIALS, USING THREAD. THIS MACHINE INTENDED FOR DOMESTIC USE. - Technical
-
MACHINE DESIGN DESTINCTIVE IN THAT IT WAS CONSTRUCTED WITHOUT GEARS OR CAMS. THIS MACHINEWAS THE ONLY TYPE KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN MFD. BY THE COMPANY (REF.1, P.20) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- 'THE WEBSTER' APPEARS IN GOLD ON MACHINE ARM/ '19890' & 'THE WEBSTER/Patented June 29, 18[72?]/ MANUFACTURED BY THE/ CANADA SEWING MACHINE COMPANY./Hamilton, Canada'/ ORNATE 'W' CAST IN BOTH TREADLE & STAND BRACE/ NEEDLE PACKAGE DAMAGED & INCOMPLETE BUT LEGIBLE 'G. & W.F. WEBSTER/ SEWING/ MACHINES & NEEDLES/ Repairing promptly attend to/ 16 King Street/ HAMILTON'.
- Missing
- APPEARS COMPLETE
- Finish
- SEWING MACHINE, STAND LEGS & TREADLE PAINTED BLACK.
- Decoration
- SCROLLING LINES, LEAVES, FLOWERS & GREEK KEY PATTERN APPLIED AS DECALS ON ARM & CLOTH PLATE/ STAND LEGS BEAR GOLD DECAL LEAVES & HAND-PAINTED (?) RED BERRIES/ ORNATE SCROLLING LINES, LEAVES, & GEOMETRIC PATTERNS CAST IN FLYWHEEL, DRESSGUARD & TREADLE/ RECTANGULAR SHAPED PATTERN RECESSED ON ALL FOUR SIDES OF TOP.
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Canada Sewing Machine Co., Sewing machine, between 1872–1878, Artifact no. 1990.0059, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1990.0059.001/
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