General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

9

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Synthetic or maybe bakelight and metal

Dimensions

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

Length

17.3 cm

Width

6.0 cm

Height

4.5 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

Singer

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Used by donor's mother from the 1950s until 2011.

Canada

Used by the donor's mother

Function

Used with a sewing machine to make button holes.

Technical

Taken from curatorial worksheet "Singer part no. 160506, designed to fit low, vertical shank Singer sewing machines. Uses templates. Came with a green plastic “treasure chest” type of box, and was also available in a rarer black box. The donated item is in the green case.".

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Print on top "SINGER" and a "S" on the op of knob. Incized on template retainer plate reads "U.S.A./ 160506 COMPLETE". Print on side "W 6 5 4 3 2 1 N".

Missing

Manual, which would have been inserted in case.

Finish

Black synthetic (bakelight?) casing with silver metal parts. White manufacturer's print and white synthetic (bakelight?) knob with a red "S".

Decoration

N/A