Sewing machine attachment

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OBJECT TYPE: ruffler
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2004.2084.010

MANUFACTURER: GREIST [ADDCOMM]
MODEL: Kenmore
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 10
Total Parts: 13
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Metal ruffler foot attachment for sewing machine

Dimensions

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

Length: 7.7 cm
Width: 4.0 cm
Height: 6.0 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: GREIST
Country: United States of America
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: A sewing foot used to create, modify and/ or attach ruffles in textiles;;;Un pied à coudre utilisé pour créer, modifier et / ou attacher des volants dans des textiles
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 proper right side of foot near top, engraved reads "S"/ On proper right side of foot near bottom, engraved reads "5"/ On proper right side of foot near, on tab engraved reads "GREIST/ RUFFLER/ USA"/ On proper left side of foot below lever engraved reads "U.S.A. PAT./ 2593519"/ There is a mechanism on the foot for adjusting angle of foot (see photos for measurement markings).
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: Silver coloured ruffler foot attachment for sewing machine
Decoration: N/A

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GREIST [ADDCOMM], Sewing machine attachment, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2004.2084, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2004.2084.010/

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