General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

27

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL (INCLUDING IRON & STEEL); OAK CABINET HAS METAL HARDWARE & FITTINGS.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

57.0 cm

Width

50.0 cm

Height

74.0 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

Williams

Country

Canada

State/Province

Québec

City

Montréal

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF MACHINE USED C. 1910+. THIS MACHINE NOT USED SINCE 1970S.

Canada

MFD BY WILLIAMS MFG. CO. OF MONTREAL, PQ. (EST'D IN 1861; INCORPORATED 1872), ONE OF KEY-PLAYERS IN MONTREAL'S INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AT THE END OF THE 19TH C.. ORIGINALLY MFRS OF TOOLS & MACHINERY, THE CO. BEGAN MFG HOWE AND SINGER PATTERN SEWING MACHINES IN THE EARLY 1870S, & CONTINUED TO OPERATE UNTIL 1920S. (REF.1)

Function

TO MECHANICALLY JOIN OR ALTER FABRIC, USING THREAD.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF FREE TREADLE LOCK-STITCH SEWING MACHINE, HOUSED WITHIN ELABORATE OAK CABINET. FEATURES NOVEL LOCKING DEVICE WHICH SECURES BOTH THE MACHINE TABLE TOP WHEN IN USE, AND THE CABINET LID WHEN CLOSED.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"NEW WILLIAMS" appears on both sides of machine arm; "MADE IN CANADA" appears above name, on front side only. "NW" applied in goldtone decal on centre of cloth bed. Co. logo appears on access door on machine body. Stitch adjustment knob incised "SHORTEN" & "LENGTHEN", with directional arrows. "PATENTED/ JULY 13, 1893/ AUG. 28, 1893" incised on table top lock. "PATENTED/ 1910" stencilled on locking mechanism for cabinet top & table. Stencilled 18-inch rule applied to front top edge of working surface of cabinet. "NEW WILLIAMS" cast in treadle.

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE.

Finish

OAK CABINET HAS BEEN STAINED & VARNISHED. BLACK ENAMEL FINISH APPLIED TO MOST SURFACES OF SEWING MACHINE, SAVE SELECTED COMPONENTS, AND TO TREADLE AND DRIVE MECHANISM. ELABORATE GOLDTONE & OTHER DECALS.

Decoration

ELABORATE SCROLLING VINE & LEAF, AND ABSTRACT GEOMETRIC PATTERNS DECORATE MACHINE HEAD, ARM, BODY & CLOTH PLATE. HEART-SHAPED COVER ON MACHINE BODY BEARS ELABORATE INCISED CO. LOGO, WITH SCROLLING VINES & LEAVES. "NW" ALSO APPLIED IN GOLDTONE DECAL TO CENTRE OF CLOTH BED. CARVED PATTERN OF LAUREL LEAF CROWN HAS BEEN APPLIED TO FRONT OF CABINET. ELABORATE CAST OPENWORK TREADLE FEATURES MODEL NAME BORDERED BY BAND LOOPS.