Sewing machine attachment

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OBJECT TYPE: foot
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2004.2083.010

MANUFACTURER: Kenmore
MODEL: Satin foot
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: 213702016
Part Number: 10
Total Parts: 12
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Synthetic satin foot attachment with two small metal runners on the underneath and a small metal bar where the foot would attach

Dimensions

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

Length: 3.1 cm
Width: 1.7 cm
Height: N/A
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: Kenmore
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Canadian companies. Kenmore has a long tradition and a high rank in the production of electrical household appliances and those sold under this brand name are still very popular among Canadian consumers
Function: An attachment used with sewing machines to hold fabric flat as it is fed through the machine and stitched
Technical: Relation to the collection: presently, NMST's collection has 4 sewing machines from the 1950s, but none on the Kenmore brand. Besides, the collection has a Kenmore toaster and a Kenmore range. Relation to technology: innovations with this model of a compact cabinet which allows the mechanism to fold-in and being taken out when in use; innovation with the lid that becomes a working space when unfolded
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: On top of foot reads "F"
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: Transparent satin foot attachment with silver runners underneath and bar where the foot would attach
Decoration: N/A

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Kenmore, Sewing machine attachment, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2004.2083, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2004.2083.010/

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